Stuart’s BIG match preview!
Felixstowe & Walton United begin a demanding run of two away fixtures in four days as they head to Mildenhall Town this weekend. With Tuesday’s visit to Stanway Rovers looming, Stuart and Jack Ainsley are expected to draw on the depth of their squad as they look to stretch their impressive 15-match unbeaten sequence, and make it ten wins on the bounce.
Mildenhall sit comfortably in mid-table with 22 points and seven wins from 17 league games. The West Suffolk side have suffered four home defeats this season, including their most recent outing at Recreation Way against second-placed Gorleston. Having seen last Saturday’s match at Walthamstow postponed due to the weather, they should come into this one refreshed.
Felixstowe enjoyed the upper hand in last season’s three meetings. A 4–0 home victory in the Suffolk Premier Cup was followed by a 3–0 win at the Martello Ground in the Isthmian North. The return fixture at Recreation Way proved typically testing on its familiar slope, with a second-half Jack Ainsley penalty securing a point back in February.
Noel Aitkens is close to a return after missing the last seven with a hamstring issue and new signing Will Jones should feature following his move from Brantham Athletic, Dan Gilchrist remains sidelined with a wrist injury.
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The Seasiders recorded their eighth successive victory with a 3-1 win at Cornard United this evening. Jose Santa De La Paz opened the scoring, and his account for the Seasiders inside the first minute, meeting a Jack Wilkinson cross to convert confidently. Jacob Lay doubled the scoring on 15 minutes with a shot from 14 yards after Zak Brown’s effort had been saved by the Cornard keeper. The home side reduced the deficit just before the half hour mark when a wicked bobble in front of Harry Wright allowed a fluke goal by Bobby Williams. The all-important third goal for Felixstowe came on 75 minutes when a corner was deflected up and onto the crossbar and Billy Holland reacted quickest to nod home past Loftus.
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Felixstowe & Walton United took over at the top of the league once again with a convincing home win over Takeley. Sam Ford opened the scoring on 16 minutes from the penalty spot after Josh Hitter had been taken down on the edge of the box. Zak Brown missed a golden chance to double the lead with the goal gaping and it took until the 40th minute for the second goal to come. Josh Hitter took the ball down from 18 yards and shot across Monk in the visitors goal and into the far corner. The third goal came on 51 minutes, Sam Ford with his second of the match and seventh of the season as he lashed the ball into the roof of the net from 15 yards after a first time hit from Hitter’s cross from the right. Jacob Lay wrapped up the scoring on 88 minutes, exchanging a one-two with Jose Santa De La Paz before scoring past Monk with the outside of his right foot.
The Seasiders backline remained firm throughout, protecting their record of the tightest defence in non league, just three goals conceded in thirteen games.