Hebburn Town will make the short journey to local rivals Morpeth Town on Tuesday night, for their NPL Premier Division fixture. At the weekend, the Hornets put on a five-star performance and cruised to an emphatic five-one victory over Bamber Bridge, courtesy of goals from Jack Donaghy, Olly Martin, Paul Van Zandvliet and Amar Purewal, and they'll be hoping for more of the same when they head to Craik Park.

As for Morpeth Town, they come into the game following back-to-back wins in the league, most recently away at Ashton United on Saturday. Jack Foalie netted in the sixth minute of second half stoppage time to steal all three points and inflict a first defeat
of the season on their opponents.

Pre-Match Thoughts

Hebburn Manager Daniel Moore spoke ahead of the game. He said, “We’ll prepare like we always do. I’m not going to get carried away as there’s still thirty odd games to go, but we’re in good form. On Tuesday, we’ll go there and look to get another three points.”

Venue

The match will be played at Craik Park, Morpeth, NE61 2YX. Ticket prices are £10 adults, £6 concessions and £3 for under 16s. You can pay via cash or card on the gate.

By Dan Carlton