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Blues v Hendon - Match preview

Blues v Hendon - Match preview

LFC Media18 Nov 2016 - 20:53
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First League home fixture for Blues in nearly two months

Match - Leiston v Hendon

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Venue - LTAA, Victory Road, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4DQ
Admission - Adults £10, Concessions (over 65) £7, Under 16's FREE
Matchday Programme - £2

Preview - It's been almost two months since the Blues last played a home League fixture on a Saturday and having played almost twice as many games away from home, Glenn Driver's side will be hoping to get back to winning ways at Victory Road. A combination of indifferent form (one win in four League games) and cup competitions as well as rivals playing games has seen Leiston slip to a season low of fourth, but with games in hand. Ironically Leiston's last Saturday home outing was against this weekend's opponents Hendon where they enjoyed a fine 5-0 victory in the FA Trophy.

Hendon are yet to taste victory in the League at their new Silver Jubilee Park and they have collected eleven of their fifteen points to date away from home. Striker Nico Muir is the Greens leading scorer with 8 goals

The Blues will have to do without inspirational skipper Tom Bullard who, following an operation on his fractured cheekbone, will be out for up to six weeks. His replacement, Jake Hutchings, grabbed a hat-trick in midweek and he will be hoping to forge a solid partnership with Joe Jefford at the heart of the defence. Leiston have no other injury worries as they face a Hendon side sat third from bottom but know a win could lift them out of the bottom four.

In last season's fixture in August, a goal in either half from Gareth Heath and Patrick Brothers earned the hosts a 2-0 victory as the visitors ended the game with ten men.

Current League form;

Leiston - LDDWD
Hendon - DLLWD

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