William Bewsey
10:37am, Thu 10th Apr 2025
Woking vs AFC Fylde
Vanarama National League
Saturday 12th April 2025
15:00 Kick-Off
Woking are looking for back-to-back league wins for the first time under Neal Ardley to go an extra step towards securing their National League safety for next season.
The Cards face two sides staring down the barrel of relegation in Fylde and Maidenhead next week, with the Coasters sitting 23rd and very much entering last chance saloon to make up a seven point gap on 20th placed Boston United.
Ardley’s side was heavily rotated in midweek, but with a massive three points secured at Oldham, he will have a selection dilemma on his hands as the likes of Dan Moss and Frank Vincent return from their rests.
Opposition Watch
An impressive run of form at the back end of last season saw Fylde survive quite comfortably in their first season back at National League level, although they did finish below the Cards.
A tumultuous year has seen Chris Beech, Nathan Delfouneso, Chris Neal, Kevin Phillips and now David Longwell in the dugout as the Coasters have struggled for any sort of consistency. Appointed in October, Phillips was dismissed in February with Fylde in dire straits after just five wins in his 18 games culminating in a damaging home defeat to Boston.
A run of one win and six defeats in their last seven has essentially consigned Fylde to the drop unless they can put together at least four wins out of their last five, which includes trips to Rochdale and Tamworth as well as hosting champions elect Barnet on the last day. The maximum they can get to is 54 points if they beat the Cards, if not then 51 or 52 points which may not be enough and their fate could well be mathematically sealed by Good Friday.
In and amongst all the chaos on the Fylde peninsula, Nick Haughton has done what he does so well and currently has 18 goals and nine assists, so he is of course one to watch as he hopes to take his side’s fight past Easter. Fylde’s last goal away from home came on the 1st of March at Gateshead, with their last away win an impressive 2-1 victory at Altrincham a week prior.
Around the Ground
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Please note, there is a private party in the bar from 18:30 on Saturday.
St John’s Ambulance will also be attending, so please give generously.
Last Time Out
Lewis Walker cancelled out Nick Haughton’s opener back in September at Mill Farm to take a share of the spoils back to Surrey.
Last April, Woking ran out 3-0 winners over Fylde at the Laithwaite in a game they had to at least draw to secure National League safety, with two from Tunji Akinola supported by a Kevin Berkoe strike.
These sides have met six times before, with Woking winning five times and just the one draw at Mill Farm last September.