Weymouth v Margate

MARGATE will again only be able to field a squad of 14 fit players for the Nationwide South trip to Weymouth on Saturday.

Pat Gradley is definitely out with a twisted ankle, after being injured in the warm-up at Bishop's Stortford in midweek. Darren Annon is still ruled out with a damaged achilles tendon, while Adrian Clarke will have to play, despite not being 100 per cent fit after a recent ankle problem.

John Keister returns after a one match ban, but top scorer Che Stadhart is again missing due to family reasons. Greg Oates will also play despite still not being fully recovered from knee tendon trouble, and was taken off at half time in the 3-0 defeat in midweek which stretched Margate's run without a win to six games.

They have now lost four of their last five games, and meet a Weymouth side who have improved in recent weeks, following the high profile departure of chairman Ian Ridley and player-manager Steve Claridge.

Steve Johnson, brother of Yeovil boss Gary took over at the Dorset club who are now eighth in the table. Margate's poor run has seen them slip to 17th.

Weymouth beat Margate 1-0 at Homelands in September when Annon's own goal decided a very scrappy contest.