Bishops Cleeve FC are set to host Bristol Manor Farm on a bank holiday Monday clash, with the two sides facing each other for the second time in three days.

BY DAN BRIAN

The first outing between the two was on Saturday afternoon at the same venue, with the visitors coming out as victors with a 3-1 win.

Kevin Vega Contreras opened the scoring for his side, before Cleeve’s Charlie Holliday equalised after good work from Ross Langworthy and Adulai Sambu.

The home celebrations didn’t last long, however, as Manor Farm grabbed a second before half-time, and a third in the second 45.

The result meant the Mitres are out of the FA Trophy, but still have the FA Cup to compete in, with Poole Town making the 100+ mile trip to Kayte Lane on Saturday, September 5th.
Attention for both Cleeve and the Portwaymen now shifts to the league, where the former are looking to climb back up to the play-off places after a win and a loss in their opening two games.

In this fixture last season, the Mitres came away with a 3-1 win, with a penalty from Toby Holland and a Langworthy double sealing the three points.

In the reverse, the spoils were shared, with the hosts equalising after a brilliant Noah Rubio free kick to bring about a 1-1 scoreline.
If Paul Collicutt’s side want to pick up all three points at the Lane on Monday, they’ll have to do it without Jamal Lawrence, one of their options at centre-forward, who is still serving a three-game suspension following his opening day sending off.

Kick-off on Monday is at 3pm, with the game being a part of the league season’s first full round of fixtures.