Cambridge United welcome Woking to the Abbey Stadium on Saturday, looking to bounce back from the 2-1 defeat at Farsley Celtic last weekend.

The bookies have United as 8/15 odds on favourites to win, with Woking at 19/4 and the draw at 11/4, and as usual there is a wide range of other match odds. Click here for all the match odds.

Team News

Dan Chillingworth, Danny Brown, Darren Quinton and Michael Hyem are still ruled out through injury, while Stephen Reed and Wayne Hatswell injured ankles in training last week and missed the Farsley match and midfielder Ben Farrell injured an ankle in that game and is also expected to miss out tomorrow.

"They're three major injuries for us and they'll be out for two to four weeks, but hopefully we can stay in the play-offs and they'll be back for those games," commented assistant manager Willy Wordsworth.

"It would be nice to go up via Wembley and I really do fancy us over two games against anybody in this league. If that's how we have to do it then that's what we'll do, but it's important that we all remember that we haven't won anything yet. The Gaffer is keen about that and we have to concentrate on getting three points against Woking on Saturday and Crawley next Tuesday."

The latest injuries leave United short of left-sided players and Wordsworth admitted it leaves him and Jimmy Quinn with a number of decisions to make before the weekend. Without a fit left-sided defender in the squad it makes a change to 4-4-2 unlikely, and if they stick with the usual wingback formation then Mark Beesley could return to the side to play just behind the front two.

Last week's new loan signing Magno Vieira could also have a part to play. The Brazilian 23-year-old gives the management options to change the line-up in a number of ways because he can play up front or on either wing, but with Lee Boylan having scored five goals in the last three games and Beesley favourite to replace Farrell he looks more likely to start from the bench again as he continues to get used to his new team-mates.

Cambridge United welcome Woking to the Abbey Stadium on Saturday, looking to bounce back from the 2-1 defeat at Farsley Celtic last weekend.

The bookies have United as 8/15 odds on favourites to win, with Woking at 19/4 and the draw at 11/4, and as usual there is a wide range of other match odds. Click here for all the match odds.

Team News

Dan Chillingworth, Danny Brown, Darren Quinton and Michael Hyem are still ruled out through injury, while Stephen Reed and Wayne Hatswell injured ankles in training last week and missed the Farsley match and midfielder Ben Farrell injured an ankle in that game and is also expected to miss out tomorrow.

"They're three major injuries for us and they'll be out for two to four weeks, but hopefully we can stay in the play-offs and they'll be back for those games," commented assistant manager Willy Wordsworth.

"It would be nice to go up via Wembley and I really do fancy us over two games against anybody in this league. If that's how we have to do it then that's what we'll do, but it's important that we all remember that we haven't won anything yet. The Gaffer is keen about that and we have to concentrate on getting three points against Woking on Saturday and Crawley next Tuesday."

The latest injuries leave United short of left-sided players and Wordsworth admitted it leaves he and Jimmy Quinn with a number of decisions to make before the weekend. Without a fit left-sided defender in the squad it makes a change to 4-4-2 unlikely, and if they stick with the usual wingback formation then Mark Beesley could return to the side to play just behind the front two.

Last week's new loan signing Magno Vieira could also have a part to play. The Brazilian 23-year-old gives the management options to change the line-up in a number of ways because he can play up front or on either wing, but with Lee Boylan having scored five goals in the last three games and Beesley favourite to replace Farrell he looks more likely to start from the bench again as he continues to get used to his new team-mates.

"Lee has taken his chance and he's back on song and he can stay in the side now, it's completely up to him," said Wordsworth. "He knows with 'Mags' Vieira coming in and banging the goals in during training that he needs to keep going.

"They're all fighting for their places and that's exactly how it should be at a club like this. We've got a lot of options up front and we'll get it right on the day."

The Opposition

Woking are currently 18th in the table on 41 points, 26 behind United and ten above the relegation places, and they have struggled on the road of late, winning just one and drawing two of their last six away matches.

In our meeting earlier this season the teams drew 0-0 [report] in August as United's 100% record came to an end in a tense encounter, but both clubs have made many changes to their squads since then.

"This game will be nothing to do with August," confirmed Wordsworth. "They've done really well; they've lost some silly games and they've won some games you wouldn't think they would win, the same as we have, and tomorrow is purely and simply down to us and what we do."

The visitors will be without suspended skipper Tom Hutchinson tomorrow for the trip and Matt Ruby or Paul Lorraine stand by to deputise.

"We've watched them a few times and they had Hutchinson sent off, who's one of their major players, but it's purely and simply down to us so let them take care of themselves and we concentrate on ourselves.

"It will be a difficult game but it's good to be at home after a defeat and we know the fans won't give up on us. Even though we've got three more boys out this weekend we've got a decent squad and we've brought Magno in as well, and it will be nice to be back at home."

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