Salisbury to face trip to Bracknell

Friday, 2 February 2024 00:00

Salisbury's head to Bracknell Town as their promotion campaign continues on Saturday (3rd February).

Brian Dutton's side have put back-to-back wins together for the first time since November following a comfortable win against Sholing, followed by a nine-goal epic against Poole Town on Tuesday.

The Whites showed their grit and determination to come away from Poole with all three points after being behind for the majority of the game.

Salisbury now sit just one point behind Chesham United at the top of the table, though they have played two games more than the leaders.

Bracknell are in a mixed patch of form and have lost their last two games, both away, to both Beaconsfield Town last Saturday and Hayes and Yeading in their Tuesday fixture. They conceded three in each game and will hope to sure up their defence.

The last few games have seen them fade away from challenging for a playoff position as they have lost ground to clubs like Hungerford.

Ahead of this weekends fixture. Salisbury have confirmed the suprise departure of goalkeeper, Josh Gould.

A statement on the club's website said that Gould had decided he wished to leave and the club had agreed.

Brian Dutton told the club's website, "Having lost Ernie [Osie] for work reasons, we were left with only one First Team goalkeeper so we decided to bring another goalkeeper in to add competition for the no 1 jersey but, unfortunately, Josh has decided he wants to leave the club. We thank him for his efforts this season and wish him well for his future."

The game kicks off at 3 pm at Bracknell's Bottom Meadow ground.

The fundraiser set up to help Tom Bragg have an operation that will hopefully see him return to action more quickly has smashed its target, heading towards doubling it in quick time.

Feature Image: Andrew Palk

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