Chippenham are hit by an injury crisis

EVO-STIK PREMIER DIVISION

Chippenham Town welcome Bashley to Hardenhuish Park in the Premier Division of the Evo-Stik Southern League this afternoon.

The Bluebirds failed to register a league win during January and are beset with injuries.

On-loan midfielder Ian Herring may have to play in the back four to cover for the plethora of injuries.

Ashley Williams, Nathan Rudge, Alex Kite, Greg Tindle, Ian Harvey and Sean Lamb are all doubtful, while Lewis Powell is unlikely to feature again this season and Kevin Sawyer is still ruled out with a groin injury.

The squad is again likely to feature players from the club's under-18s side.

Bashley halted their own winless run with a midweek victory over Chesham.

Chippenham (from): Smith, Williams, Casey, Lamb, Harvey, Rudge, Osman, Tindle, Randhawa, Lye, Herring, Gullick, Stearn, Gilroy, Griffin, Guthrie, Wickens, Austin.

Cirencester Town manager Brian Hughes is urging his side to forget last week's unfortunate defeat against AFC Totton when they travel to Weymouth this afternoon.

The Terras have consolidated after a couple of woeful years on and off the field and are currently in mid-table.

Hughes knows it will not be easy to get a result, but he is backing his side to keep plugging away and eventually see their form turn.

With new signings Wayne Turk, Lee Smith and Scott Griffin bedding down into the side, Hughes believes the quality is there.

"We make a point of not over-analysing every defeat – once the game has gone you can't do anything about it," Hughes said. "Our job this week has been to get everyone on the training ground and get them all smiling again.

"The new lads have given us a bit of a spark and as they are familiar faces to us, they've not taken long to settle back into the side.

Frome Town welcome high-flying Oxford City to the Alder Smith Stadium today.

The Somerset side are on something of a quirky run of late, with neither themselves or any of their last six league opponents having scored more than once in those half-dozen matches.

Oxford are fourth in the table, but have not won any of their last four away games.

Swindon Supermarine must attempt to build upon last weekend's 4-3 victory at Evesham when fifth-from-bottom Redditch visit Wiltshire this afternoon.