Evesham United have vowed to give it their “best shot” in tomorrow’s eagerly-awaited top-of-the-table derby at runaway leaders Hereford FC (3pm) according to the Worcester News.
Manager Paul Collicutt takes his third-placed Robins to Edgar Street hoping they can stop the Hereford juggernaut in Evo-Stik Southern League Division One South and West.
Hereford are unbeaten in the league this term, 13 points clear of nearest rivals Tiverton Town in the battle for an automatic promotion spot.
Collicutt watched Hereford dismantle Bishop’s Cleeve 4-0 in a one-sided affair last Tuesday.
“We will have our work cut out and are underdogs but we will give it our best shot and see what happens.
“I believe the pitch is in good nick and I think that will suit the way we want to play.
“Hopefully we can give a good account of ourselves and it will be a good advert for the league.”
Collicutt admitted he was angry after his side let slip a 1-0 lead.
But he said: “If someone told me at the start of the year we would be third in the table at Christmas I would have snapped their hand off.”
Gloucester City loanee Leroy Odiero completes the second match of his suspension, while midfielder Joe Turley (knee ligaments) is awaiting a scan.
Collicutt continued: “It’s amazing to see what Hereford have achieved. Their supporters are fantastic and Pete Beadle has done a very good job.
“They have some very good players and are top for a reason. They are the best team in the league by some distance at the moment.”
Hereford are hoping for a crowd of around 4,000 tomorrow which would be the Bulls’ biggest home attendance of the season.
The Evesham match is set to pit two of the league’s hottest strikers against each other. John Mills has 20 goals for Hereford, while Lance Smith has netted 22 for Evesham and is the league’s leading scorer.
