Hereford FC dey return to home soil for di first time in nearly one month on Saturday, as newly promoted Hednesford Town make di trip to MandM Edgar Street Stadium.
Hereford go dey look to extend unbeaten league streak on dia home patch wey date back to mid-April against Oxford City, as di Pitmen head down to Herefordshire.
Aaron Downes men still dey sit pretty at top of table, though di gap at di summit for fit don reach four points last time out.
While draw against Bedford Town side wey don lose only one of five home games look satisfactory on paper, e for fit don be all three points but for 95th-minute equaliser for di hosts.
Downes tok after di game say im really disappoint say dem no see di game out and win am. Im say na good performance, and dem do everything dem need to win, but dem find way not to take all three points. Dem get plenty chances to put di game to bed, but dem no do am. Na wetin im tell di players: if you keep am at 1-0, di opponent always get opportunity. E just take one goal, and dem score.
Hednesford currently sit 15th for league standings, with 12 points from dia first 10 encounters, but dem win two of dia last three league outings.
Two weeks ago, di Pitmen claim maximum points thanks to rampant home display against struggling Radcliffe, running out 4-1 winners after dem trail after six minutes.
Despite dia league position, Saturday visitors no be team to underestimate, with bags of quality for dia roster.
Experienced poacher Danny Whitehall, wey net 18 goals last term, recently join from Scunthorpe United to bolster dia frontline, while ex-Buxton defender George Ward na another new addition on loan from Boston United.
Winger Jamie Cooke don already double im goal tally from last season, registering four goals and one assist in 10 league games.
Di 24-year-old double against Aldershot Town na only im goals for im 2025/26 National League campaign with Halifax Town, where im make 20 appearances.
But e don find impressive form since e join di Pitmen and e go full of confidence after scoring twice against Radcliffe.
Both Ahkeem Rose and Omari Sterling-James make di move to Keys Park from MandM Edgar Street Stadium, with Rose tally three goals and one assist in 2026/27.
E don score in each of Hednesford last two matches against Hebburn Town and Radcliffe.
Sterling-James, meanwhile, convert two penalties in thrilling 4-3 win at Scarborough Athletic back in August.
Di St Kitts and Nevis international bag five goals in im 25 Hereford matches after e arrive in March 2025, memorably hit long-range hat-trick at home to Curzon Ashton to help rescue unlikely point.
Jared Hodgkiss na another familiar face currently dey Staffordshire. Di ex-Forest Green Rovers and Kidderminster Harriers defender, wey captain Hereford at Wembley in 2021 FA Trophy Final, be part of di Pitmen coaching staff while also serving as assistant manager for di women side, wey im wife Laura lead.
Hednesford never travel to Edgar Street since September 2000, when both di Pitmen and Hereford United face off for Conference.
In eight meetings, di Bulls lose only one time – 3-1 away defeat in August 1998.
Di last meeting in Herefordshire end level, as home captain Ian Wright salvage 1-1 draw.
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