MATCH PREVIEW – MOUSEHOLE v PLYMOUTH MARJON

PREVIEW:  MOUSEHOLE v PLYMOUTH MARJON

SATURDAY 25TH NOVEMBER, KICK OFF 2:15pm

SOUTH WEST PENINSULA LEGUE, DIVISION 1 WEST

AT TRUNGLE PARC

 This Saturday Mousehole play their 14th League fixture of the season – but only their third at home – sitting 13th in the table against 8th-place Marjons.

In a congested mid-table, only 6 points separate 11 teams, from 4th place St Blazey to 14th place Dobwalls.  So tight is the competition that if The Seagulls had won at Elburton Villa last Saturday they would now be just one place and three points outside the top six.

So, manager Kevin Richards and football director Jason Blunt will be expecting to pick up the three points on Saturday to mark the start of a climb up the table as they embark upon an unbroken run of 10 home games lasting until mid-February with 30 points up for grabs.

By a quirk of the fixture list, Plymouth Marjon have played 11 of their 14 League fixtures at home, on their 3G pitch at Derriford.  On September 2nd they defeated Mousehole 2-0 with two goals in two minutes just before half time, one of which was a penalty unluckily conceded by Josh Storey who was also red-carded.

Saturday’s is only the fourth away trip for Marjons – after one win (at Porthleven), one draw and one defeat on the road – and it will be their longest journey of the season.  Last Saturday they drew 0-0 at second-bottom team Illogan.

Mousehole will also be looking to continue their 100% home record since resuming fixtures at ‘the new Trungle Parc’ in October.  With two League wins – against Dobwalls  (4-1) and Illogan (2-0), and two Cup wins – 1-0 against Premier Division Camelford in the League Cup, and 2-1 against West Division leaders Ludgvan in the Cornwall Charity Cup – give grounds for optimism for the coming months.

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