The Bulls are back on the road on Saturday as they travel to Suffolk to take on Needham Market.
Hereford will be looking to build on a fantastic 3-0 home win last time out in the league against Rushall Olympic.
“It’s been a stop-start couple of weeks for us (due to fixture postponements) but that was the perfect reaction,” said Paul Caddis.
The victory followed an equally impressive 4-0 win at Edgar Street against Marine in the league game before that.
After brilliant away form early on in the season, Hereford have struggled recently with back-to-back losses on their travels.
Caddis’ side go into the game on Saturday in eighth on 30 points, six behind Curzon Ashton in first with one or two games in hand on most teams.
Needham Market on the other hand have struggled so far this season with four wins, the same number of draws and 12 losses which has them sat in 23rd.
The Marketmen also have a -20 goal difference which is the worst in the league.
Kevin Horlock’s side have found it difficult at home in particular with only one of their four wins coming at Bloomfields.
As Hereford fans will recall, one of those victories was a 1-0 win away at Edgar Street back in September when Jamie McGrath scored the only goal.
The side from Suffolk were promoted last season after winning the Southern League Premier Division Central title on 85 points.
The travelling Hereford fans will be hoping for revenge in the first reverse fixture of the season on Saturday.
Team News
Sammy Robinson returned to the squad against Rushall Olympic after a spell on the sidelines with an injury to his quad.
Aaron Chapman has recovered from an injury to his groin and is once again available for selection.
Aaron Skinner and Preston Bitemo remain out long-term with injuries to their ankle and back respectively.
Last Five:
HEREFORD:
3-0 (A) Chester FC 02/11/24
0-2 (H) Oxford City 05/11/24
4-0 (H) Marine 09/11/24 (Ryan Bartley x1, Jason Cowley x1, Andy Williams x1, Mark Derricott x1)
0-1 (H) Brentwood Town FA TROPHY 16/11/24
3-0 (H) Rushall Olympic 30/11/24 (Dylan Mitchell x1, Jaiden White x1, Ahkeem Rose x1)
NEEDHAM MARKET:
0-1 (H) Chester 09/11/24
3-2 (A) Alfreton FA TROPHY 16/11/24 (Seth Chambers x1, Luke Ingram x1)
2-0 (A) Marine 23/11/24
0-1 (A) Leamington 26/11/24 (L. Ingram x1)
1-1 (H) Scarborough 30/11/24 (Tevan Allen x1)
One to watch:
Tevan Allen (NEEDHAM MARKET):
The attack-minded midfielder leads the way in goal involvements for the Marketmen with two goals and the same number of assists in the league.
Allen has lots of experience, having made over 350 appearances at steps 3 and 4 and was part of the side that got promoted last season.
Horlock will be hoping his midfielder can continue his goalscoring form after he scored the equaliser last time out at home to Scarborough.
Head-2-Head:
Hereford 0-1 Needham Market (National League North) 03/09/24 (J. McGrath x1)
