Valley meet newly-promoted Leamington tomorrow afternoon for a long-awaited Warwickshire derby.

	Date Bank Holiday Monday 31st August 2009 Kick-off 3pm Venue Butlin Road, Rugby Comp Zamaretto League Premier Division Match Odds Rugby 13/8 Draw 5/2 Leamington 6/5 Goalkeeper Andy Stevens is still a major doubt with an arm injury Head2Head P W D L F A Home 3 2 0 1 2 1 Away 4 2 1 1 6 6 Total 7 4 1 2 8 7

With the last competitive league meeting over 22 years ago, fans of Valley & Brakes have had a long wait to see their teams match up on the field.

Leamington reformed in 2000 and have since ascended the leagues in rapid fashion starting from Midland Combination League Division 2 (playing in the same league as Rugby's reserve side).

Last season they ran away with the Zamaretto Midland Division gaining automatic promotion.

Brakes have made a promising start to the season with two wins and two draws from their opening five games back at Southern League Premier level.

There is no doubt that Rugby would like to be coming into the game in better form having collected just a single point from their opening five games but current form can often be an irrelevant factor for derby games.

Defender-turned-midfielder Marcel Simpson is expected to continue in the middle of the park after an encouraging display against Tiverton.

Meanwhile, goalkeeper Andy Stevens is still a major doubt with an arm ligament injury meaning Dan Bell will continue to deputise between the sticks. Midfielder Neil Melvin could also return to contention following a hamstring strain.

Valley squad from: Andy Stevens, Dan Bell; Liam Nicell, Harry Donaghey, Craig Herbert, Delroy Gordon, Sean Castleton; Marcel Simpson, Shawn Richards, Matt Gearing, Allando Davis, David Staff, Ben Twigger, Steve Purton, Neil Melvin; Josh Thompson, Jason Ramsay, David Kolodynski.