Match Preview | Solihull Moors

Fixture: Solihull Moors vs Barnet
Date: Saturday 14^th January 2023

Time: 15:00

Competition: Isuzu FA Trophy

Venue: ARMCO Arena

The Bees are back on the road this Saturday as Dean Brennan’s side travel to the West Midlands to face fellow National League outfit Solihull Moors in the FA Trophy.

We faced Plymouth Parkway prior to Christmas in the third round of the tournament, which saw Daniel Powell send us through with a 91^st minute winner.

Saturday’s game might well prove to be a tougher test than our third-round fixture, with the Moors being a National League stalwart for some time now. However, with three losses on the bounce, our opponents aren’t on the greatest of form, and Brennan and his boys could well take advantage of that.

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ABOUT OUR OPPOSITION:

Nickname: The Moors

Founded: 2007

Stadium: ARMCO Arena (5,500 capacity)

Manager: Neal Ardley

Top Scorer: Andy Dallas (10 goals)

League Position: 12^th

Form: WWLLL

Recent Result: Southend United 3 – 0 Solihull Moors

IN THE DUGOUT:

Neal Ardley

Neal Ardley began his playing career as a midfielder for Wimbledon FC – making over 250 appearances in 11 years.

The 50-year-old then went onto play for Watford and Cardiff City before finishing his career at Millwall following a stretch of injuries.

Ardley returned to Cardiff City in 2007 to take charge of their academy before enjoying a successful six-year spell as manager of AFC Wimbledon.

He then spent three years at Notts County before joining Solihull Moors in June 2021. So far in his time at Solihull Moors, Ardley boasts a 50.6% win record.

ONE TO WATCH:

Andrew Dallas

The Moors’ top scorer, Scotsman Andrew Dallas signed for the West Midlands club in 2021 from Cambridge United, and started his career at Rangers, having developed with the club’s youth system as a kid.

Since signing for the Moors, the 23-year-old striker has scored an impressive 28 goals in 63 games, and the Bees defenders will have to be on the top of their game to thwart him.

OUR LAST MEETING:

17th September 2022

Solihull Moors 1 – 1 Barnet

Scorers: Dallas, De Havilland

Solihull Moors Line-Up: Moulden, Clarke, Coker, Dallas, Sbarra, Howe, Maycock (Whelan, 84’), Osborne, Barnett, Kelly, Kelleher

Substitutes: Storer, McNally, Vaughan, Whelan, Parsons

Bees’ Line-Up: Walker, Collinge, Okimo, Wynter, Kabamba, Gorman, Pritchard, Shielfs (Kanu, 69’, Hall 85’), Diarra, De Havilland, Phillips (Armstrong, 67’)

Substitutes: Armstrong, Hall, Kanu, Callan, Smith