Match Preview

Witton's Academy team are in action on Thursday afternoon when they travel to Mickleover FC in an ESP Football Academy Northern Division fixture.

Derbyshire has become a regular destination for Witton teams in the past week with the Academy team drawing with Belper Town last week and then the first team's trip to Mickleover at the weekend but with different fortunes in the games.

The return fixture at the U Lock It Stadium earlier in the campaign saw the Derbyshire side come out on top following a 3-1 victory with Jake Tyson netting Albion's consolation.

Last week's game against Belper Town saw a tremendous fightback in the second half, recovering from two goals down and also having conceded more or less straight from the kick off when they had played very well and perhaps deserved more than the one point.

Witton can take positives from that performance and can hopefully build on that as they look to gain their first victory of the season.

Kick off at The Don Amott Arena is 12pm.

MICKLEOVER FC,
THE DON AMOTT ARENA,
STATION ROAD,
MICKLEOVER,
DERBYSHIRE,
DE3 9FB.

Directions: Merge onto M6 at junction 18(South) and continue for 18.8 miles. At junction 15, take the A500 exit to A50/Stoke-on-Trent/Stone/Derby and follow for 0.2 miles. At Hanchurch Interchange, take the 2nd exit onto Queensway/A500 and follow for 1.7 miles. Take the A50 slip road to Derby/Uttoxeter/Campbell Road and continue for 0.1 mile. Keep right, follow signs for Fenton/Trentham and follow for 0.3 miles. At Sideway, take the 2nd exit onto A50 and follow for 0.4 miles. Keep right to stay on A50 and follow for 5.7 miles. At Tean Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A50 for 8.6 miles. At McDonald's Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Uttoxeter Bypass/A50 and follow for 0.9 miles. At Derby Road Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Doveridge Bypass/A50 and follow for 4.7 miles. At Sudbury Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Foston-Hatton-Hilton Bypass/A50 and continue for 5.3 miles. Take the exit towards Etwall/Hilton/Hatton and follow for 0.3 miles. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Derby Road/A516 - continue to follow A516 for 1.6 miles. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Heage Lane and follow for 1.5 miles. Turn right and follow for 1.8 miles - continue onto Radbourne Lane and follow for 0.4 miles. Turn right onto Radbourne Lane/B5020 and continue for 0.1 miles. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Station Road/B5020 and proceed forward for 482 ft. Turn left and proceed forward for 177 ft to football stadium. (Total Distance - 59.6 miles).

Parking: The Car Park is next to the stadium.

Admission Prices: Admission is FREE to everyone.