July 8, 2024

Rotherham United Reserves are back in Central League Cup action this Tuesday, when they travel to face Salford City in a behind closed doors fixture.

The Millers and Ammies will meet on Tuesday afternoon with both sides looking to get off the mark in Central League Cup Group A, having lost to Huddersfield Town and Stockport County in their opening games respectively.

A mixed team of scholars, young professionals and fringe players is expected to take to the field for the Millers when the two teams meet at 12pm.

The fixtures will be played behind closed doors, meaning supporters are NOT permitted to attend, however we will be providing social media updates and a match report following the full time whistle.Cray Valley PM have become regular giant killers of late- indeed over the last fortnight they’ve knocked Premier Division Carshalton Athletic out of two different cup competitions. They welcomed Athletic’s Premier rivals Enfield Town, and the Towners looked to have learned a lesson from the Robins travails, taking the lead after only six minutes through Marcus Wyllie, the striker taking his tally for the season up to nine. The Millers were level on twenty five minutes, however, Kyrell Lisbie keeping up his impressive run in front of goal with his ninth of the season- but the Towners were quickly back at the other end and Reece Beckles-Richards restored their lead. Just before the break Lisbie did it again, delivering a second equaliser, and the Millers then went ahead, Freddie Parker making it three-two on sixty four minutes. With five minutes to go the Towners hopes disappeared, a red card for Sam Youngs seeing them down to ten men- and the Millers quickly took advantage and turned a win into a rout, Parker adding number four and Adam Coombes making it five. That was that, the Millers into the First Round once more.Ramsgate have been in superb form, particularly striker Joe Taylor- as usual- and the Rams number nine got his fourteenth of the season to put his side ahead at Pitching In Southern Premier South side AFC Totton. That was that, the Rams through to the First Round for the first time since 2005-06.

Billericay Town hosted Pitching In Isthmian South East side Sheppey United, the Ites looking to slay another giant. They visitors had a fine start to that quest, Dan Bradshaw putting them ahead after just nine minutes, but the Blues levelled just before the break through Frankie Merrifield. Try as they might neither side could add to the score, and they’ll meet again in Kent in midweek.

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