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Fleet defender returns as strugglers come to town

James Smith has been out of action after a double hernia
James Smith has been out of action after a double hernia

Ebbsfleet United v Droylsden

EBBSFLEET United will be looking to bounce back to winning ways when they take on lowly Droylsden at Stonebridge Road on Saturday.

The Fleet's six-match unbeaten run came to an end with a 2-0 defeat at new Blue Square Premier leaders Aldershot on Tuesday night.

Droylsden, second from bottom, make the long journey from the north west to Kent with just five points.

They did break a nightmare sequence of 11 defeats with victory over Oxford on Saturday but slipped to a 3-0 loss on Tuesday night to Farsley Celtic.

Fleet defender James Smith, who has been sidelined for more than a month following a double hernia operation, is back in action and striker Chukki Eribenne, who limped off with a hamstring injury in the 1-0 victory over Crawley, and was hoping to feature in a full training session by the end of the week.

Gary MacDonald and Danny Slatter are definitely out.

Saturday's kick-off time has been moved to 1pm, due to England's European Championship qualifier against Estonia.

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