This in from Newport IW FC, in their own words. Ed
It’s a huge night of Wessex Premier League football this evening as Newport IW welcome early frontrunners Downton to St George’s Park.
This is probably Newport IW’s toughest league match of the season so far.
LIVE website coverage starts from 1915hrs with a 1930hrs kick off.
Match facts
Downton and Newport IW are the only two remaining teams in the Premier division who are unbeaten away from home.
Both teams have only suffered one league defeat each this season. Downton lost 0-2 to Fareham Town and Newport IW lost 2-3 to Christchurch.
Downton put 11 goals past Newport IW last season; a 3-1 home win, a 3-4 win at St Georges Park and a 2-4 cup win, again at St Georges Park.
Downton
A win for Downton would see them go top of the table on 32 pts.
Downton have only conceded five goals on their travels this season, whereas they have let in eight goals at home.
Downton have scored 22 goals in their last six league games.
Newport IW
The Isle of Wight side have not yet beaten anyone inside the top ten in the league this season.
Newport IW have played fewer games than any other team this season.
A win for Newport IW would see them climb into seventh place in the Wessex League Premier.
In this fixture last season, Tom McInnes, Giancarlo Giancovich and James Butt all scored for Newport IW. All three are likely to play some part in this season’s fixture.
