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Buxton make the trip to Wales to take on Merthyr Town on the 28th February with a 3pm kickoff.
The Bucks
On Tuesday, a 2-1 defeat to King’s Lynn extended The Bucks’ winless run to six matches.
Despite Ashton Mee netting his first goal for the club to draw them level, The Linnets responded almost immediately to restore their advantage and claim all three points.
They also suffered a 3-0 defeat to AFC Fylde at the weekend.
Reflecting on the game Fylde game, manager John McGrath said:
“We sent the boys up perfectly really and we had a really good game plan, kind of limited them to how we wanted them to play, then the first goal Young goes off script.
We had a game plan to play out through Max Bardell and Joey Dawson but we go the opposite way, so we are not set for that, and it’s a really poor goal to concede.
To be fair, after that we were in the ascendancy, we had some really good chances, then the sucker punch of a goal before halftime and it’s another really sloppy set piece goal to concede from.”
Opposition facts
Merthyr Town are managed by Paul Mitchell, who took charge in April 2022. He previously had spells in charge of Yate Town and Cinderford Town.
The Welsh club were founded in 1909 but ceased playing in 1934. They reformed as Merthyr Tydfil in 1945 before being liquidated in 2010, later reforming as Merthyr Town in the same year.
Nicknamed The Martyrs, they play their home matches at Pennydarren Park, which has a capacity of 4,000.
Historically, their best FA Cup run came in the 1928–29 season, when they reached the second round.
In the FA Trophy, they reached round one on two occasions once in 2012-13 and again in 2023-24.
Former Leeds United and Juventus player John Charles ended his career at Merthyr playing for two year at the Welsh club between 1972-1974.
The club finished 1st in the Southern League Premier Division after only losing 5 games and picking up 91 points.
Looking at recent form, Merthyr sit 13th across the last ten games, with Buxton in 20th.
Last time out, they won against Leamington 2-1 with first half goals from Lewys Twamley and Callum Ryan-Phillips.
In the home form guide, they are 5th with 31 points from their 17 games at Pennydarren Park.
Merthyr are in 3rd place in the league after 35 games and have 63 points.
One to Watch: Cawley Cox
Cox has nine goals for the club so far this season including a hat-trick against Worksop Town in January.
A versatile player the 22-year-old can play anywhere across the front line playing nine times at right wing four times at centre forward and two times at left wing.
Last time they faced
It was a 2-1 defeat for Buxton when the sides last met, after Kieran Burton was sent off early on. Goals from Cole Jarvis and Lewys Twamley put the visitors in control and, although Tate Campbell pulled one back late on, it was not enough to prevent them from taking all three points.
