CAFC vs Cheshunt – Preview
Carshalton Athletic take on Cheshunt on Saturday with hopes of carrying forward the momentum of Monday’s victory over Potters Bar Town.
Cheshunt
Cheshunt failed to carry forward the momentum from the 4-0 thrashing away at Bognor Regis Town when they suffered a narrow 2-1 defeat to Dartford on Saturday. The Ambers currently find themselves in a bit of a precarious position in 18th place, level on points with Hashtag United who are in the drop zone and boast a game in hand over the Hertfordshire-based side. It was a difficult start to the 2024-25 season for Cheshunt; despite winning their curtain raiser 3-2 against Bognor, it proved a false dawn as they would remain winless in the Isthmian Premier for eight games before sealing a thrilling 3-2 win versus Hastings United in mid-October and following that up with a comfortable 2-0 Whitehawk victory. That said, the Ambers could not quite end the month in strong fashion, having back-to-back defeats inflicted on them by Cray Wanderers and Canvey Island.
The last couple of years have been tough for Cheshunt faithful, relegated from the National League South in the 2022-23 campaign and coming agonisingly close to the same fate but in the third tier of non-league football last year, finishing in 18th place on 43 points, four above the drop.
Likely line-ups
Carshalton Athletic
Henry, Sankoh, Tanner, Atewologun, Read, Saraiva, Hamilton-Downes, Bradford, Ifeanyi, Smith, Kalami
Cheshunt
Constable, Bryan-Waugh, Murphy, Muyembe, Furlong, Da Silva, Vasiliou, Thomas, Wood, Nalbant, Gibson-Hammond
Team News
Fikayo Atewologun returned to the starting XI Monday evening after being unavailable for the 1-1 draw with Bognor Regis. Expect Atewologun to partner with Bernie Tanner at the heart of the Robins backline. There was no Mason Saunders-Henry mid-week, Paris Hamilton-Downes filled in for the absentee.
Pre-Match Analysis
Cheshunt have a Goals Against of 22 and Goals For of 24 at the point of writing.
Key Player
Vas Vasiliou has netted seven in the 2024-25 season so far, which means Vasiliou tops the goalscoring charts for the Ambers.
The Gaffer
Mel Gwinnett was appointed First Team Manager on October 25. With over 20 years of experience in football management, he has held key roles at clubs such as Exter City, MK Dons, Stevenage and Barnet. Gwinnett had a successful managerial spell at Hampton and Richmond in the National League South, achieving a club record unbeaten run, an FA Trophy quarter-final and within a point of the play-offs last season.
Match Details
Date: Saturday, November 23rd, 2024
Venue: Colston Avenue
Kick-off: 03:00 PM
Admission: £11, £8, £5 (online prices) on the gate is a pound dearer.
Tickets: buy online here
