Raiders look to bounce back and regain top position after Saturday's defeat

It's a return to Gloucestershire tomorrow for Raiders as we take on Highworth Town under the lights.

Despite Highworth being the home team, both sides will play away after floodlight problems forced a change of venue. The match will now take place at Cirencester FC’s Corinium Stadium.

Jordan Lewis ahead of Highworth: “The bounce back is really important, the games are coming thick and fast, and everything matters now, we are here to win every game of football we play, so we are here to win the league if we are in with a shout”.

Worcester Raiders will be looking to respond with 3 points after Saturday's defeat to Tuffley Rovers.

First half, Cameron Monteith got on the scoresheet, tucking a shot away that fell to him on the rebound to level.

Then on the 39th minute, Adam Taylor finished superbly from Jordan Murphy's excellent cross.

In spite of Raiders' 2-1 half time lead, the away sides quick response in the second half led them to a 3-2 victory.

A penalty converted two minutes after the break, followed by a quick counterattack goal 3 minutes later, saw Tuffley take back control of the game.

Raiders will now be determined to pick up a positive result away in Gloucestershire against 15th-place Highworth, a side we beat 3-0 back in September.

The lads will be again without Jake Donnelley, whose suspension is a 3-game ban, ruling him out for both tomorrow's and Saturday's fixtures.

A win would take us back to the top of the league ahead of Roman Glass, who we have played two games less than.

Previous league encounters
Worcester Raiders 3-0 Highworth Town 20/09/25
Worcester Raiders 0-1 Highworth Town 30/11/24
Highworth Town 1-0 Worcester Raiders 14/09/24

Form Guide in the Hellenic Premier Division
Highworth Town - WLWDW
Worcester Raiders – LWWWW

League position and points
Highworth Town –15th
W8 D8 L10
32 points
Worcester Raiders – 2nd
18W 4D 7L
58 points

Ticket details :
Adult - £8
Concessions - £6
U16 – £3

Parking details:
There is a car park at the Ground with approximately 120 parking spaces.

Game date and location:
Tuesday 3rd March
Hellenic League Premier Division
Corinium Stadium, Kingshill, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 1HS
Kick off 19:45 pm
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By Jamie Hughes