Diamonds welcome league newcomers Ilkeston Town to Hayden Road on Saturday (27th August, 3:00 pm kick-off).
Admission prices are as follows:
Adults: £11
Concessions: £8
Students: £8
U21s: £6
U16s: £2
Tickets can be purchased in advance here. You can also pay by cash or contactless payment at the turnstile.
Our visitors
They play at the New Manor Ground and finished 1st in the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands last season to earn promotion to Step 3. They scored a league-high of 97 goals in the process and boasted two of the division’s top-five goalscorers (Zak Goodson with 21 and Remaye Campbell with 20).
The Robins are managed by Martin Carruthers and currently sit 17th in the table after an opening day draw at Tamworth (1-1), a 2-2 draw at home to Leiston, a 2-1 defeat at Barwell and then another draw, this time 1-1, at home to Redditch where they finished the game with ten players following a red card.
To find out more about the club, visit their website here.
Season so far
Diamonds currently sit bottom of the league after drawing their opening game 0-0 at home to Needham Market, losing 2-1 at league newcomers Basford, experiencing a 1-2 reverse at home to Hitchin and then being defeated 2-0 at Alvechurch last time out.
Can’t make the game?
Our Radio Diamonds team will be providing live commentary as the action unfolds – tune in at mixlr.com/radiodiamondsafc. Listeners will be able to message with their comments and thoughts on 07394 309591.
We will also doing live updates on our Twitter account at twitter.com/AFCRD. Interviews will be available after the game at youtube.com/AFCRDTV.
Match preview: Ollie Mortimer
