Preview: Warrington Town vs Hednesford Town

Warrington Town welcome league leaders Hednesford Town to the Cal.Delivery Stadium tomorrow for more Northern Premier League action.

The Yellows come into the fixture on the back of a dramatic 3-2 victory away at Rushall Olympic, with a stunning stoppage-time strike from Reece Daly securing all three points.

This weekend, they face a Hednesford Town side who have been one of the strongest teams in the division, and the Pitmen will be keen to complete a league double over Paul Carden's side following their 2-1 win at Keys Park in August.

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

Team news

Goalkeeper Lewis Hewitson, who joined the club on loan from Fleetwood on Thursday, will go straight into the matchday squad to face Hednesford Town following the announcement that Liam Isherwood will be sidelined for around a month through injury.

Defender Harry Flowers has been released from the club to allow him to take up an opportunity with a Step 4 club.

Flowers has gone on to make seven appearances for the Yellows, but with the return to fitness of Troy Bourne and the pending return of fellow centre-back Scott Butler, he has been allowed to make the move closer to home.

Dontai Gabidon's loan spell at the club has concluded. The forward scored three times in 19 appearances for the Yellows and now returns to his parent club, Macclesfield.

Jay Harris preview

They may be on the outside of the play-off places looking in, but for now, Warrington Town are okay with that.

That is according to midfielder Jay Harris, who insists he and his team-mates are happy to fly under the radar for the time being.

At the halfway point of their season, the Yellows sit eighth in the Northern Premier League Premier Division table, having turned around a nightmare start to the campaign.

Currently, they are six points shy of a spot in the all-important top five, but having ended a three-game winless run by snatching a late 3-2 victory at Rushall Olympic last time out, Harris is hopeful Town have broken out of their funk.

“We needed three points more than anything, just to get ourselves back to winning ways,” he told the Guardian.

“With the way our season’s panned out, we didn’t start great, we picked ourselves up, but we’d hit a bit of a lull with two draws and a defeat.

“We’re back on it now with those three points, and that is all that mattered. The performance was irrelevant – we just needed the points.

“At the minute, everything’s fine – you could look at it in hindsight and think maybe we should be doing better, but with the start we had, we had to get ourselves away from the bottom three, and now we’re in the top half of the table.

“It’s good and bad in both ways when you look at it – the expectation on the club having come down was to go straight back up, but we know it’s never as simple as that.

“We’re happy with where we are – we’d rather be chasing than be chased. We’re okay with staying under the radar.”

Read the full interview with Jay Harris in Saturday's matchday programme, which will be available for just £3 as you enter the Cal.Delivery Stadium.

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.