Match Preview

It's a quick turnaround as Lancaster prepare for a clash with Bamber Bridge on Easter Monday.

Location
The Sir Tom Finney Stadium
Brownedge Road
Bamber Bridge
Preston
PR5 6UU

Tickets
Ticket prices are as follows:

Adults: £10
Concessions: £7 (over 65s and students with valid ID, season ticket holders for any EFL or Premier League club)
Accompanied children (Under 16 years): FREE
Unaccompanied children (Under 14 years): £2
Unaccompanied children (14 -16 years): £7

You can also listen to Craig Thompson's match commentary live at https://dollybluesound.mixlr.com

Bamber Bridge
Bamber Bridge can secure playoff football with one more win. They put on an excellent run of five straight wins and beat South Shields to close the gap until a 5-2 loss against FC United on Saturday expanded it to nine points. South Shields can secure promotion with one more win. Eight points clear of Hyde United with a game in hand, a win tomorrow would earn Bamber Bridge that spot in the playoffs.

The goals of Fin Sinclair-Smith, 18 in the league, have been vital to their promotion push as he has hit a peak in form, scoring eight goals in his last 10 games. He is certainly the man to watch. Former Dolly Blue Paul Dawson is their next-highest scorer with six in the league.

At home, Bamber Bridge have one of the best records in the league, having lost only one game at The Sir Tom Finney Stadium. That was a 3-1 defeat against Radcliffe in November. They are currently on a five-game winning run there.

Lancaster City
With three games to play, City will be looking to put the last week behind them and climb as high up the table as possible. Dependent on other results, a win could take The Dolly Blues up to 10th place and one point off last season's total. Lancaster have had troubles on the road since November, with the recent win against Belper Town being the blueprint to emulate in the two remaining away games. City will need to win their first league game at Bamber Bridge since 2014 to do so.

Head-to-Head
The Dolly Blues have faced Bamber Bridge twice this season, losing in the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy but drawing in the league on Boxing Day, as David Norris found a late equaliser to earn Lancaster a point at Giant Axe.

Here are the last five results:
26/12/2022: Lancaster City 1-1 Bamber Bridge (Northern Premier League)
30/11/2022: Lancaster City 0-1 Bamber Bridge (Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy)
18/04/2022: Lancaster City 0-1 Bamber Bridge (Northern Premier League)
27/12/2021: Bamber Bridge 2-1 Lancaster City (Northern Premier League)
26/12/2019: Lancaster City 2-3 Bamber Bridge (Northern Premier League)