Hendon vs Salisbury - Match Preview

Thursday, 6 April 2023 01:00

Following their dramatic 2 all draw with Dorchester Town on Saturday, Salisbury prepare to travel to face 18th-place Hendon.

With survival confirmed, Brian Dutton has turned to the youngsters for an energetic boost to the squad.

Both Arnold brothers, Roocroft, and Mealing all made the bench with new signing Zabeli making his Southern Premiership debut.

Giving the youngsters a chance towards the back end of the season is nothing new in football and with Hendon waiting, there would be no surprise if we see it again.

The fixture is almost a free hit for the Whites as the course of their season can't really change other than one or two spots in the league.

However, for Hendon it's quite the opposite.

Just 6 points separates them from the drop and with challenging fixtures ahead, including a tough test against top of the table Weston Super Mare, this game has a lot more meaning to it than it does for the visitors.

The last time these two sides met was in early December when an entertaining 3 all draw was played out at the Ray Mac.

Two familiar late goals from Hendon shared the points that day, something that manager Brian Dutton has been trying to iron out of his squad:

"It was obviously a sucker punch, but I think we deserved the sucker punch.

"We dropped deep and allowed them to find a bit of territory there and we weren't clinical enough."

With only 5 games of the season to go, Salisbury will be looking to boost squad morale through a win on good Friday and start to focus on what could come next season.

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