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Preview: Morecambe

4 March 2016

Match Previews

Preview: Morecambe

4 March 2016

A look-ahead to Saturday's League tussle at the Checkatrade Stadium

Reds play their second game of the week at the Checkatrade.com Stadium against Morecambe in Sky Bet League Two on Saturday, kick off 3pm.

 

MATCH OFFICIALS

: Iain WilliamsonReferee

: Mark Griffiths and Marc WilsonAssistants

: Anthony Da CostaFourth Official

To find out more about the match officials click here.


TEAM NEWS

Joe McNerney (knee), Tom Dallison (broken toe) and Jimmy Smith (foot) are all missing for Reds. Simon Walton could return after serving his three-match ban.

Shaun Miller, the Shrimps' 12-goal top goalscorer, returns having served his three-game ban for a red card against Oxford United, but midfielder Andy Fleming is suspended while Adam Dugdale (foot) and Peter Murphy (medial collateral ligament) are still missing. Manager Jim Bentley could welcome back Shaun Beeley (hamstring) and Andy Parrish (illness).


THE FORM GUIDE                

Reds secured their first home win since the 1-0 victory over Cambridge United in January on Tuesday. 

Morecambe travel to West Sussex having lost eight out of their last nine games and are on a run of five straight defeats. The Shrimps fell to a late Jack Marriott goal in their 1-0 defeat to Luton Town on Tuesday night.


VIEW FROM THE BOSS

"We got a good result on Tuesday night against Newport but it's down to us to continue that on Saturday. Morecambe aren't in the best of form, that said, there are no easy games in the League and their performances have probably warranted better results. We'll go in with a game plan and hopefully get three points."

You can hear the thoughts of Jim Bentley, the Morecambe boss talking to BBC Radio Lancashire, by clicking here.


WE’VE MET BEFORE?

Saturday's game sees the tenth meeting between the sides, but only the fourth in the Football League.

You can read more about past meetings with the Shrimps here.


SATURDAY'S SKY BET LEAGUE TWO FIXTURES (3pm unless stated)

Barnet v Hartlepool United

Plymouth Argyle v Oxford Utd

Dagenham & Redbridge v York City

Leyton Orient v Luton Town

Cambridge Utd v Exeter City

Carlisle Utd v Northampton Town

Stevenage v Portsmouth

AFC Wimbledon v Accrington Stanley

Mansfield Town v Yeovil Town

Newport County v Wycombe

Notts County v Bristol Rovers


FANCY A FLUTTER?

hereFor all the latest match odds from Sky Bet click 

 

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets for the game are available. For more information click here


PRE-GAME ACTIVITIES

The Club's Community Foundation will be running activities on the ball court next to the stadium. In co-ordination with the National Day of Action for the National Citizen Service, they will be giving every young person a free ticket if they sign an expression of interest form for the forthcoming NCS summer course.


HOW TO FOLLOW THE GAME

Live match commentary can be heard on the Club's online service, Reds PlayerHD. Sign up and listen here.

Follow all of the build-up to kick off through the Club's social media channels, which are listed below.



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