Thame United hit the road again on Good Friday to start their Easter campaign when they travel to play Northwood in the Pitching In Southern League Central Division One, the two teams met back in December at the ASM Stadium in a remarkable match that saw nine goals scored, Thame going into half time two nil in the lead then a flurry of goals early in the second half saw the home side lead five goals to two before late goals for each side saw the game end six goals to three. Since that game Northwood have seen a change in the management team with Jack Smith and JJ Bates who were in charge at the ASM stadium being replaced by Tommy Cooney in January and an over haul of the squad followed. Since that meeting Northwood have struggled in and around the bottom four for most of the season, and have only picked up seven points in contrast to Thame that have gained forty three points. However there was some encouragement for the woods at the weekend as they went on to notch up only their fifth win of the season with a three - one win at Stotfold and followed that with a credible two, two home draw agains Welwyn Garden City. Meanwhile Thame share the points at the ASM Stadium on Saturday with a hard fought one - one draw at home to another inform side Ware, the point keeps them three points above Hertford in the final play off spot with five games to go. The results from Saturday meant there is now only four points separating third place and sixth and it looks like a race between four sides for the three play off spots with Ware not mathematically out of contention but are eight points adrift now of fifth spot. Northwood are now twelve points from safety sitting in eighteenth place and it will be a tough ask to avoid the drop into step five and would need a scenario where they won all of their remaining five matches and Aylesbury lost all of their final games. In fact this Friday could see them relegated depending on other results around them.

Kick Off Skyline Roofing Stadium is 15:00

LEAGUE RECORD: Southern League Central Division One
Northwood - Position 20th Played 37 Won 5, Drawn 12, Lost 20, Goals for 45 Goals against 87 Points 27
Thame United - Position 5th - Played 37 Won 22, Drawn 5, Lost 10, Goals for 90, Goals against 58, Points 71

HEAD TO HEAD:
The two teams have met 5 times in recent years since 2017in the southern League and Evo Stick League with Thame coming out on top with three wins to Northwoods two, with one draw. Between 2018 and 2024 Northwood spent a number of years in the Isthmian League before a sideways move to the Southern League Central Division One at the start of the 2024 / 2025 season

FORM GUIDE (last 6 games)
Northwood L, L, L, L ,W D (19th)
Thame United W, W D, W, W, D (3rd)

LEADING SCORERS
Northwood - Dan Williams (13) Alie Bangura (5)
Thame United - Louis Walsh (23) Harry Alexander (16)

COLOURS:
Northwood will be playing in ​Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks, GK All Yellow
Thame United will be playing in Blue / White Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks, GK All Orange

TEAM MANAGERS:
Northwood Manager - Tommy Cooney
Thame Manager - Ben Williams

MATCH OFFICIALS:
Referee: Michael Smith
Assistant Referee: Andrew Johnson-Small
Assistant Referee: Ivan Yordanov

GROUND:
Skyline Roofing Stadium, Northwood Recreation Ground, Off Chestnut Avenue, Northwood, HA6 1HR.

PARKING
Parking is free of charge on site

TICKETS
Admission charges for this game are as agreed £11 for adults, £6 for concessions but FREE for any Under-16s.

MATCH DAY PROGRAMME
Printed programmes are available at £2.00. Cash or Card at turnstiles and in the clubhouse.