Ashington AFC vs West Auckland TownPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Ashington AFC and West Auckland Town meet in the first round qualifying of the FA Trophy, a knockout competition with no league table to reference. Over their last five games Ashington AFC have won three, including a 6-3 win over Lincoln United in their most recent match and a 2-0 away win at Brighouse Town, though they also shipped a heavy 0-5 defeat at Matlock Town. West Auckland Town come into this off a 0-1 defeat to Spennymoor Town, after a run that still included three wins in the previous four games, among them a 3-1 win over Wythenshawe Amateurs and a 2-1 away win at Bridlington Town. Among the head-to-head meetings, the most recent came in September 2020 and finished 3-3, played at the reversed venue to this fixture; in 2012 it was West Auckland Town who won 3-2 away, at Ashington AFC's ground. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.