Hereford take strong squad to Gosport

Tonight sees Hereford take on Gosport Borough in a rearranged fixture following the postponement of the original game back in mid-January. That was in the middle of an incredibly unfortunate run of away matches and the cancellation of the game brought some welcome respite for Peter Beadle’s side.

A scheduled pitch inspection for tonight's game was cancelled meaning that the match will go ahead.

This will be the first meeting between the two teams with both having contrasting fortunes in the league this season. The Bulls sit seven points clear at the top of the table while Gosport remain rooted to the bottom having only picked up 9 points (2 wins and 3 draws) since August. Goals – as well as points - have been hard to come by for the Hampshire side with them scoring just 23 - and conceding 110 - in their 34 league games thus far.

Following the agonising last-minute defeat at Kings Lynn in January, Hereford are back on a six match unbeaten run in the league with the Bulls having now kept five consecutive clean sheets. Peter Beadle will undoubtedly be pleased with the resilience his side have shown in recent weeks and the last league fixture saw an incredibly professional performance in brushing aside third placed Weymouth.

The game against the Terras was comfortable in the main with Hereford in control of possession and able to create the main bulk of the chances. A stunning strike from Jennison Myrie-Williams on his debut - and another from Keyon Reffell - were enough for victory and capped off a satisfying day with both Kings Lynn and Kettering suffering narrow defeats.

Beadle will have an almost full strength squad to choose from following the postponement of the Hitchin game at the weekend and will be pleased with having some tough selection decisions to make. Billy Murphy made a late substitute appearance against

Weymouth and supporters will be hoping that his presence will add additional competition for the central midfield places over the next few weeks; John Mills made a welcome return and could be restored to the starting line-up following his recent knee injury; James Bowen appeared to strengthen his case to be made the first choice left back following a solid performance and club stalwart Rob Purdie has grabbed his first team opportunity to prove that he still has plenty to offer at the ripe old age of 35.

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