Newcastle Town v. Witton Albion

Following two home games where Witton picked up four points, they now face two trips to Staffordshire in the space of three days.

Saturday afternoon sees Witton travel to Newcastle Town in a Northern Premier League West Division fixture.

Newcastle Town find themselves currently in the bottom four in the table having lost six of their nine league games so far.

Their home record is mixed with two wins and two defeats from four games played.

Their last outing in midweek saw them exit the Staffordshire Senior Cup, beaten 5-3 by Midland League Lichfield City.

Witton will be looking to continue their upturn in results but will find Newcastle Town a difficult proposition under the guidance of manager Neil Baker, one of the most experienced people at nonleague level.

Kick off at the GRG Stadium is 3pm.

NEWCASTLE TOWN FC,
THE GRG STADIUM,
BUCKMASTER AVENUE,
CLAYTON,
NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME,
STAFFORDSHIRE,
ST5 3BX.

Directions: Exit M6 at junction 15. At the roundabout, turn left up the bank signposted - Newcastle A519. At the 2nd roundabout turn right into Stafford Avenue then 1st left into Tittensor Road - signposted Newcastle Town to the stadium.

Parking: The Car Park at the stadium has space for 110 vehicles. There is also parking available in the surrounding area but please be considerate to local residents when parking.

Admission is by way of Card or cash payments at the turnstiles.

Admission Prices: Adults: £11, Concessions: £7, Under 16’s: £3, Under 12’s: Admitted FREE.

Matchday Programme: £2.

Social Club: The Social Club will be open from 1pm. Card payments are accepted over the bar.

Please note: Alcohol is permitted inside the stadium but MUST be in a plastic beaker.

Refreshments: The Cafe is next to the Social Club and sells a variety of hot and cold drinks and snacks including Pies, Hotdogs, Burgers & Chips. Card payments are accepted.

Toilet Facilities: The toilets are located at the back of the main stand.

Saw the Newcastle Manager watching us on Tuesday so he will know us to a degree.

Not a great place to play football or watch from but will be there to give the lads a shout.

Team wise I wonder if we could be a bit cute with the set up, not sure if Jones or Edwards are fit but assume not! Could we go with 4 3 3

Terry

Farrall, Ebhote, Bembo-Leta, Fleming

Harrop, Raymond, Hamman

Duckworth, Garbutt, Hoyle

Let Hamman and Raymond sit back more and let Fleming invert and attack more, Baillie has not been playing well and needs resting imo, Farrall has impressed more.

Good luck whoever plays. UTA

Is there an inspection planned for this game?

The planned pitch inspection was cancelled this morning.

Unfortunately, there will not be any match commentary from the game due to logistical issues.

The radio-witton team will hopefully be back for our trip to Stafford Rangers on Tuesday night.

Match updates will appear on X @WittonAlbion and will also appear on here as and when they become available.

Team news: Witton make six changes to the starting line-up that drew with Trafford on Tuesday night. Morgan Sutton makes his debut in goal in place of Cameron Terry(injury) whilst James Lawrie, Joe Duckworth, Aaron Fleming, James Lawrie & Adam Bott all start.Tom Farrall, James Baillie, Remi Raymond & Freddy Garbutt drop down to the bench. Joe Edwards is not involved but player manager Ben Harrison comes into the squad. Billy Jones is still missing due to injury.

Witton team:

Morgan Sutton, Joel Bembo-Leta, Aaron Fleming, Adam Bott, Josh Langley, Geffry Ebhote, Max Harrop, Jacob Hamman, Joe Duckworth, Tom Hoyle, James Lawrie.

Subs: Tom Farrall, James Baillie, Remi Raymond, Freddy Garbutt, Ben Harrison..

GOALLLLL

Latest Score from The GRG Stadium:

Newcastle Town 0 Witton Albion 1.

Joe Duckworth gives the Albion the lead on 4 minutes with his seventh goal of the season.

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10 minutes played - Albion still lead courtesy of Joe Duckworth’s early goal.

GOAL

Latest Score from The GRG Stadium:

Newcastle Town 1 Witton Albion 1.

Joel Jones equalises for Newcastle Town on 19 minutes.

GOALLLLL

Latest Score from The GRG Stadium:

Newcastle Town 1 Witton Albion 2.

Albion’s second goal on 23 minutes from Central defender Josh Langley.

GOALLLLL

Latest Score from The GRG Stadium:

Newcastle Town 1 Witton Albion 3

Joe Duckworth adds Witton’s third and his second on 26 minutes as James Lawrie’s shot touches the Albion striker before entering the net.

Penalty to Newcastle Town.

GOAL

Latest Score from The GRG Stadium:

Newcastle Town 2 Witton Albion 3.

Joel Jones gets his and Newcastle Town’s second from the spot on 39 minutes.

Yellow cards:

Witton’s Adam Bott on 45+2 minutes.

Witton’s Ben Harrison on 45+2 minutes.

Half Time Score from The GRG Stadium:

Newcastle Town 2 Witton Albion 3.

GOAL

Latest Score from The GRG Stadium:

Newcastle Town 3 Witton Albion 3.

Thomas Jones gets Newcastle Town’s equaliser on 53 minutes.

Witton Substitution:

Max Harrop replaced by James Baillie on 59 minutes.

Witton Substitution:

Jacob Hamman replaced by Remi Raymond on 66 minutes.

Witton Substitution:

Aaron Fleming replaced by Freddy Garbutt on 69 minutes.

Latest Score from The GRG Stadium:

Newcastle Town 3 Witton Albion 3.

75 minutes played.

GOAL

Latest Score from The GRG Stadium:

Newcastle Town 4 Witton Albion 3.

Oliver Ritchie puts Newcastle Town ahead on 81 minutes.

Full Time Score from The GRG Stadium:

Newcastle Town 4 Witton Albion 3.

Today’s Attendance: 180.