A round of midweek action is in store in the JD Cymru Premier, with key implications at both ends of the table. Here are the key games to watch.
JD Cymru Premier – Briton Ferry Llansawel v Newtown (Tuesday, 7:45pm)
A massive fixture awaits in the relegation battle as Briton Ferry Llansawel and Newtown – live on Sgorio – with both sides currently level on 25 points.
Ferry are above the Robins and out of the drop zone on goal difference but will be hoping to bounce back from a 4-3 defeat to Barry Town United on Friday night when they conceded in stoppage time to lose the game. A frustrated Andy Dyer said his team “better turn up and want to defend properly” on Tuesday night in his post-match interview.
Newtown twice took the lead against Flint Town United at Latham Park on Friday night but had to settle for a 2-2 draw. The Robins have won just one of their last 15 league matches but have looked more solid in Phase Two, losing only one of their five games. Callum McKenzie said his side were “raring to go” for the trip to Ferry after Friday’s draw.
Both sides won one encounter each against the other in Phase One, before playing out a 2-2 draw at Latham Park on the opening night of Phase Two as Ferry came from two goals down.
JD Cymru Premier – The New Saints v Caernarfon Town (Tuesday, 7:45pm)
The New Saints would move to the brink of the JD Cymru Premier title with victory over Caernarfon Town at Park Hall.
Craig Harrison’s side have firmly found form when it matters, with a superb 5-1 home victory over Haverfordwest County on Saturday taking their winning streak in the league to 10 matches. If they triumph again on Tuesday night, the title will be theirs if Penybont then drop points against Cardiff Met on Friday.
However, Caernarfon have already won at Park Hall this season as Louis Lloyd’s late winner secured a memorable 2-1 victory for the Cofis in Phase One. It has been an inconsistent Phase Two for Richard Davies’ side so far, who won 3-2 over Penybont at the end of February before a 4-2 defeat at Cardiff Met on Saturday saw them slip to fifth in the table.
Although the Cofis did inflict defeat on TNS in October, the Saints have won the other 13 of the last 14 matches between the two sides. Adam Wilson’s first half goal earned a 1-0 victory in Phase Two’s reverse fixture at The Oval.
