JD Welsh Premier League

 

MATCH PREVIEW: Neighbours meet in Deeside Derby




Connah's Quay NomadsvsFlint Town United

Connah's Quay Nomads vs Flint Town United
JD Cymru Premier
Tuesday 1st December 2020 | 7:45pm
Essity Stadium, Flint




Tuesday night will see Connah's Quay Nomads host neighbours Flint Town United in the JD Cymru Premier at Deeside Stadium.

The match marks the first top flight meeting between the two since April 1998, with the last league meeting coming in the Cymru Alliance back on Boxing Day 2011.

Flint's Form
Flint have won just three games this season, with their most recent coming in a 3-0 victory away at Haverfordwest little over a week ago, before losing out to Cardiff Met on Saturday afternoon. Prior to their win at Haverfordwest, Niall McGuiness' side hadn't won since late September with a 2-1 victory over Cefn Druids. Their only other victory this campaign came on the opening day with a 1-0 victory over Newtown.

Previous encounters
The most recent match up between the two sides was at Cae-y-Castell ahead of this season - a game which The Nomads came out 2-0 winners thanks to goals from Mike Wilde and Danny Davies, however the last competitive fixture was last October in the Nathaniel MG Cup - that game saw The Nomads win 4-1 on our way to picking up the trophy for the first time since 1996.

The last top flight meeting between the two sides came in April 1998 - a game in which Paul Jones, Jamie Hughes and club Hall of Famer Stuart Rain all scored to give The Nomads a 3-2 win on the Monday night some 22 years ago.

From the gaffer
Following The Nomads' 3-1 victory over Barry Town United on Saturday, Andy Morrison looked forward to Tuesday's match, saying; "They're going to be tough - it's a derby - they've got a lot of good, strong characters in there - they've got a lot of good players who've played for me and did ever so well, Wes Baynes, Les Davies, John Danby to name a few.

It'll be a really terrific game and it's a shame that there's not the local community to come and see it but that's the position we're in and we're really looking forward to it because we're in a really good space at the minute..."


Match Officials
Referee: Aaron Wyn Jones
First Assistant: Gareth Wyn Jones
Second Assistant: Martin Roberts
Fourth Official: Tom Owen

Coverage
As always, the match will be covered by our regular Twitter updates and with Sgorio cameras being there on the night, they will hopefully be sharing and major incidents in the game on their social media channels as and when they happen.









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