Cirencester Town return to league action this Saturday as Longlevens AFC visit The Talent Hire Stadium for the second time this season.
The Levens came out victorious last time out (November 12) in a 0-2 win over James Mortimer-Jones side, in the GFA Challenge Cup with goals from Vladyslav Yarmolenko and Joey Haswell.
In terms of the reverse fixture in the Hellenic League Premier Division, Cirencester produced a dominant display at Sawmills End as Ethan Rose, Jack Freeman and Aidan Bennett helped the Centurions pick up three points in a 0-3 win.
Longlevens are currently experiencing a horrendous run of form in league fixtures, failing to pick up three points in the last eight games, a 0-2 win against Tuffley Rovers on boxing day was the last time they registered three points.
Even though The Levens have one of the worst form records currently in the league, Mortimer-Jones is still expecting a tough battle:
“It’s always a tough battle against Longlevens, always a hard working side, it’ll be nice playing at home so hopefully we can get the ball down and play.
“It’s one we’re looking forward to at the moment because we’ve got a little two week break after that so we want to put all our efforts into Saturday.”
The Centurions will be looking to make it back to back wins after their 0-2 win against Malmesbury Victoria at The Flying Monk Ground on Tuesday night.
Not at our best in the 1st half, but much better in the 2nd and @CirenTownFC deserved the win over the 90 mins.
— Keith Mays (@KeithMays20) March 11, 2025
Great to see Finn back, but also Mozza, who we've missed in the last few games.
Harrison a real threat, but for his performance and goals my MoM Kyle. 🔴⚫️⚽️
Cirencester’s number 10, Finley Bell returned from the USA this week to help The Centurions secure a spot in the semi-finals of the Wiseman Lighting Floodlit Cup, but the midfielder may not be available for Saturday’s fixture.
Mortimer-Jones explained that a few players might be doubts against Longlevens after playing through injuries in the cup fixture against Malmesbury.
“Mozza (Jordan Morris) back in the side tonight, he seemed to get through it but took him off because he was feeling it (injury) a little bit towards the end.
“We’ve still got two or three missing, Jack Freeman with illness and (Andy) Lewis will be out for two to three weeks and there’s still two or three that are carrying some sort of knock but they’re putting a shift in for the team at the moment.
“For a couple of them, I would say playing on Saturday might be a bit too early for them.”
