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The Brewers and Sheffield FC try again at the i2i Stadium on Tuesday night after a power outage back in December forced the fixture to be abandoned on 15 minutes. Taddy were actually 1-0 to the good on the day courtesy of a third minute Harry Coates header however unforeseen circumstances saw the contest called off.

The situation has changed slightly now though as Sheffield FC are the ones vacating a play-off spot with Albion slipping out following Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at second placed Brighouse Town. However Taddy do hold a game in hand over Ossett United therefore a win here would see them reclaim the final play-off place ahead of the weekend trip to Loughborough. If Sheffield were to be victorious in this rearranged fixture then they would move eight points clear of their Yorkshire rivals as well as moving level with Pontefract in the Evo-Stik East League.

The World’s Oldest Football Club continue to tick the games off as another comprehensive victory, this time over Wisbech Town, saw them open up a five point gap between their opponents on Tuesday. They’ll return to the i2i Stadium with a fair bit of confidence too after four straight wins over Spalding, Stamford, Pickering and Wisbech respectively conceding just three goals in the process.

Taddy though have made a somewhat slow start to 2019 winning just one of their five encounters making tonight’s fixture a ‘must-win’ according to Simon Collins. Scoring goals continues to be an issue after finding the net just three times in their last six outings, making for uncomfortable reading. Albion will be hoping that they don’t miss the contribution of winger Billy Whitehouse too much as Casey Stewart, Aiden Savory and Joe Lumsden look to rediscover their shooting boots.

Rewinding back to August when the Brewers travelled to The Coach & Horses ground on matchday two, a pulsating seven goal thriller was served up. Joe Lumsden’s dramatic late winner saw Taddy pick up their first win of the 2018/19 campaign in a contest which had it all, including a crucial penalty save from Michael Ingham.

Team News: Pete Davidson may start after coming on for the last 20 minutes on Saturday. Aaron Hardy likely to remain side-lined with Josh Barrett.

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