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Saturday's Blue Square South Preview

The Blue Square South's champions-elect Newport County host third-placed Braintree at Newport Stadium in the pick of Saturday's action.

The Exiles are 21 points clear at the top of the division with 12 games to go and their manager Dean Holdsworth says his side are looking to rack up as many points as possible between now and the end of the season.

Victory against the Iron would virtually wrap up the title and ensure their promotion to the Blue Sqaure Premier next season, but they are sure to have their hands full against a side that have only managed two stalemates in their last two games.

Exiles boss Dean Holdsworth told WalesOnline: "The lads are looking forward to playing at home and want to make sure our ground is kept as a fortress.

"What we're not doing is looking at a points number where we can lift the trophy.

"I know it's boring, but we will just keep focusing on the next game, trying to win it. And that game is against Braintree."

Danny Rose will miss out through injury, while Kerry Morgan and Aaron Morris are set to face late fitness tests.

Second-placed Chelmsford will be confident of picking up all three points against lowly Maidenhead United at York Road.

The Clarets will be hoping to make it three wins in a row and pray for County to slip up to keep alive their faint hopes of lifting the title.

However the Magpies will look to make home advantage count in their bid to insure safety in the Blue Square South next season.

Fourth-placed Staines Town host an Eastleigh side that currently occupy eighth spot as the race for the play-offs heats up.

The Swans are in fine fettle having notched up three wins in their last three games and with just four points separating them and the Spitfires they will hope to continue this run.

Eastleigh will hope that their play-off challenge is back on track after a 1-0 win over Basingstoke during mid-week following their 8-2 whipping at the hands of Thurrock just a week ago.

Bath City are away to Welling at Park View Road and they will be looking to pick up where they left off in their 2-0 win over Weymouth last Saturday.

However, they face a rampant Welling outfit who thrashed Woking 5-0 last weekend.

Fixtures in Full:

Bishop's Stortford v Dover

Bromley v Weymouth

Dorchester v Woking

Havant and W v Weston-S-Mare

Lewes v Worcester

Maidenhead Utd v Chelmsford

Newport County v Braintree Town

Staines Town v Eastleigh

Welling v Bath City