Home Double-Header Awaits as Taunton Face Weymouth and Weston
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Taunton Town begin a run of two consecutive home matches at the Cygnet Health Care Stadium on Wednesday night against Weymouth, followed by a mouthwatering Emirates FA Cup clash with Weston super Mare on Saturday afternoon. After earning a battling point last weekend in West London, The Peacocks will be eager to start a busy week with a win.
Both returning to full match sharpness, Taunton’s 24/25 Player of the Season Alfie Moulden and exciting midfielder Jack Rice were on the scoresheet at Uxbridge. New signing Nat William was handed his first start, while the return of Niall Thompson brought stability to the back four as The Peacocks reverted to their favoured 4-4-2 formation. Meanwhile, Jayden Nielsen and Ryan Cainey have joined Bridgwater United on short term deals, with Jayden on a 28-day-loan and Ryan on dual registration, which still makes him available for Taunton’s midweek fixture. The squad was also boosted by the arrival of winger Kalvin Lumbombo-Kalala.
Weymouth’s drop from the National League South has been far from smooth. Their relegation struggles continued on the pitch with an opening day home defeat to Evesham United, newly promoted from Step 4. Only five games into the campaign, Manager Warren Feeney was dismissed. His replacement, Steve Claridge, saw his first game end in Emirates FA Cup defeat to Tadley Calleva, broadcast live on the BBC. However, Weymouth steadied slightly with a 0 0 draw at home to Hanwell Town last Saturday.
Richard Luffman’s Thoughts:
“Saturday was a really good performance and gave us something to build on. We have won games this year, but I actually came away from Saturday happier with the performance. Our movement on the ball and our patterns of play were much improved, and it shows we have got something to work with. It was a really encouraging display.
“Steve (Claridge) has come in and done a really good job straight away. We watched their game on Saturday against Hanwell. Their defence was excellent and their two centre halves were big, strong and well organised. They got their compactness spot on and we will have to more than match that. We need to be good with the ball, good without it and stay patient. If we do that it is set to be a great game between two massive clubs in this division.”
Luffers and the bench at Uxbridge. Photo by Debbie Gould.
Weymouth Tickets:
Tickets for our match at home to Weymouth can be purchased online or at the turnstiles.
We will provide live updates across our social media channels throughout each game, along with post match interviews. You can also listen live to Rich Wilcox-Smith’s commentary from 10 minutes before kick off: Peacocks Radio.
