Yeovil vs Cheltenham preview
Monday 31 December 2018 13:12, UK
Yeovil boss Darren Way may resist making any changes for the Sky Bet League Two visit of Cheltenham.
The Glovers have not won in the league since October 27 but picked up a point from a goalless draw at Tranmere on Saturday. Bevis Mugabi was one player hoping to feature at Prenton Park, but he watched on from the bench as the Somerset side kept out their promotion-chasing hosts.
Omar Sowunmi (ankle), James Bailey (knee), Alex Pattison (back), Gabby Rogers (ankle), Wes McDonald (hamstring) and Diallang Jaiyesimi (knee) all missed the match because of injury.
Cheltenham boss Michael Duff may name an unchanged team after being pleased with the spirit his team showed in coming back from two goals down to draw with Forest Green. Kevin Dawson, who has been sidelined by a knee issue, has appeared as a substitute in the last two matches as he targets a return to the first team.
Fellow midfielder Jacob Maddox appears to have proved his fitness following hamstring trouble, playing 34 minutes on Saturday. However, Tom Field misses out with a shoulder problem and fellow full-back Sean Long remains a long-term absentee.
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Yeovil have only lost one of their seven home games against Cheltenham in the Football League (W3 D3), a 0-1 defeat in October 2006.
Cheltenham failed to score in both of their league games against Yeovil last season (D1 L1); they had only failed to find the net once in 12 meetings in the EFL prior to this (W4 D4 L4).
Yeovil are winless in eight home games in League Two (D5 L3), last going on a longer such run in December 2015 (10 games).
Cheltenham have won one of their last eight league games on the road (D3 L4), dispatching Notts County 3-0 in November.
Cheltenham have lost five consecutive games on New Year's Day in the EFL. The last side to go on a longer run of defeats on January 1 were Birmingham City (six games ending in 2014).
