Warrington Town are back on the road this evening as they make the trip to Leek Town for more Northern Premier League action.
It's a quick turnaround from Saturday's 2-2 draw at home to Emley, as the Yellows were pegged back by the West Yorkshire outfit in their bid to return to winning ways following their defeat to Curzon Ashton last week.
Paul Carden's side make the trip to Staffordshire tonight for the first meeting between the sides since New Year's Day, with both teams earning a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw at The GXO Stadium, after the Blues took all three points in a 3-1 victory in the reverse fixture at the F.Ball Community Stadium back in August 2025.
Below, we've compiled everything you need to know ahead of the fixture.
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Article first published in the Warrington Guardian.
Like the rest of the Northern Premier League, Warrington Town have had a hectic start to the campaign.
For Yellows and their next opponents, however, it is a tiny bit less hectic than it otherwise could have been.
While the rest of the NPL Premier Division played twice in 48 hours across the Bank Holiday weekend to finish off an eight-game August schedule, Paul Carden’s side visit Leek Town tonight in a game that both clubs agreed to push back by 24 hours.
Victory will take ensure that they finish their manic start to the league campaign in which a fifth of their schedule is already complete in fourth place – a superb base from which to build a strong campaign.
And Carden is hopeful they can use a precious extra day of rest to their advantage, with at least one of his injured players – and potentially a second – set to boost the squad.
"The extra day does help – it’s bonkers to think we still do this so early on in the season after so many games," he said.
"It feels like the season is about three months old already, but that’s the way it is, and that’s what we’ve got to contend with.
"Ourselves and Leek got together and decided it would be best for both of us to play Tuesday instead."
Team news
Josh Doherty is fit to return after missing the last two games, but it will likely be too soon for Lewis Earl and Alex McNally.
Jayden Lloyd won’t feature, as he has joined Llandudno, linking up with his brother Kieran.
New signing Tunde Bayode goes straight into the matchday squad.
Match information
Tonight's Northern Premier League fixture at The F.Ball Community Stadium kicks off at 7:45pm. Match tickets, available to buy online or at the turnstiles, are priced as follows:
- Adults: £14
- Concessions: £10
- 18-21 yrs: £10
- Under 18s: £5
For supporters who cannot attend, live audio coverage will be available on Yellows Radio.
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