Abbey Hey (A) \\\ Matchday Info
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Preview
West make the six-mile journey east to Abbey Hey on Tuesday night with the hope of continuing their great run of league form.
West are still unbeaten on their travels this season and a win would move them to within two points of the playoff places. It would also give West the opportunity to enter the division's top 10 for the first time since the opening weeks due to a number of other sides not playing. Abbey Hey are one of the teams that West would leapfrog with a win, and they currently sit one point and one place above West, albeit having played five more matches.
The Red Rebels are playing their first season back in Step 5 following their relegation in 2018/19. And whilst they only managed to pick up a single point in their first four league games, they have certainly recovered well and have picked up some impressive results recently. Two Saturdays ago they beat promotion-chasing Longridge Town 4-1 and they also enjoyed a 6-0 win against Colne at the start of September. They have however lost their last two competitive fixutres whilst conceding nine goals in the process (losing 5-2 and 4-0 to Padiham and Step 6's Droylsden respectively).Abbey Hey are also top - or bottom, depending on your thinking, of the division's disciplinary table.
There are likely to be some familiar faces in the home side's ranks on Tuesday night. Former West players Darren McKnight and Saul Henderson both now play for Abbey Hey, and the club are captained by Joshua Dickin who is the brother of West Women's goalkeeper Meg.
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Abbey Hey At A Glance
Home colours: Red / black / red
Change colours: All white or all yellow
Pitch surface: Grass
2023/24 position: 4th, NWCFL D1 South (PO winners)
2023/24 average attendance: 235
Travelling distance: 6 miles
West away season round trip: 328 miles
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Form Guide
Abbey Hey
Position: 12th
Form position: 16th
Home position: 8th
Last six overall: LLWLWD
Last six home: WLWWWL
West
Position: 13th
Form position: 10th
Away position: 14th
Last six overall: WLDWWL
Last six away: DWWWDD
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Past Meetings
Abbey Hey are West's most frequent opponent during the Counties era, meeting on 20 occasions. West have won 15 of those, including all of the last seven.
The most recent meeting with Abbey Hey came in February 2022 when West claimed all three points at Brookburn Road in a 2-1 win thanks to goals from Ben Elliott and Liam Delaney. That was the third meeting between the sides during West's promotion season, with West winning by two goals to one on all three occasions. Abbey Hey have not beaten West since 2013.
Coincidentally, last Saturday's opponents Barnoldswick Town are the second-most frequent opponents (19 games).
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Head to Head
Overall
P20 W15 D2 L3 F47 A20
At The Abbey Stadium
P9 W7 D1 L1 F27 A10
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