MATCH PREVIEW: Reds head to the north east

After a weekend off, Reds resume their Northern Premier League campaign with a Tuesday evening trip across the A69 to face Hebburn Town (7.45pm).

The Premier Division fixture is a 16th v. 19th encounter with Hebburn currently three points better off than Reds. After losing their first three games, Town have pieced together a four-match unbeaten league run including wins over Cleethorpes Town and Whitby Town as well as draws versus Hyde United and Morpeth Town.

Hebburn were on FA Cup duty on Saturday but, despite a brave performance at Curzon Ashton, they made their exit from the competition.

This time last year, they were celebrating a Cup victory at Borough Park.

Reds go into the fixture in 19th position with just Morpeth Town and Stocksbridge Park Steels below them in the table.

The squad trained on Friday evening but Kai Nugent and Ceiran Casson remain doubtful for the game on Tyneside.

There was nothing between the teams last season, with both amassing 52 points, but we finished above them in the table because we scored one more league goal than they did.

But Town had the bragging rights in the head-to-head, adding a New Year’s Day victory to their Borough Park Cup success. They inflicted a 3-1 defeat upon us at the Hebburn Sports Ground after Reds had won the August Bank Holiday clash, 2-1, in Cumbria.

Venue: The Trustmark Group Stadium

Postcode: NE31 1UN

Mileage: 99

Admission: Adult: £10, Concession: £8, 12-16 £2