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Super U's to continue their good Christmas form with victory over the Dons 15:44 - Dec 29 with 1575 views

Boxing Day saw the U’s get the monkey of their back with the first Away League victory of the season at the Priestfield Stadium.

Not only has it given the whole team a lift, but also it means that they can press on with some more vital Home victories. The first starting tonight against AFC Wimbledon at the JCS.

Whilst I have been reluctant to show the league table for some weeks, it may be worth checking out the positions with some key matches coming up in the New Year.

Orient 22 52
Stevenage 22 45
Northampton 22 43
Carlisle 22 36
Swindon 23 35
Mansfield 22 35
Barrow 22 35
Walsall 21 33
Bradford 21 33
Salford 21 32
Stockport 21 31
Wimbledon 22 31
Doncaster 22 31
Tranmere 22 30
Sutton 23 29
Grimsby 21 27
Crewe 20 25
Newport 22 23
Harrogate 21 22
Crawley 22 21
Hartlepool 22 18
COL U 22 17
Rochdale 21 15
Gillingham 21 14

The significance of the table is that our next 7 games are as follows:

Wimbledon H
Swindon H
Harrogate A
Rochdale A
Gillingham H
Salford H
Hartlepool A

Frankly season defining games and four of the seven are against fellow relegation candidates.

Now it is becoming clear that we are suffering some horrific injuries at present. First Alan Judge and now Mattie Longstaff. Similarly, Bez Lubala has suffered a long-term injury or certainly an absence and more recently Sam Hornby and Alex Newby have missed vital games.

The only good news is that Ossama Ashley is able to play again after his undeserved sending off recently. We are putting a bid together for MK Dons midfield player Dan Kemp. The war chest might also have funds for a striker. Even with the injury to Longstaff we do seem to have a surfeit of midfield players but perhaps Kemp has skills the others do not.

Now back to tonight’s game. Former U’s stalwart Johnnie Jackson brings his Wimbledon side fresh from their Boxing Day draw against Newport County. It also gives us the chance to be reunited with Harry Pell and Courtney Senior. The Dons also have Kyle Hudlin available after his red card was rescinded after the dismissal was deemed wrongful on appeal.

Junior Tchamadeu put in another MOTM performance at Gillingham and Noah Chilvers put in his best performance of the season.

All of which leads us with the quandary of just who will line up for the U’s this evening.

MB might be tempted to start with a 3,5,2 formation:

O’Hara

Chambers Smith Dallison

Tchamadeu Skuse Chilvers Ashley Kazeem

Akinde Tovide

Subs:
Collins Hannant Eastman Sears Chesters Fevrier Huws

Weather tonight will be clear, cloudy and 6 degrees Celsius at the JCS.

A decent holiday crowd can be anticipated with a good number from SW London.

The U’s to win 3-1 with Chilvers, Tovide and Ashley on the scoresheet.

Once again iFollow is available for those unable to attend.

Enjoy the game.

Up the U’s

Durham_exile

Super U's to continue their good Christmas form with victory over the Dons on 16:06 - Dec 29 with 961 views

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Unless there are any injuries I can't see the starting XI being different to Boxing Day. Whether Akinde can start two games so close together could lead to a change though.

Feels typical of this season that Wimbledon come to us on the back of a nine match unbeaten run in the league. I'd actually be happy with a point tonight given that they're one of the form teams in the division right now.

Poll:

How many polls will Leadbelly do this season?

Super U's to continue their good Christmas form with victory over the Dons on 19:00 - Dec 29 with 905 views