Dereham look to return to winning form against strugglers
Dereham's Ryan Crisp will be looking to get amongst the goals against Great Wakering Rovers. Picture: Ian Burt - Credit: Ian Burt
Dereham will be looking to end a mini winless streak this afternoon.
The Magpies are without a win in three games, picking up just two points from draws at Wroxham and then at home to VCD Athletic before a midweek loss to Thurrock. However, that 3-1 reverse on Tuesday saw Dereham forced to field an under-strength side and they will be hoping to flex a few muscles against Great Wakering this afternoon.
Rovers are on a terrible run at the moment – they have lost their last six games, including their last five in the league – and have conceded 20 goals in the process.
However, if they want to look for positives, their last win came on their last visit to Norfolk – when they won 3-1 at Wroxham on October 1.
Since then they have slipped down to third from bottom and manager Gary Ansell has quit.
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Dereham are 14th in the table and should be confident of taking the points. Aldiss Park has been a fairly happy hunting ground for them this season, with just two defeats in eight home games.
A lack of goals – just 19 in 16 outings this season – needs to be fixed, though, especially as a good run of form could quickly see Matt Henman's team up among the leaders with just 10 points separating them from top spot.
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