Morpeth Match Preview
After 10 days since out last outing, the Tigers return to action at the Project Solar Stadium this Saturday as we welcome Morpeth Town who make the journey down from the North East.
Last time out
Our last game was last Tuesday as we lost 3-2 at Matlock. Lewis Alessandra put us into an early lead, before the league’s top scorer Jonathan Margetts added to his impressive scoring tally with a first half hatrick. Hyde dominated the second half and got a goal back through Jack Redshaw but couldn’t force the equaliser. Our last home game was a 3-0 victory over Marske United two weeks ago.
Morpeth were 2-1 winners at home to Ilkeston Town, with Sam Hodgson scoring both goals. Morpeth’s last away game was a 3-0 victory at Stafford Rangers two weeks ago.
League standings
Hyde 6th place P17 W9 D1 L7 GF 25 GA 20 with 28 points
Morpeth 10th place P17 W7 D4 L6 GF 37 GA 35 with 25 points
Last 5 games (league and cup)
Hyde LWLWL
Morpeth LLWLW
Home v Away (league record)
Hyde home record P8 W5 D1 L2
Morpeth away record P9 W2 D2 L5
The visitors
Manager Craig Lynch has been in charge since September 2021, but has been on the coaching staff since 2018. During his first season in charge they equalled their best ever run in both the FA Cup and FA Trophy, and have finished 10th and 17th in the last 2 league campaigns.
Key threats to look out for are Andrew Johnson and Jack Foalle, who are both regular goal scorers at this level, and have experienced defenders in Jeff Henderson and goalkeeper Dan Lowson, who have been at the club for a number of years.
Our squad
Speaking after the Matlock game, Nick Spooner was happy to have the 10-day break in fixtures and will be hopeful to have some players back for the game from injury.
Nick will also be looking to be the first Hyde manager to beat Morpeth, as in our eight games against them in all competitions we have drawn three and lost five!
Match Day Information
Admission prices:
- £14 adults
- £9 concessions
- £9 17-18
- £9 students (must have valid ID)
- £7 12-16
- £3 5-11 (must be accompanied by an adult)
- Under 4s free
Big Al’s Tea Bar and the main stand will be open for your match day food, and we will have Big Al’s can bar and the social club open for drinks.
The social club will be open for the Man City v Liverpool game at 12.30pm and the Brentford v Arsenal game at 5.30pm, so come and make a day of it with us.
A reminder you can also purchase our home ticket bundle, which gives you seven matches admission for the price of six, an equivalent of last season’s admission prices. To purchase, see https://hydeunited.co.uk/product-category/season-tickets/
If you are unable to make the game, you can listen to our commentary via https://26nil.mixlr.com/
