Farnborough return to the Ray Mac for Tuesday night football

Tuesday, 21 January 2025 05:55

Salisbury welcome Farnborough back to the Ray Mac this evening (21st January) for their third meeting this season, with each team registering a win so far this term.

This match is rearranged after the initial attempt to play the fixture was thwarted by a frozen pitch at the Ray Mac back on Saturday, 11th January.

The two sides first met this season in the Vanarama National League South in early September, when Farnborough won 3-1 in their home fixture.

The sides met for the second time in the Isuzu FA Trophy in mid-November. Again, it was the home side who prevailed, Salisbury winning 3-0 with all three goals coming in a blistering 12-minute second-half spell.

Farnborough are currently on a run of five games without a win, losing four and drawing one. They have also not scored in those five games either.

On Saturday, Farnborough lost at home to a single Hemel Hempstead Town goal, scored in the third minute by Oliver Lynch.

Farnborough boss Spencer Day bemoaned a poor first half and a lack of luck, stating that his side is not good enough at the moment.

Salisbury are currently on a four-game unbeaten run in the league with two draws and two wins since losing at home to Maidstone United in mid-December.

Wins against Welling United and, most recently, away at Chippenham Town have helped lift Salisbury back towards mid-table, and they now sit 10 points clear of the relegation place.

Over the last six matches, Salisbury have picked up 9 points, the 11th-best in the league.

Salisbury’s last game was settled by a moment of luck, as the Whites completed the double of their north Wiltshire rivals Chippenham Town.

The game was a tactical battle, with both sides having chances to win them, but with both defences and goalkeepers having good games. A moment of luck settled it in Salisbury’s favour when Will King sliced his clearance up and over Will Henry in the game’s final stages.

Tickets for the match are available in advance online – https://salisburyfc.co.uk/tickets/

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