Match Previews: Griff (A), 26th Dec & Lutterworth Athletic (H), 28th Dec
By Matt Jones
THE NUNEATON DERBY
Date: Thursday 26th December 2024
Time: 3pm
Opponent: Nuneaton Griff FC
Venue: The Pingles Stadium, Avenue Road, Nuneaton, CV11 4LX
Admission Prices: Adults £6, Concessions (65+ & U16s) £4, U8s free.
Advance tickets: www.thepinglesstadium.com/event-details/nuneaton-griff-fc-vs-nuneaton-town-fc
THEN…
Date: Saturday 28th December 2024
Time: 3pm
Opponent: Lutterworth Athletic FC
Venue: The Oval, Coventry Road, Bedworth, CV12 8NN
Admission Prices: Adults £8, Concessions and 16-18 £6, Children 5-15 £1, Under 5s and NTFC Season Ticket Holders Free
Matchday sponsors: Harrison Randall - Total Wielding Solutions
Nuneaton Town play two fixtures in just 48 hours this Christmas before their new year break. And they could hardly come bigger than what's coming up first on Boxing Day.
After Nuneaton's 2 main teams met for the first time in August at The Oval and played out a competitive 1-1 draw, they meet for the second time at The Pingles. It will be the first ever competitive fixture between the two top Nuneaton teams within Nuneaton.
It is also the first match in Nuneaton for a Town/Borough team in over 14 months, since Boro lost to Barwell in their final game before eviction from Liberty Way.
Nuneaton Griff have put advance tickets on sale to help with the large crowd expected. Tickets are also available on the gate.
Following that match, Nuneaton Town return to The Oval to face Lutterworth Athletic hoping to repeat their 7-1 thrashing of them back in October, the second time Town have hit 7 this season.
Currently Nuneaton Town go into Christmas Day top of the table with 17 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses from their 25 matches, and last time out beat Birstall United 2-1.
Nuneaton Griff are 14th in the table with 7 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses from their 22 matches, and haven't played since 2nd December - a 3-1 win at Chelmsley Town - having had their last 3 matches postponed due to weather and FA Vase involvement for their opponents.
Lutterworth Athletic are 18th with 4 wins, 4 draws and 16 losses, and last time out lost 4-3 to Leicester St Andrew's in an entertaining match.
Please see Match Day Information on the NTFC Website for directions to The Oval.
