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Saturday 20th November we welcome Cambridge City to the NMG as we try to extend our six game winning run 

Cambridge are currently mid-table:  P15, W5, D4, L6, F20, A18,  Pts 19
Their away record is :                        P7,  W3, D1, L3, F10,  A7,   Pts 10.

They appear to be a defensively strong team who don’t score many and don’t concede many. Their record is similar to Corby Town who were the last visitors to the NMG. 

City are unbeaten in their last four matches with  one win and three draws
          Sat 13  Nov   Corby Town              (away)   draw  1-1
          Sat   6  Nov   Sporting Khalsa        (home)  draw  1-1
          Sat  23 Oct    Daventry                   (away)   won   4-0
          Sat  16 Oct    Shepshed Dynamo   (home)  draw  3-3  

Cambridge City are a big club biding their time while the building of their spanking new ground takes place. Completion is due by the end of the season so could possibly be ready for our visit on 2nd April.  The new ground will give them a massive boost.


 

CAMBRIDGE CITY – Who are they?
 
Official Website can be found here >>>  https://www.cambridgecityfc.com
 
Their Club History can be found here >>>   https://www.cambridgecityfc.com/clubinfo/history
 
Their Wikipedia is informative and generally up to date and can be found here >>>  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_City_F.C.
 
Historical League and Cup details of Cambridge City can be found here >>>  https://www.fchd.info/CAMBRIDC.HTM
 
Cambridge City’s results and fixtures for the present season can be found here >>>  https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/cambridge-city/fixtures-results
 
The Cambridge City players appearances for this season can be found here >>.>  https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/cambridge-city/appearances
 
The Cambridge City players goals for this season can be found here >>>  https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/cambridge-city/goalscorers

Cambridge City’s Twitter Page can be found here>>>  https://twitter.com/cambridgecityfc?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
 
Cambridge City’s Facebook Page can be found here>>>  https://www.facebook.com/CambridgeCityFootballClub
 
The Cambridge City page on the Northern Premier League website can be found here >>>  https://www.thenpl.co.uk/club-info/21418550 my footy cambridge city 
 
A guide to the Cambridge City home ground can be found here >>>  http://www.myfootygrounds.co.uk/StadiumDetails.asp?Team=Cambridge%20City&StadiumID=776&TeamID=478

kevilsonlad wrote:

Should win this shouldn`t  we ?   Cambridge`s form isnt too good with winning one in the last six and that was against Daventry , But form means nothing on match day as i always say .  

Game of the day has got to be Chasetown v Carlton 

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Here are today’s matches in our league 

Bedworth v Yaxley
Chasetown v Carlton
Coleshill v Spalding
Corby v Loughborough
Histon v Halesowen
Ilkeston v Cambridge
Shepshed v Sutton Coldfield
Soham v Sporting Khalsa
Stamford v Daventry
Wisbech v Belper

Yes Kev, Chasetown v Carlton is the match of the day. A draw with both teams dropping two points would do nicely. 
Histon have taken points off Carlton and Stamford in their last two games. Surely they can’t do the same against Halesowen. 
Coleshill should see off out of form Spalding and both Stamford and Belper are unlikely to slip up against their bottom five opponents.
In my opinion Ilkeston v Cambridge is not a home banker. Although Cambridge are only mid table they have given all of the top teams a good test losing by only a single goal in each game.

They lost 1-2 against Halesowen
They lost 1-2 against Coleshill
They lost 0-1 against Carlton
They lost 1-2 against Belper
They lost 1-2 against Stamford


Match updates as usual this afternoon right here on WhiteBall



        

Last edited by Matchman (20/11/2021 9:28 AM)

Only 8 out of 17 correct last week! Halesowen and Stamford were surprises! 
UPDATES and PREDICTIONS
Northern Premier League Midland
Belper 0 Soham 0 HOME (home)
Corby 0 Cambridge C 0 DRAW (draw)
Daventry 0 Bedworth 0 AWAY (home)
Halesowen 0 Coleshill 0 HOME (away)
Histon 0 Stamford 0 AWAY (draw)
Loughborough D 0 Ilkeston Town 0 AWAY (away)
Wisbech 0 Spalding 0 AWAY (draw)

Football LeagueStevenage 0 Mansfield 0 DRAW (away)

FA TrophyAshton United 0 Sutton Coldfield Town 0 HOME (home)
Carlton 0 Stourbridge 0 AWAY (away)
Liversedge 0 Basford 0 AWAY (home)
Nantwich 0 Grantham 0 HOME (home)
Rushall O 0 Matlock 0 AWAY (away)
Warrington 0 Chasetown 0 HOME (home)

National LeagueChesterfield 0 Weymouth 0 HOME (home)
Notts Co 0 Solihull 0 HOME (home)

National League North
Gateshead 0 Alfreton 0 DRAW (home)

Ilkeston team :
1 Ross Durrant, 2 Tommy Williams, 3 Billy Bennett, 4 Charlie Wakefield, 5 Joe Maguire, 6 Kieran Fenton, 7 Zak Goodson, 8 Adam Chapman, 9 Remaye Campbell, 10 Alex Troke, 11 Jared Bird.
Bench :  12 Patrick Webb, 14 Stern Irvine, 15 Ollie Brown-Hill, 16 James Carvell, 17 Bradley Foster.

Cambridge City
1 Daniel George, 2 Ryan Maximillian, 3 Sebastian Simpson, 4 David Haynes, 5 Jordan Gent, 6 Taw Nantui- Ofosu 7 Ryan Swift, 8 Isaac Maynard, 9 Ryan Sharman, 10 Jarid Robson, 11 Micheal Davis.
Bench, 12 Simon Swift, Llloyd Barker, Sidney Santos, Connor Barnes.
 

Last edited by Matchman (20/11/2021 2:51 PM)

Good defending by Williams when Cambridge produce a good attack. Cambridge are looking good so far.  Wakefield sets uo Goodson but a defender gets in the way of his shot.         0-0     21 minutes

Fenton blocks Swift's effort. Zak is down after feeling an elbow but it may have been accidental. Volley by Davis is too high following good counter attack. Good effort by Robson goes wide from another Cambridge break.         0-0        31 minute

Last edited by Matchman (20/11/2021 3:33 PM)

UPDATES  3:40

Northern Premier League Midland Division
Bedworth 1  Yaxley 0
Chasetown 1 Carlton 1
Coleshill 0 Spalding 0 
Corby 0 Loughborough 1
Histon 0 Halesowen 0
Ilkeston 0 Cambridge 0
Shepshed 1 Sutton Coldfield 3
Soham 0 Sporting Khalsa 0
Stamford 2 Daventry 1
Wisbech 1 Belper 2

Football League
Reading 0 Nottingham Forest 1
Mansfield 1 Scunthorpe 1

National League
Eastlieigh 0 Notts County 0
Solihull M 0 Chesterfield 0
Alfreton 0 Kidderminster 2

Northern Premier League Premier Division
Basford United 1 Whitby 0
Grantham T 0 Stafford R 1
Mickleover 2 Warrington 0
Morpeth 0 Matlock 0

GOAL Goodson scores after howler by the Cambridge keeper 1-0 45mins

Troke breaks into area finds Campbell, but Cambridge eventually clear.   Stong start by Ilkeston.

GOAL   Troke's cross is hammered in by Wakefield    2-0      53 minutes

Last edited by Matchman (20/11/2021 4:14 PM)

UPDATES  4:25

Northern Premier League Midland Division

Bedworth 1  Yaxley 0
Chasetown 1 Carlton 2
Coleshill 0 Spalding 1 
Corby 0 Loughborough 3
Histon 0 Halesowen 1
Ilkeston 2 Cambridge 0
Shepshed 1 Sutton Coldfield 4
Soham 0 Sporting Khalsa 1
Stamford 3 Daventry 1
Wisbech 2 Belper 2

Football League
Reading 0 Nottingham Forest 1
Mansfield 2 Scunthorpe 1

National League
Eastlieigh 1 Notts County 0
Solihull M 0 Chesterfield 3
Alfreton 1 Kidderminster 4

Northern Premier League Premier Division
Basford United 1 Whitby 0
Grantham T 0 Stafford R 1
Mickleover 2 Warrington 1
Morpeth 0 Matlock 0

Troke header from Campbell cross goes wide. Another top save by George Prevents a certain goal for Goodson two yards out.  Its very open now with both sides trying to get the next all important goal.     2-0       79 minutes

Williams volley is on target but hits a defender. Ilkeston are creating so many chances now but City are counter attacking too.          2-0       85 mins

Last edited by Matchman (20/11/2021 7:57 PM)

Goodson replaced by Carvell on 89 mins      CORNER TO ILKESTON IN ADDED TIME.

It's finished   ILKESTON TOWN  2  CAMBRIDGE CITY  0

Not a vintage display but respect is due to Cambridge who were a decent side

Into a tough wind turning round 0 0 would have been ok but being gifted the opener helped things plus Cambridge’s 8 getting injured helped because he was their best player

Thought we had a great penalty shout turned down first half too

First 15 minutes of the second half was very good though. A superb cross from Troke for goal two. Then if we convert the pen or either of the headed chances shortly afterwards I think we’d have gone on to score 5 or 6

But ultimately it was comfortable. Teams around us dropping points again sees us 3 points clear with a good run of winnable games ahead

MOM for me was Jared Bird who is getting better every game as his fitness builds. Bird Chapman Wakefield is a formidable trio

Last edited by Dick Durrant (20/11/2021 6:57 PM)