Ramsbottom United v Warrington Rylands – Big game preview
By Garry Clarke
WARRINGTON Rylands travel to Ramsbottom United on Saturday looking to extend their winning run to seven games and maintain their lead at the top of the NPL West table, kick off 3pm.
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The “Blues”, who will be wearing red, travel knowing a victory over their hosts will put them out of reach of 6th place Bootle ensuring them of at the least a playoff spot in their first ever season in the league.
Currently occupying 16th place in the NPL West table, Ramsbottom United have been on a downward trajectory since losing 8-0 to Rylands in November. Arriving at Gorsey Lane in 9th place Ramsbottom, reduced to ten men before the break, had no answer to a rampant Rylands who recorded their highest score of the season. Joe Bunney led the way with a hat-trick, Declan Walker and Kane Drummond both bagged a brace while Adam Buxton completed the scoring.
Since playing at Gorsey Lane, Ramsbottom have played 15 games, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 10 including their last two against Colne (away) and Workington (home), both 1-0.
The two team’s respective league records going into Saturday’s game are:
P W D L GF GA GD PTS POS
Rylands 33 23 5 5 88 35 53 74 1
Ramsbottom 32 11 3 18 40 55 -15 36 16Ramsbottom United have a mixed record at home this season which places them 9th in a table complied on just home games, their record so far this season at home is.
P W D L
16 9 1 6While Rylands away record, which is the 4th best in the division reads
P W D L
16 9 4 3
As their first season in the Northern Premier League reaches its conclusion Warrington Rylands have four league games to play after Saturday:
Saturday 2nd April home v Runcorn Linnets
Saturday 9th April away v Workington
Monday 18th April away v 1874 Northwich
Saturday 23rd April home v Bootle
All games to kick off at 3pm.
