Preview: Salford City vs. Morecambe - prediction, team news, lineups

In-form Salford City volition beryllium aiming to assertion their 4th consecutive triumph successful League Two astatine the Peninsula Stadium erstwhile they big Morecambe successful Sunday's gameweek 23 encounter.

The visiting broadside caput into the fixture with a solitary triumph successful their past six matches successful each competitions, a grounds they volition beryllium looking to amended earlier the crook of the year.

Match preview

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Salford claimed their 3rd consecutive triumph with a 3-0 triumph implicit Barrow successful circular 22 of League Two astatine the Peninsula Stadium connected Thursday.

Karl Robinson's squad laid down a marker successful the brushwood with 2 first-half goals to awesome their volition of claiming each the spoils connected the day.

Luke Garbutt got the hosts successful beforehand with a good effort successful the 21st minute, earlier Tyrese Fornah added a 2nd successful the 33rd minute.

Kylian Kouassi made definite of each 3 points with different extremity for the Ammies with 10 minutes near connected the clock.

With their latest triumph, the hosts person present won their past 3 matches successful the league and 4 of the past 5 fixtures successful each competitions.

The hosts had 1 of the worst location records of the 2023-24 play (five wins, 8 draws and 10 losses), amassing 23 points connected their patch; however, determination has been a singular turnaround successful their fortunes astatine the Peninsula Stadium this term, with 7 wins and 4 losses successful beforehand of their fans successful the archetypal fractional of the season.

Another triumph connected Sunday for the Ammies volition spot them implicit a four-game winning streak for the archetypal clip since April 2022.

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Meanwhile, Morecambe claimed their archetypal triumph crossed six matches successful each competitions by edging Carlisle 1-0 successful the relegation scrap astatine Brunton Park connected Thursday.

After a profligate show by some sides successful the archetypal 45 minutes, Gwion Edwards's close-range effort successful the 61st infinitesimal secured each 3 points for the visitors.

That triumph snapped their winless tally successful the league, which had stretched backmost to a 3-2 triumph astatine Swindon Town successful gameweek 17.

In his 3rd spell arsenic Morecambe manager, Derek Adams volition anticipation his squad tin physique connected their latest effect to assertion different triumph connected Sunday; however, that seems similar a herculean task, fixed that they person mislaid successful their past 3 trips to the Peninsula Stadium and the good signifier of the hosts.

Having finished 15th past season, it has been a dismal run for the Shrimps, who person picked up lone 17 points from 22 matches to beryllium second-bottom successful the table, 2 points from safety.

Morecambe's antiaircraft weakness is cardinal to their travails this season, arsenic the visitors person shipped the astir goals successful the league this word (38) — 2 much than Accrington Stanley, Swindon Town and Newport County, with 36 conceded respectively.

The fixture slated for Sunday is seemingly daunting for the visitors; however, they tin instrumentality inspiration from their 1-0 Boxing Day occurrence astatine Carlisle United.

Although the Shrimps person mislaid successful their past 3 fixtures distant to Salford, they person mislaid lone erstwhile connected the roadworthy successful their past 5 distant days (three wins, 1 gully and 1 loss) successful League Two this term, offering the travelling fans anticipation heading into Sunday.

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Team News

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After a tally of six goals successful six matches, Cole Stockton fired blanks successful their past outing; however, the guardant is inactive expected to commencement up top.

Meanwhile, Fornah is suspended for this brushwood aft receiving his marching orders against Barrow; successful his absence, Hakeeb Adelakun is expected to measurement up and capable the void.

Dan Chester remains connected the sidelines with a cruciate ligament wounded helium suffered successful October.

For the visitors, Harry Burgoyne is expected to support his spot betwixt the sticks, with first-choice goalkeeper Stuart Moore connected the wounded list.

Similarly, Adams volition beryllium without guardant Charlie Brown, who is inactive connected the mend aft suffering a semipermanent injury.

However, Ben Tollitt, who has six goals and 2 assists to his sanction this season, is disposable for selection, and helium is expected to beryllium named successful the starting XI.

Salford City imaginable starting lineup:
Young; Garbutt, Negru, Shephard; Bekoe, Adelakun, Ashley, Mnoga; McAleny, Lund; Stockton

We say: Salford City 2-0 Morecambe

Salford person been enjoying a good tally of form, which is highlighted by 3 consecutive wins astatine home.

Furthermore, the hosts person emerged victorious successful their past 3 meetings astatine the Peninsula Stadium.

Therefore, the Ammies could assertion a 2-0 triumph connected Sunday.

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