CSWPL Premier Division: Elburton Villa and Tavistock renew rivalry at Haye Road

PREMIER DIVISION TONIGHT

ELBURTON Villa and Tavistock meet for the second time in a week at Haye Road (7.30pm).

Villa have been hit by the loss of six of their first team squad and will be drafting in two of their Devon Youth players, Mike Smith and Billy Westlake.

Justin Crowley, Jordan Trott, Lee Rundle, Lewis Daw and Saam Khakbazan are all unavailable while Ray Spear is suspended .

Tom Barwell and Sam Stevens hope to have recovered from illness while Kevin Yetton, Toby Roach and Tony Biddle are added to the squad.

Tavistock's Ryan Moorhead (Achilles), Aaron Northmore (concussion) and Sam Chitty (knee) still all ruled out of contention but Johnny Morris, Joe Carey and Johnny Wyatt return.

Lambs boss' Ian Southcott is upbeat about their prospects tonight.

He said: "Once again, we don't expect there to be very much in the game, but with players returning and on the back of last week's performance we should go confidently in to the game."

Elburton (from): S May, J Alexander, S Stevens, M Landricombe, J Smith, T Barwell, T Roach, C Martindale, R Almond, M Finneron, L Landricombe, K Yetton, T Biddle, M Smith, B Westlake

Tavistock (from): A Meeds, S Logan, J Robins, C Holt, J Ahearn, B Davies, J Kelly, I Rooke, I Holmes, D Hallett, C Farnham, L Johnson, J Wyatt, J Morris, J Carey, C Evans

TOMORROW

PLYMOUTH Parkway await news on the extent of Paul Heveran's ankle injury before naming a squad that entertains Launceston at Bolitho Park.

Heveran was stretchered off with an ankle injury in Tuesday's 2-1 St Luke's Cup quarter-final defeat against Southern Premier outfit Bideford.

The injury was diagnosed as severe bruising and the midfielder could be sidelined for a few weeks.

Central defender Marc Bonney was also injured against Bideford and is rated doubtful along with striker Sam Cooper (knee) and Jamie Bass (foot), leaving Parkway very depleted and looking to their second team to boost their squad.

Parkway (from): B Elphick, M Bonney, L Bevan, R Richards, P Heveran, S Hillson, S Cooper, D Griffiths, W Stringer, C Clarke, L Bailey, J Heveran, W Daw, D Hart, A Harris, AN Other

IVYBRIDGE Town will be without two of their first team squad for the long trip to Bickland Park to face Falmouth Town.

Striker Joe Truelove and midfielder Shae Saunders are is unavailable, but forward Mike Scott free of work commitments to take his place in the squad.

Ivybridge (from): J Oak, M Summers, B Smallridge, A Parker, S Sutton, J Walton, M Berry, J Truelove, J Middleton, T Hanrahan, J Zimmerman, A Widdicombe, M Cheetham, S Morgan, M Scott

LISKEARD Athletic make the trip to south Devon with confidence high after two consecutive victories have almost ensured their Premier Division survival.

But the Blues will be aware Liverton United will pose a hard task for them.

Kevin Blatchford came on for his debut in the 1-0 victory over St Austell and retains his place in a squad that includes new signing Dominic Matcham, from St Blazey.

Lee Blatchford is still suspended but manager Paul Blatchford has signed Nathan Ewing from Tavistock as cover, and is still hoping to add one more new name to the squad that travels to Halford.

Liskeard (from): B Shields, C Brimicombe, R Wallis, M Lyndsay, T Hall, C Canham, A Martin, P Bromhead, M Hawes, M Rourke, J Podmore, M Hatfield, D Matcham, K Blatchford

SALTASH United youngster Oscar Bennetts returns as the Ashes look to take their unbeaten run to four games with the visit of mid-Devon outfit Witheridge to Kimberley Stadium.

Bennetts was away with Cornwall Youth last weekend, scoring one of their goals in a 2-1 victory over Somerset. One player definitely sidelined is central defender Toby Clark, who suffered a reaction to his knee injury and is back on the treatment table.

Saltash (from): N Murphy, A Cusack, D Kanaki, S Hughes, S Clark, M Cusack, S Jewell, D Zalick, R Saint, S Farrant, G Coulton, S Sargison, M Godfree, R Allen, O Bennetts

TORPOINT Athletic could be without two of their squad for their game against St Blazey at Blaise Park.

Matt Budd is rated very doubtful with a groin injury while striker Brian Stacey will require a late fitness test on his shoulder.

Torpoint (from): D Batten/S Borthwick, S White, G Williams, D Smith, D Hicks, P Baker, B Stacey, L Avis-Riordan, J Fenwick, J Alexander, L Kershaw, T Payne, D Lorimer, M Budd, G Welsh, K Curtis