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AFC entertain Surrey side Merstham at The Wardale Williams Stadium with both sides looking to claim the three points to help them climb up the Ryman Premier League table and away from the bottom four places.

The fixture is being sponsored by GSM Quality Joinery and Carpentry.

Merstham currently occupy the the fourth relegation spot sitting at twenty-first in the table with twenty-seven points from twenty-six games played. They have a number of games in hand on some of the teams around them as a result of a good run in this season's FA Cup.

AFC went to Moatside in August and came away victorious winning courtesy of a late Liam Wales goal.

AFC Manager Jamie Godbold will still be without his trio of injured players, Jack Wilkinson, Erkan Okay and Jordan Blackwell as he looks to select a side to ease his side up the league. Back in the squad is goalkeeper Callum Robinson who has returned from a loan at Wroxham and also young AFC Academy prospect Joe Wright.

Young defender Tyler French will be in the squad having returned from his two days on trial at Premier League side Crystal Palace, and where he will return to next week.

Sam Clarke should he play in the game will move into second place on the all time appearance list for the club with 361 appearances taking over from Andy Claydon. 'Clarkey' is seventeen game away from becoming the all time record appearance maker.