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Whitby Town Hoping For Double Over League Leaders

After knocking them out of the FA Cup in August, the Blues go back to NPL Premier table-toppers Lancaster City, on Saturday.

Town are on a run of three wins out of four which has seen them rise to seventh in the league table.

Right-back Connor Smith netted the winner in last weekend's 3-1 victory over Rushall Olympic.

He's anticipating a tough afternoon, despite the FA Cup win in the North West earlier this season:

 "I think at the time we didn't realise how good that result was against Lancaster, considering what they've done since and how well they've done in the league.

"So we know how tough that game's going to be, but the fact that we've gone there and scored two goals is really positive. I know the second half got a bit chaotic with two red cards, but we've shown we can go there and put in a strong performance over 90 minutes.

"We will just need to improve on our decision making and game management, on Saturday, to give ourself the best chance again. But yeah, it'll be a really tough game, but one that we'll go into full of confidence after the past run of form."

There's more from Connor Smith, plus comments from Gary Liddle and Alex Nelson on this week's Codcast.

Kick-off, at Lancaster, on Saturday, is 3.00pm, with full commentary on This Is The Coast Extra from just before.

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