Match Preview – Maidenhead United (A) – Enterprise National League South

City are back on the road tomorrow evening when they travel to Berkshire to take on play-off chasing Maidenhead United at York Road.

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

After one success in their first 17 v City, Maidenhead have now won the last four including September’s eye-catching 4-0 success at Cannon Clarke Stadium @ Twerton Park. Tuesday’s re-arranged trip to Berkshire will be the Romans’ first game at York Road since November 2016. Harry Pritchard, now in his second spell for the Magpies, opened the scoring with a stunner, with prolific Dave Tarpey adding a second following a defensive mix-up. Manny Monthe pulled one back as City fought for a leveller despite losing Frankie Artus to a harsh second yellow card. Shaquille Hunter also had a penalty saved in a frustrating afternoon. Maidenhead went on to win National League South, where they remained until last May. Gary Owers’ City finished 9th.

• Tuesday will be the first time the Romans take on Maidenhead managed by someone other than Alan Devonshire since January 2015, when Johnson Hippolyte oversaw a 1-1 draw with Lee Howells in the City dugout.
• Jack Batten is the only remaining City player from their last game away at Maidenhead United.
• Scott Bartlett took charge of a 1-0 win over the Magpies in August for Weston-super-Mare, where former Roman Luke Skinner netted an added time winner.

• Maidenhead played Weston again on Saturday, losing 2-1 at York Road. They’ve lost two of their last three at home.
• The Scott Bartlett era began with a draw for Bath City at Eastbourne on the same day.