Match Preview :- Farsley Celtic - Tuesday September 5th, 2017 (19:45:00)

It's round two on Tuesday when Celtic go to face Farsley Celtic, in the league this time (kick off 7:45). Farsley are currently fourth in the league on eleven points after three wins, two draws and a loss. Farsley came through the play-offs last season after finishing second. There will be a match centre and Twitter feed for the game.

Farsley scored one hundred goals last season, and beat Colne 4-0 in the play-off semi-final, then Ossett Town 4-2 in the final. Their goal scoring prowess saw them score four in three games, five in six games and also managed a 6-0 over Congleton (away) and a 7-0 away at Ramsbottom! Over a third of their goals came from former Harrogate striker, James Walshaw, who found the net thirty-six times, whilst his closest rival for the Golden Boot, Richard Marshall, only(!) managed seventeen. They scored at an average of 2.4 goals per game, whilst their fifty conceded goals came at a rate of 1.2 per game. They kept fifteen clean sheets and failed to score seven times.

This season has seen them lose only once in the league and not at all at home, their 1-0 away defeat to Shaw Lane on Monday. They have won three of their opening seven games, most recently beating Rushall Olympic 1-0 at home, whilst their last away win was a 2-1 win over Halesowen. They have failed to score twice this season, in their last match and the 0-0 home draw against Lancaster.

In their last match, the 2-1 away loss against us in the FA Cup, Farsley lined up as:
1. Graeme McKibbin
2. Kurt Harris
3. Isaac Baldwin
4. Christopher Atkinson
5. Jimmy Pollard
6. Adam Clayton
7. Ben Atkinson
8. Ryan Watson
9. James Walshaw
10. Nathan Cartman
11. Paul Walker

In the same match, Celtic lined up as:
1. Joe Slinn
2. Danny Morton
3. Lee Neville
4. Tom Brown
5. Luke Ashworth
6. Alex Honeyball
7. Aidan Chippendale
8. Oli Roberts
9. Aaron Burns
10. Matty Wolfenden
11. Liam Dickinson

Farsley are going to be looking for instant revenge for being dumped out of the FA Cup at their first match, whilst Celtic will be looking to capitalise on a morale boosting victory. The three new players on Saturday, Tom Brown and (returning players) Aidan Chippendale and Liam Dickinson, all played a part in producing a much more attacking, aggressive and balanced team, which bodes well for the league clash.

Other matches this week:
Altrincham v Lancaster City
Coalville Town v Matlock Town
Halesowen Town v Stafford Rangers
Mickleover Sports v Grantham Town
Nantwich Town v Buxton
Shaw Lane v Rushall Olympic
Stourbridge v Hednesford Town
Sutton Coldfield Town v Barwell
Whitby Town v Ashton United
Witton Albion v Marine
Workington v Warrington Town

Directions
Distance: 42
Time: 1 hour

Join the M60 towards Oldham, and at Junction 20, join the M62 towards Leeds.
Stay on the M62 until junction 26, the M606 towards Bradford.
Stay on the M606 until the very end, and join the A6177 (Eastbound towards Leeds and Pudsey).
After 3 miles, turn right on the Thornbury roundabout onto the A647 towards Leeds.
Stay on the A647 for two miles across two roundabouts to a third roundabout - go straight across onto the B6157 (Bradford Road).
After a few hundred yards, turn left onto New Street (by the Tradex store).
After 400 yards, turn right by the Nursery school onto Newlands.
The Throstle Nest is at the end of Newlands.