Rugby Town host the Calor League's form team Beaconsfield SYCOB at Butlin Road this afternoon at Butlin Road.

The game is on, there is no planned pitch inspection.

Rugby have picked up back-to-back wins on the road with the 6-2 win over Chertsey followed up with a 1-0 win at Potters Bar but Beaconsfield, unbeaten in 11, will present a much tougher test.

Beaconsfield SYCOB

Beaconsfield are in excellent form and are currently top of the form guide with seven wins from their last eight including wins over Slough Town and last time out against Daventry last weekend.

Their 28-year-old manager Gary Meakin took charge just days before the start of this campaign with only four players signed on but has quickly built a very strong team who have risen to fifth in the table, 14 points behind Valley with a couple of games in hand.

Head to Head: Rugby v Beaconsfield

Valley overcame The Rams at Holloways Park back in October with a 4-1 victory which included a brace for David Kolodynski and a goal for Seb Lake-Gaskin.

Rugby have generally enjoyed their matches with Beaconsfield having won the last four encounters including last season's Play-Off Semi Final win at Butlin Road when Sam Youngs scored the only goal in extra time.

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Valley boss Dave Stringer is expected to welcome back winger Justin Marsden to the fold. The 29-year-old has missed two months of action with a shoulder injury.

Midfielders Richard Blythe and Jared Cunniff should return to the squad after missing Monday's win at Potters Bar through work commitments.

Winger Jamie Towers remains a doubt with a hamstring injury while Craig Kelly and Andrew Spencer remain out and Sam Belcher is likely to miss the remainder of the season having aggrevated his on-going knee injury.

Striker Mitchell Piggon left the club last week to return to Bedworth United.

Valley Squad from: Cooper; Beastall, Fox, Gudger, Haines, Myles; Blythe, Cunniff, Kaziboni, McBride, Marsden, Palmer, Towers; Kolodynski, Lake-Gaskin.