Bishops Cleeve are hoping to have a Good Friday when they travel down to Devon to take on Exmouth.

By Billy Taylor

The Mitres have struggled of late into the business end of the season, with their last two results seeing a 3-3 draw against Falmouth and a 2-1 loss to Mousehole, with both results being at home.

Paul Collicutt’s men are still in the play-off spots; however, they are two points above Shaftesbury and four points behind Winchester, who Cleeve have a game in hand over.

There are six games to go for the Mitres, and there are 18 points up for grabs, and Cleeve will be hoping to get back on track in Devon.

Meanwhile, for the home side, Exmouth are in eighth place and nine points behind Cleeve with five games to go as they look to potentially make a miraculous last push into the play-off spots.

The Town were in the play-offs last year after beating out Mousehole by two points to set up a clash with Evesham United, which they would go on to lose as the Robins would make their way up to the Southern League Premier South after defeating Malvern Town 1-0 in the final.

Recent form for Exmouth has seen them win three of their last five, but they have recently suffered defeats to Melksham Town and Malvern.

Exmouth and Bishops Cleeve have played each other seven times, with the Mitres coming out on top three times and Exmouth grabbing two wins.

The last time out between the two sides saw a 1-0 win for Cleeve with Matt Liddiard scoring the winner.