WILTS Premier leaders Wroughton will be looking to halt their mini slide when they entertain Corsham Town at the Weir Field this weekend, writes RAY BURROUGHS.
Consecutive defeats by Purton and Marlborough have left manager Mark Love wondering what has gone wrong.
He said: "I have had a good response from the lads at training this week and I hope they will deliver the goods on Saturday. We can't afford to drop any more league points.
"I'm sticking with the same squad plus central defender Richard Paulton. We don't become a bad team overnight and hopefully we can bounce back from our couple of defeats."
New College, without a game last week due to four of their players on county duty, return to the fray as Malmesbury arrive at South Marston.
The rock-bottom Vics have been turning in some useful performances and it would not do for the home side to take things for granted.
College boss Mark Teasdale is still recovering from a knee operation and will miss the match but he hopes to be back in the dugout next weekend.
Spokesman Eric Stott said: "Although we have dropped away a bit from the leading four sides we need to keep picking up the points should any of the top sides slip up."
Aldbourne's 3-0 victory at Purton last week was a relief for their boss Stef Kuczynski after his side had gone several games without a win. They will be hoping the tide has turned when they take on local rivals Westside.
Striker Ashley Gouch netted all three goals last week at the Red House and the manager will be hoping he can add to his tally.
Westside gained a 2-1 success at Shrewton last weekend, scoring the winner in the closing stages.
Manager Mark Simpkins will be looking for another sound performance from his side as they bid for a top-five spot in the table.
Marlborough Town will be brimming with confidence following their cup victory over Wroughton last week and will be looking to add three points to their league tally at home to Shrewton.
Top game in Division One is the clash between second-in-the-table AFC Castrol and unbeaten leaders Minety.
Castrol are capable of upsetting the leaders on a good day and no doubt Minety boss Albert Gearing will be reminding his players they could face a tough game.
Division Two leaders Intel take on Chalke Valley and second-placed KC FC visit Swindon APS.
This weekend sees the start of the Division Two Subsidiary Cup with the teams divided into two groups.
Dynamo CDR, who have completed all their league fixtures, play Marlborough Town Reserves in Group A and Minety Reserves are at home to Blunsdon Reserves in Group B.
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