RECREATION GROUND | BROOKBURN ROAD | CHORLTON | M21 8FE

 
 

MATCH PREVIEW | West v City of Liverpool

MATCH PREVIEW | West v City of Liverpool

27 Oct 2018

MATCH PREVIEW | West v City of Liverpool

Saturday 27th October 2018 (3pm), NWCFL Premier Division
West v City of Liverpool
Brookburn Road, Chorlton, M21 8FE
£5 adults / £3 concessions / free for under-12s

West will not so much need to tear up as incinerate the form book this weekend as promotion favourites City of Liverpool head down the M62.

After a six-game losing streak, a visit from the unbeaten, table-topping Purps is the last thing that Steve Settle would wish for - particularly after the Purps won the reverse fixture 4-0 three weeks ago. But West can't afford to be picky after Tuesday's defeat to Irlam left them five points adrift of 17th-placed Burscough.

City of Liverpool suffered a heavy defeat of their own in the FA Vase two weeks ago - losing 4-0 at Northern League Hebburn - but in the league only Irlam and Silsden have prevented Craig Robinson's team from taking maximum points. The Purps are currently two points clear of Runcorn Town as they chase a second promotion in three seasons.

This will be a belated first visit to Brookburn Road for the Purps - last season's fixture was moved to Atherton Collieries, with West recovering from 2-0 down to win 4-3.

At a glance

West v Purps
18th Position 1st
LLLLL Form (all competitions) WDWLW
14 Played 12
2 Won 10
2 Drawn 2
10 Lost 0
8 Points 32
14 Goals for 39
37 Goals against 11
Saul Henderson (9) Top scorer (all competitions) Craig Cairns
John McGrath
Thomas Peterson
(all 10)
West v Purps (NWCFL era): P3 W1 D0 L2 F5 A13

Previous meetings

6/10/2018 - Purps 4 West 0
1/5/2018 - West 4 (Eckersley, Shaw, Bailey, Kay) Purps 3 - at Atherton Collieries
6/1/2018 - Purps 6 West 1 (Bailey)