Preview: Warrington Town vs Bamber Bridge

Warrington Town welcome Bamber Bridge to the Cal.Delivery Stadium in the Northern Premier League on Saturday.

The Yellows will be hoping to extend their unbeaten run to eight games, following last weekend's 2-1 victory over Prescot Cables.

A win for Paul Carden's men would see them edge closer to a spot in the play-offs, and they could break into the top five should Stockton Town lose against Cleethorpes Town tomorrow.

It will be the second meeting with the Brig in three weeks, with the Yellows emerging from Irongate with a 2-1 win, coming from a goal down thanks to a penalty from Reece Daly and a 71st minute strike from Max Thompson.

Below, we've compiled everything you need to know ahead of the fixture.

Team news

Devarn Green is sidelined after picking up a hamstring injury in the win over Prescot Cables.

Jayden Lloyd will have a late fitness test, with Matty Waters also in contention for selection.

Liam Brazier will instead play for Port Vale Under 21s.

Paul Carden preview

Article first published in the Warrington Guardian

The turnaround in Warrington Town’s season has been profound – but there is still work to do.

That is the message from manager Paul Carden as his side look to keep up their chase for a play-off spot.

Town are in hot pursuit of the Northern Premier League Premier Division’s top five and closed to within two points of them thanks to Saturday’s come-from-behind victory over Prescot Cables in which Reece Daly struck an 89th-minute winner.

Other sides around them have games in hand but nevertheless, Town are now firmly in the mix for promotion – something that seemed a distant prospect even as recently as October.

Since the 2-1 loss at Stocksbridge Park Steels on October 11, however, only leaders Hebburn Town have taken more points in matches since then than Carden’s men.

Of the 17 league matches they have played since the loss that dropped them into the relegation zone, they have won nine and lost just two and as a result, they now sit sixth in the table.

But ahead of Bamber Bridge’s visit to the Cal.Delivery Stadium on Saturday, the Town boss is urging his players to keep their feet on the ground.

“We speak about the challenges, the targets and where we were a few months ago compared with where we are now,” he said.

“Not many people would have thought we could but now, we’ve got people like Kallum Murphy and Scott Butler back, Elliot Morris is a lot fitter. We’ve got players in good places and we’ve got a lot of competition.

“I think when we looked at the second half of the season, to be the position we are now is good but we’ve still got a big job to do.

“We’ve played a game more than the team around us but one defeat in 12 or 13 games is really good from where we were.

“The draws have hurt us a couple of times but some of the points we’ve took have been valuable if we’ve backed them up with wins.”

Match information

Saturday's Northern Premier League fixture at the Cal.Delivery Stadium kicks off at 3pm. Match tickets, available to buy online or at the turnstiles, are priced as follows:

Online ticket prices –

• Adults: £13
• Concessions: £9
• Under 16s: £3

*There is a £1 booking fee per transaction

Turnstile admission prices –

• Adults: £15
• Concessions: £10
• Under 16s: £3

For supporters who cannot attend, live audio coverage will be available on Yellows Radio.