Yeovil Town manager Mark Cooper has told his side they have to “get after” today’s opponents play-off hopefuls Oldham Athletic at Huish Park today.
The Glovers have named an unchanged starting XI for the last two matches but have been forced in to three changes with an injury to midfielder Charlie Cooper, the recall of loan defender Kyle Ferguson by his parent club Rochdale, and loan winger Otis Khan unavailable to face his parent club.
Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Mark Stillman ahead of kick-off, the manager said: “We have to make it really difficult for Oldham. We have to go toe-to-toe and get after them and make sure we are always in with a chance of getting something to stay in the game. We have to be front foot and get after them.
“We should have got a result last weekend (in the 2-1 defeat at Altrincham). A negative last 20 minutes where we did not go on the front foot and it cost us, you run the risk of conceding a fluke goal and that is what has happened. But today we are at home and hopefully the fans will get behind the team for 90 minutes and go and get after them.”
The visitors have also made four changes from Tuesday night’s 2-1 home defeat to Oldham Athletic with top scorer Mike Fondop replaced by the experienced Joe Garner, who is celebrating his 37th birthday today.
There is no place in the visitors’ squad for ex-Glovers’ captain Matt Worthington, who moved to Greater Manchester from Somerset at the end of January.
Oldham are looking to cement their place in the National League Premier Division play-offs. They sit in fourth place, nine points behind third-placed Forest Green Rovers, who visit Huish Park on Good Friday, and six points off Altrincham who sit in eighth, just outside the play-off places.