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[Match Reports]

Two sides battling to get back into the play off race meet at Kingfield, both teams having a point to prove after recent results.

Team News

For City, boss Billy McEwan may be looking to change things round following an embarrassing 0-0 draw with bottom club Southport. McEwan said that he "would have subbed all 11 of them at half time" in a game where City looked a shadow of the side that thrashed Port 4-1 in August. In defence, David McGurk could be challenging James Dudgeon for a place alongside captain Mark Hotte, and Nathan Peat could be recalled following his return from injury, but it is unlikely that the team will vary too much from the one that played on Tuesday, although McEwan will have to decide which one of his four strikers to leave out. Former Troyes striker Tcham N'Toya is perhaps the likeliest to be benched for the game, after being substituted last time out. Jamie Price was targeting this game as a comeback following injury but it is uncertain whether he will play any sort of role on Saturday.

For Woking, manager Glenn Cockerill will want to address the Cards' poor home form that has seen them win just three times at Kingfield this season. In fact, their lack of home wins is only bettered by relegation strugglers Tamworth. However, the problem has more been that they have been drawing games, with 10 of their 25 games this season ending tied, including their most recent game at Stevenage Borough. Centre back Jimmy Aggrey will be loaned out this week in a bid to get match fitness, and striker Mark Rawle has left the club. Ex Dundee man Tom Hutchinson has signed a permanent deal this week after becoming a regular in the side.

Possible Teams

City: porter; craddock, dudgeon, hotte, peat; convery, panther, dunning; donaldson, o'neill, bishop. Substitutes: reid, merris, n'toya, mcgurk, webster.

Woking: jalal; el - salahi, watson, nethercott, hutchinson; smith, selley, murray, ferguson; evans, richards. Substitutes: jackson, mccallister, sharpling, liam cockerill, davies.

Current Form

York - DWLLD - Scarborough (A), Crawley Town (A), Stevenage Borough (H), Grays Athletic (H), Southport (H).

Woking - DLDDD - Crawley Town (A), Kidderminster Harriers (H), Northwich Victoria (H) (FA Trophy), Burton Albion (A), Stevenage Borough (A).

Last Season

Woking 1-0 City
Scott Canham scored the only goal of a dull encounter, in Viv Busby's first game in charge of City.

Useful Links

http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/ - Official Site
http://www.cardsweb.co.uk/ - Cardsweb
http://www.thecardinalsonline.co.uk/ - The Cardinals Online
http://www.cardsboard.co.uk/cardboard.mpl - Woking Message Board
http://yorkcityfc.com/pl - Predictions League
http://yorkcityfc.com/away/woking.php - Away Travel Information
http://yorkcityfc.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=4 - Away Travel Forum