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York City have taken tickets off sale for Yeovil Town’s visit on Saturday 18th April for the penultimate fixture of the National League Premier Division season.

The Minstermen are currently sat top of the table and two points clear of the only other club which can clinch the title, Rochdale, who they visit on the final match of the season.

In a post on its social media on Tuesday afternoon, they said: “We are speaking with the relevant stakeholders regarding the North Stand usage for our match against Yeovil Town at the LNER. The East, South and West Stands have all sold out. We will communicate once we have a further update.”

Travelling supporters are due to be housed in blocks NA and NB of the North Stand behind one of the goals which presumably means York are trying to negotiate for more home tickets to be made available. Tickets for the fixture have been on sale since February but were taken off sale on Tuesday.

In response Yeovil have posted on their social media: “We have been made aware that tickets for our final away game at York have been temporarily taken off sale due to high demand in the home end. We will provide an update once we learn more.”

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Survival in the National League Premier Division is now a mathematical certainty for Yeovil Town, but it was Groundhog Day again as the injury-ravaged Glovers went down to defeat at Eastleigh on Easter Monday. Dave was watching in on the stream and here are his conclusions – expect Jed Ward to be brilliant, us to have lots of injuries and there to be a need for investment this summer.

582 heroes: The first conclusion of this match has to be that away end. 582 Yeovil Town supporters made the 150-mile round trip on a bank holiday for a fixture which meant very little to us at the end of a season to forget – on top of the season to forget before that. And they did not stop singing and supporting their team for the entire 90 minutes. Yes, we supporters have our moans and groans, but if anyone ever thought to question the commitment we have to this club, the response is right there. The Man/Woman/Child of the Match without question.

582 heroes. Picture courtesy of Luca Manley.

What I wouldn’t give for Aaron Blair up front: Before the match, Yeovil boss Billy Rowley was singing the praises of Aaron Blair and the Eastleigh striker showed exactly why with his performance. Even if you put aside two very different goals – the first a poacher’s finish and the second a lovely chip over Jed Ward – Blair and his strike partner Harvey Saunders did not give the Glovers’ defence a moment’s peace all match. Full of energy, a complete pest to play against, makes lovely runs in behind and he knows where the goal is.

The Jed Ward Show – again!: How many times have we written this?! I’d say give Steve Evans at Bristol Rovers a blank cheque, but given his previous with financial misdeeds, that may not be wise. In all seriousness though, has one player ever stood so far head and shoulders above everyone else in the Player of the Season vote? In the first 30 seconds he air kicked at a ball and almost let Blair in, but he more than made up for it with another string of outstanding saves. Some goalkeeper.

Goalkeepers may be ten a penny in the summer, but are they as good as this one? | Picture courtesy of Gary Brown.

Dead on our feet or simply not interested: It’s been said in conclusions for weeks, but we have players who are literally running on empty. James Daly and Brett McGavin both played through injury and illness, Joy Mukena was so injured he came on and then came off again and these are the players that started against Eastleigh. The “small squad of quality” which was the brainchild of former boss Mark Cooper is really coming back to bite now. There were players out there putting their bodies on the line on Monday, but there were some who simply looked disinterested. With safety now mathematically assured, I think I would rather give the Under-19s who at least looked like they care a taste of first-team action than some of these others.

Let’s do our part as supporters: Saturday’s visitors to Huish Park, FC Halifax Town, still have a (very) outside chance of the play-offs and then it’s the small matter of a trip to title-chasing York City the following weekend. It is going to be a tough ride for the next couple of weeks and whoever turns out in green-and-white between now and the end of the season is going to need every boost they can get. The unbelievable support which was at Eastleigh and that which has been at Huish Park in recent week is the perfect example of what we can do to help. We’re across the mathematical safety line now, we just need to close this season out. The Community can remain Calm and supportive and then it’s over to the owners to show their commitment to Competitiveness in the summer.

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Defender Dan Ellison is looking to stake his claim to be in Yeovil Town’s starting XI next season between now and the end of the season.

The 21-year-old was signed from League Two Bristol Rovers by former boss Richard Dryden in October but did not feature much under him and was loaned out to National League South play-off chasers Weston-super-Mare where he has impressed.

He made his first start for the Glovers in the 2-1 defeat at Eastleigh on Bank Holiday Monday and popped up with a late consolation goal in the second minute of stoppage time at the end of the game.

Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Josh Perkins after the game, Ellison said: “It has been a tough season, tough mentally. Moving on from Bristol Rovers and coming here and then going on loan at Weston which was brilliant to actually play. I felt I did really well at Weston and really enjoyed it there, but coming back here is everything I wanted, I have a point to prove and I am getting chance until the end of the season. I am grateful to be back here.

“I feel I deserve (the opportunity). I came in here to be starting in the team but it did not end up happening which is fine, so I have gone to Weston and I feel like I have earned my place, earned the chance so I am going to enjoy playing until the end of the season.”

With captain Jake Wannell missing through injury, Finn Cousin-Dawson out suspended and fellow centre half Joy Mukena struggling with a hamstring injury, Ellison was recalled from Weston last week and was a second half substitute in the home win over Truro City on Good Friday.

He said: “I felt like I did fairly well (against Eastleigh) and to get a goal as well, it has been a while since I have scored so I was happy with that. It would have been nice to get a result as well, we were not a million miles off it but I am just happy to be playing.

“It was a tough game, the boys are playing through injuries and stuff, but we have to say thanks to the fans for being brilliant today and in the last game as well and we want that to continue.”

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Yeovil Town manager Billy Rowley was forced to bemoan his side’s bad luck as the walking wounded Glovers went down to a 2-1 defeat at Eastleigh on Easter Monday.

The boss said a number of the players which took to the field in Hampshire were suffering injuries or illness which meant they should not have even featured in the matchday squad.

They finished the match with Under-19s players defender Jaydon Biss, midfielder Ollie Hughes and striker Liam Nardiello on the pitch and saw defender Joy Mukena come on as a half-time substitute before having to go off again after 77 minutes with a re-occurrence of a hamstring injury.

Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Josh Perkins after the game, Rowley said: “The performance and the game was always going to be difficult today. Overall, I was not thrilled by a 2-1 loss here, there were patches where I thought we were okay, on the whole we were pretty poor, but the reason is that the squad is playing on one leg at the minute, with an eye patch on and an empty tank! Even today we have had to bring James Daly on the pitch even though he is injured and sick, Brett (McGavin) has had to play when he shouldn’t have really, Joy Mukena had to come on due to an injury and then come off injured and we finished the game with three academy lads on the pitch. So, to even escape this game with a 2-1 defeat you will probably look back in a few weeks and say ‘it’s not bad’ on reflection.

“Players had to come off because they are injured and we are putting players on that are injured and one of those has to come off because they are injured. It is boring for me to have to stand here and say this, but any of our hardcore supporters (will know what I mean). (The supporters) were incredible today, that is the best support that I have ever witnessed away from home, it was unbelievable. All of those who know the squad in and out will look at that (differently) to supporters who look at the result on the Teletext** will say ‘bad loss’, but the hardcore ones will understand what we have gone through here. I have so much respect and time for anyone who made the trip and gave the boys a nice send off at the end. It was a really difficult day for us, it was always going to be. The idea was to just limp over the line with maybe a draw today.”

There were 582 Yeovil Town supporters at the Silverlake Stadium on Easter Monday. Picture courtesy of Luca Manley.

In his pre-match comments, the Glovers’ boss described defender Mukena as “patched up to the brim” and it was a surprise when he appeared as a half-time substitute following a(nother) injury to Alex Whittle.

Explaining the decision, Rowley said: “I am really sad for Joy because I really did not want to put him on the pitch today. He suffered a hamstring injury at Crawley which he had when we got him in and we have tried to nurse him and get him back to top fitness, but because of the schedule and the injuries he has had to play a set of 90 minutes every few days which is not ideal for him. We suffered a couple of injuries in the first half and we have had to tell him he is coming on and he has pulled up with his hamstring again. I am so annoyed and it breaks my heart, he has been brilliant since he came in and I am just really sad that has happened to him.”

There was a moment for the 582 supporters in the away end at the Silverlake Stadium to cheer about when defender Dan Ellison headed home a consolation goal in the second minute of second half stoppage time. The former Bristol Rovers’ man was making his first start for the club he joined “for a fee based on performance-based incentives” in October.

Having bizarrely been signed by and then not featured under former boss Richard Dryden, the 21-year-old was sent out on loan to Weston-super-Mare by Rowley at the end of December before returning as the injury/suspension crisis took hold at Huish Park.

The Yeovil boss was full of praise for his performance at Eastleigh, saying: “I thought Dan was great today, he has shown great character to come back from his loan and he did not really put a foot wrong today. He is learning a different style (of play today), he has not really trained, so to top it off with a good header, and that is what he brings you, he is elite in the air. I thought he was decent with the ball today, he showed a lot of composure in build-up and he is a real threat in both boxes.”

With results elsewhere going in their favour, Yeovil’s place in the National League Premier Division is now mathematically secured for next season with three matches of the season remaining. They take on FC Halifax Town, who still have an outside chance of making the play-offs, at Huish Park next Saturday, followed by a trip to title-chasing York City seven days later and then a final day home match with Solihull Moors.

Dakarai Mafico could be available again next weekend. Picture courtesy of Gary Brown.

Rowley had on loan midfielder Troy Perrett available following a three-match suspension against Eastleigh and is hopeful that his Cardiff City team-mate Dakarai Mafico will return having not featured since the middle of March due to injury. Midfielder Jonathon Page, who has managed just 136 league minutes since arriving in mid-January, was an unused substitute and may also be available for next weekend.

Rowley said: “When I first came in we were (in 17th place), I was the fourth manager of the season and all that jazz, so it was always a difficult challenge. We have had some indifferent results and we have turned in to a ‘win one, lose one’ team which is mid-table form. I am really happy (to be mathematically safe) given what we have gone through in these past couple of weeks, the injuries and suspension we have which a lot of the time has been our own fault, we have to own that. To be safe with three games left, I will take that.

“I think Dak will be back, Pagey possibly, Troy has played today, but I am going to have to check in with the medical team to see where we are at but we will start planning for that and we will be prepared as always.”

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A goal in each half saw Yeovil Town go down to an Easter Monday defeat at Eastleigh on the same day their safety in the National League Premier Division was confirmed.

Spitfires’ striker Aaron Blair opened the scoring on the half-hour mark with a poacher’s finish before adding the second on 57 minutes when he chipped visiting keeper Jed Ward before Glovers’ defender Dan Ellison, making his first start, added a late consolation goal.

But results elsewhere mean Brackley Town, who occupy the top of the division’s relegation places, now cannot match Yeovil’s 50 points in their remaining three matches.

First half

Unsurprisingly goalkeeper Jed Ward was in the thick of the action inside the first 30 seconds. Firstly the on loan Bristol Rovers man air kicked an attempted clearance and almost let Eastleigh striker Aaron Blair in, before diving at his feet to turn the ball out for a corner. From the resulting flag kick, the ball was worked back to defender Jayden Moore whose header was acrobatically tipped over the by Ward. The warning signs are there early.

Seven minutes in Blair was brought down by Kyle Ferguson right on the edge of the area and received a yellow card. Ward was the hero again saving the first effort from Jake Vokins and then got up in time to deny Temi Eweka from the rebound. “Jed Ward, in the middle of our goal…” sings a busy-looking away end.

The next moment in Ward’s one-man crusade to save Yeovil in this match (season?) came on 22 minutes. Blair burst through and was one-on-one with the keeper who stayed upright and made himself big to block the shot. Yet another glorious opportunity for Eastleigh and another glorious save for Ward.

On 32 minutes, the Ward wall could not hold any longer. A lovely through from Eweka found Harvey Saunders who bombed in to the box and laid it across for Aaron BLAIR to poke home. It was nothing less than the hosts deserved, we look every inch the patched up side we are. Blair is everything we have missed in a striker for so long – relentless in his pressing and give him a chance and he’ll take it……except if Jed Ward is in his way, see above for explanation.

Blair and Saunders, who is on loan from League Two Tranmere Rovers, are causing us all kinds of trouble with their running in behind our back line. A shot from Delano McCoy-Splatt after about 20 minutes which I didn’t mention before because it didn’t really seem worth mentioning, is as near as we have come to troubling the Eastleigh keeper. Will Merry looks like one of the few players with the desire to go forward on the rare occasion he receives possession, but the rest look either knackered or uninterested – or both.

Half time: Eastleigh 1 Yeovil Town 0

Second half

Billy Rowley made three changes at the interval – perhaps agreeing with much of the paragraph above – with defender Joy Mukena, winger James Daly and young midfielder Ollie Hughes coming on. Off when McCoy-Splatt, Millar Matthews-Lewis and Alex Whittle. In his pre-match comments, the Glovers’ boss described Hughes and his Under-19s’ team-mates Jaydon Biss and Liam Nardiello, who are also on the bench, as “not quite ready” for the cut and thrust of the National League. It says something about the first half display that he has felt compelled to bring on an untested youngster.

One thing you cannot question is the commitment of the travelling supporters. For a game which means little, they have made the trip to Eastleigh in numbers and they have not stopped making a racket all half.

The first ten minutes was better from Yeovil, but on 57 minutes the home side took the lead and it was all about Aaron BLAIR. The striker seemed to have lost possession, but did not give up and won it back off Mukena before chipping Ward from an angle. What we would give for a player like him. Those fans I just spoke about are still jumping up and down and singing – heroes, 582 of you!
582 heroes. Picture courtesy of Luca Manley.
Perrett’s shot on 70 minutes looped comfortably in to the hands of the Eastleigh keeper before Harvey Greenslade had a shot well blocked by Jack Baldwin, but that’s about all we have offered going forward all match.
With 78 minutes played, Jaydon Biss became the second Under-19s player to join the fray as he replaced Mukena. Rowley described Mukena as “patched up to the brim” in his pre-match comments and his arrival at half-time may have been more about trying to spare Biss the nightmare of managing Blair and Saunders.
Five minutes from time, Rowley completed added the third and final youngsters from his bench as Liam Nardiello came on in place of Brett McGavin.
Two minutes in to second half stoppage time, Yeovil got a consolation goal back. Ryan Jones lifted a ball towards the back post and there was Dan ELLISON to head home. Nothing more than those travelling supporters deserved, but not enough to trouble getting a point.

Full time: Eastleigh 2 Yeovil Town 1

Match Details

Venue: Silverlake Stadium
Date: Monday 6th April, 3pm kick-off

Competition: National League Premier Division

Scorers: Aaron Blair 31 (0-1), Aaron Blair 57 (0-2), Dan Ellison 90+2 (1-2)

Pitch: Bare in places
Conditions: Beautiful Spring day

Attendance: 2,682 (582 away supporters)

Bookings:
Yeovil Town: Kyle Ferguson 7, Harvey Greenslade 79
Eastleigh: None

Referee: Ross Martin

Yeovil Town

Substitutes: Joy Mukena (for Alex Whittle, 46), James Daly (for Delano McCoy-Splatt, 46), Ollie Hughes (for Millar Matthews-Lewis, 46), Jaydon Biss (for Joy Mukena, 77), Liam Nardiello (for Brett McGavin, 85), Jonathon Page (not used), Matt Gould (not used)

Eastleigh: Josh McNamara, Josh Lundstram, Temi Eweka, Jack Baldwin, Jayden Moore, Archie Harris, Ricky Aguiar, Jordan Cousins (for Richard Brindley, 84), Jake Vokins (for Kieron Evans, 20), Harvey Saunders, Aaron Blair.

Substitutes (not used): Lloyd Humphries, Angel Wariuhm, Inih Effiong, Barney Stone, Niall Maher.

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Yeovil Town boss Billy Rowley admitted his starting line-up is patched up as he named a squad with three Under-19s players among six substitutes at Eastleigh on Eastleigh.

The Glovers’ boss is without captain Jake Wannell and striker Aaron Jarvis who both went off injured in the Good Friday home win over Truro City to add to a significant number of substitutes. The youngsters named on the bench are defender Jaydon Biss, midfielder Ollie Hughes and striker Liam Nardiello.

Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Josh Perkins ahead of kick-off, Rowley said: “It’s the biggest patchwork job ever. No disrespect to them, but we have three academy lads and it’s not a professional academy, it’s a college programme essentially. If you add Gouldy (goalkeeper coach Matt Gould), we basically have two (senior) outfield players. Joy (Mukena) is patched up to the brim, so we have two players to come on.

“I say that with respect (to the Under-19s’ players), this is a tough, National League game and the three academy lads are not exactly ready for that. That is not to say they will let us down, but it is needs must.”

Troy Perrett
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On loan Cardiff City midfielder Troy Perrett returns to the starting XI having missed the last three games through suspension after his sending off in the 2-0 win at Wealdstone.

Rowley said: “Troy was playing really well at Wealdstone before he got sent off. It was unlike him to make that type of challenge, so it was unfortunate, but I think it was something he has learnt from and we are happy he is back playing.”

Eastleigh are in need to points to maintain the six-point buffer between them and the National League Premier Division relegation places, whilst Yeovil look safe with ten points between them and the dotted line. But, Rowley insisted his side are not thinking about their summer holidays and identified Spitfires’ striker Aaron Blair as a danger man.

He said: “All the players are still playing for a lot. When you put on the Yeovil badge, there is a lot of history and a lot of great players and people who have been associated with this club attached to that, and it is an honour to play it in any game, that is first and foremost. We are not going to treat any game lightly, we are not looking at the end of the season, we are looking at this fixture as our next game. But for me personally I am continuing to learn the level, the opposition, what does and does not work, so it is a good few experiences.

“There are a couple of players in the team that I really like, Aaron Blair being one of those. He’s probably in the top three in the league for his movement, he’s got explosiveness, he can play off the shoulder, he has timing, so he is going to keep our back three really honest today. We are going to treat the game a bit more conservatively, we are going to sit a bit deeper and try and conserve our legs for the second half and I imagine Eastleigh in the (league) position they are in are not used to breaking down a block and being really creative in how they play. So we are hoping to catch the on a couple of counter attacks and that is the approach.“

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Injury-hit Yeovil Town name a starting XI of just about every fit player available as they travel to Eastleigh on Good Friday.

Midfielder Troy Perrett returns after serving his suspension and joins fellow loanees, Millar Matthews-Lewis and Will Merry, in attack.

There is no place for forward Terrell Works who is the unlucky sixth loanee, whilst defender Dan Ellison makes his first start for the club.

Youngsters defender Jaydon Biss and midfielder Ollie Hughes, who have both been on the bench in recent weeks, are joined by Under-19s’ forward Liam Nardiello amongst the substitutes.

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A late moment of magic from on loan striker Will Merry saw Yeovil Town snatch a Good Friday win to relegate Truro City back to National League South at Huish Park.

The game where the division’s bottom side had looked the better side for the majority of the match was settled when the Southampton Under-21s forward made a great run before finishing coolly past former Glovers’ keeper Aidan Stone.

But whilst three points pushed Yeovil past the mythical 50 point mark, there was concerning news as captain Jake Wannell and striker Aaron Jarvis both went off with injury to place more strain on an already ravaged squad.

First half

Having gone behind after four minutes at Southend on Tuesday night, Truro almost repeated the trick at the same time when former Glovers’ loanee Ryan Law spurned a glorious opportunity. A ball in from the right found the ex-Plymouth Argyle man in space inside the six yard box, but amazingly his header was off target. A huge let off.

Truro are pressing well in the opening ten minutes but are misplacing passes with the blustery conditions causing issues for both sides. The visitors seem far more able to have control of the ball much better and succeeding by keeping it on the deck, whereas whenever we try and go through the middle of the pitch there is no space for either Brett McGavin or Delano McCoy-Splatt.

Just before the 20 minute mark, McGavin lifted a shot over the bar after a good run from Will Merry, before the visitors had two good opportunities. The first on 27 minutes saw Charsley head wide before the frontman was denied by a fantastic save by Jed Ward just a minute later. That is three clear opportunities for Truro and we have offered nothing to counter their press. We look tired again, no energy to win it back and none to press ourselves.

Will Merry | Photo by Gary Brown

Five minutes from half-time, a good move from Aaron Jarvis saw him lay it off to Merry, but his effort rolled safely in to the hands of another Yeovil old boy, Truro keeper Aidan Stone. It is difficult to pick a Yeovil player who looks up for this contest, whereas bottom of the table Truro look up for it, just without the quality to do much about it.

Goalless at the break and another Rowley half-time rocket required.

Half time: Yeovil Town 0 Truro City 0

Second half

One minute in to the second half, Terrell Works burst in to the box fed the ball across to McGavin whose effort was blocked by the body of a Truro defender. Moments later, good play by Daly fed the ball out to Ryan Jones on the right side and his ball to the near post was bravely challenged for by Jarvis who needed treatment after colliding with Stone.

Much like the defeat at Southend (and the defeat at Woking a few weeks back), we have offered more in the opening two minutes of the second half than we did in the entire first half.

But, in the 50th minute a long throw was unwittingly flicked on by Jarvis to Luke Jephcott who unbelievably lifted the ball over the bar. Another glorious chance for the visitors.
Just before the hour, a great forward run by Merry fed Jarvis who made a good run but hit his shot straight at Stone who did well to deny him. Harvey Greenslade replaced McCoy-Splatt on the hour and it looks to have gone to right wing-back with Ryan Jones switching to the left allowing Daly to press further forward.
Having made the change to try and give Jarvis some support up front, the striker went down feeling his calf and was replaced by Millar Matthews-Lewis. He was walking down the tunnel when Wannell went down holding what appeared to be his hamstring, the medical team is back on the pitch and is replaced by Dan Ellison, recently returned from his loan spell at Weston-super-Mare. With an already threadbare squad, further injuries are another blow. Daly is operating in the middle of midfield following the tactical reshuffle and wherever he plays he gives so much effort.
A scramble in the box | Photo by Gary Brown
With Eastleigh winning at Woking, Truro knew they needed a win to prevent being relegated and with five minutes to go they came agonisingly close when a free-kick whipped in from the left flicked off the head of Max Kinsey and rattled off the crossbar and away from danger. With the woodwork still shaking, news came through that Woking had equalised and Truro live to fight another day…..maybe.
With four minutes of seven minutes of injury time played, a moment of magic from Will MERRY sealed the victory. The Southampton Under-21s loanee ran forward and fired past Stone to surely win it and relegate Truro back to National League South. You can’t say we deserve it, but with our misfortune with injuries, Lady Luck has looked kindly on us.

Full time: Yeovil Town 1 Truro City 0

Match Details

Venue: Huish Park
Date: Saturday 3rd April, 3pm kick-off

Competition: National League Premier Division

Scorers: Will Merry 90+5 (1-0)

Pitch: Almost there.
Conditions: Dry but a bit blowy

Attendance: 4,020 (286 away supporters)

Bookings:
Yeovil Town: Harvey Greenslade 77, Kyle Ferguson 85
Truro City: Will Dean 70

Referee: Lewis Sandoe

Yeovil Town

Substitutes: Harvey Greenslade (for Delano McCoy-Splatt, 61), Millar Matthews-Lewis (for Aaron Jarvis, 64), Dan Ellison (for Jake Wannell, 67), Alex Whittle (not used), Jaydon Biss (not used), Ollie Hughes (not used), Matt Gould (not used).

Truro City: Aidan Stone, Connor Riley-Lowe, Tom Harrison, Will Dean, Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain (for Zac Bell, 78), Ryan Law, Luke Jephcott, Max Kinsey-Wellings, Frederick Issaka (for Tom Dean, 78), Jack Stretton (for Kieran Wilson, 86), Harry Charsley.

Substitutes (not used): Will Howard, Tylor Love-Holmes, Shaun Donnellan, Yassine En-Neyah, Saikou Janneh.

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Josh Sims will miss the rest of Yeovil Town’s season through injury, according to manager Billy Rowley.

The Glovers’ boss confirmed the wideman would be out for six to eight weeks with an injury which has seen him miss the defeats at Gateshead and Southend United in the past week.

He said James Daly, who has been playing through the middle with some success, would be at left wing-back for the visit of bottom club Truro City to Huish Park on Good Friday, with Alex Whittle dropping to the bench having played a significant amount in recent games.

Rowley told BBC Somerset’s Jack Killah: “In an ideal world, JD would be up top as well, but Simsy has just been told he is out for six weeks. That is another killer blow, but luckily we only have four games left after this one and we had him when we really needed him against Wealdstone and Morecambe and I thought he was brilliant in those games. We are going to miss him for another eight weeks.

“So JD is going to have to fill in at a full-back position which he is good at, but we would rather have him higher up the pitch.”

Defender Dan Ellison returns on the bench having returned from his loan spell at National League South side Weston-super-Mare and Rowley said he had been monitoring the former Bristol Rovers player’s form.

He said: “I was watching his games on Wyscout and checking out his performances and he always looks good. (Weston) play a slightly different style, slightly less possession based than we are trying to be, but he was solid and he defends the ball really well. So we are welcoming him back in good form.“

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Aaron Jarvis returns to the Yeovil Town starting line-up as they take on bottom club Truro City at Huish Park on Good Friday (3pm kick–off).

The striker has come off the bench in the past two matches and replaces full-back Alex Whittle who drops to the bench in the only change from Tuesday night’s defeat at Southend United.