William Bewsey
3:42pm, Tue 18th Feb 2025
Woking vs Solihull Moors
Vanarama National League
Wednesday 19th February 2025
19:45 Kick-Off
Woking host Solihull Moors at the Laithwaite this Wednesday night knowing that a busy midweek of National League football could see them either move further clear of the drop or be dragged back in towards the bottom four whirlpool.
Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Tamworth was the Cards’ second 1-1 home draw in two home fixtures, as well as their third successful penalty in three home league games. The visit of Solihull presents a chance to make it seven points from three games in just over a week, and Neal Ardley will have dilemmas to make with several players back in contention.
Opposition Watch
The bridesmaids of last season, Solihull Moors were two successful penalty shootouts from being a League Two side and FA Trophy winners. Alas, it wasn’t meant to be and Solihull manager Andy Whing made his own way into the EFL last month by taking over at Barrow.
Wealdstone boss Matt Taylor was poached by the Moors, linking up with his former teammate and director of football Stephen Ward at the ARMCO Arena. His time at Solihull has got off to a rocky start, with just a point in his first four games away to Wealdstone, with Moors now just a point in their last seven.
This barren run has nearly killed off their hopes of a top seven finish, with a seven point deficit on Altrincham, who have also played a game less. It coincides with injury to Conor Wilkinson, who has 12 goals in 25 games this season, whilst match winner in the reverse fixture Jack Stevens is without a goal in seven, also absent in Saturday’s 3-1 loss at Barnet.
This game hence represents a big chance for the Cards to capitalise on Solihull’s woes, but this is still a top half side, so Woking will have to show more of a decisive edge to their game.
Around the Ground
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Last Time Out
Solihull, thanks to Stevens, claimed all three points in October at Damson Park. Last season, they were 3-0 victors at home back in January 2024, with a 1-1 draw in September 2023 thanks to Padraig Amond.
