The National League North leaders are still without the injured Luke Burke, Stephen Dobbie, Joe Piggott, Nathan Shaw and captain Alex Whitmore, while Chris Neal and Danny Philliskirk have been out of the side for personal reasons. It made last weekend’s 4-1 home win over Blyth Spartans, which preserved Fylde’s two-point lead at the top, all the more satisfying for Bentley. “We had an inexperienced bench against Blyth, with academy lads and a teenager on loan from Preston (Ethan Walker). But we have players who are staking a claim, we are still winning games and we’re top of the table. AFC Blackpool are without a fixture in first division north this weekend.

Source: Express December 10, 2021 08:09 UTC