DOVER striker Ross Lafayette will be hoping to banish the nightmare of the last time he played at Chester on Saturday.

He was in the Aldershot Town team that was hammered 8-2 last March, the Shots heaviest ever defeat.

Lafayette, who was on loan from Eastleigh at the time, scored one of the goals for the Hampshire side.

While Lafayette does not have fond memories of his last outing at the Lookers Vauxhall Stadium, the same cannot be said for his Dover strike partner, Ricky Miller.

Miller scored the Non League Goal of the Season with a sublime finish following superb lead up work from Stefan Payne and Ricky Modeste.

You can see the wonder goal at the following link:

*BS* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfnHS9qrXOQ *BF*

That game ended 1-1, the second consecutive draw between the two sides last season following the 0-0 stalemate at Crabble in August.

Chester will start the game 15th on the National League ladder, six places and seven points behind boss Chris Kinnear’s side.

*BS* WHAT IS CHESTER MANAGER JON McCARTHY SAYING ABOUT DOVER *BF*

“They are strong, maybe not as strong as last year as they have had a lot of changes,” McCarthy told the Chester Chronicle.

“They are another team who is up there who will be a threat to our recent run of good form.

“They are out on a limb down there but able to attract some good players at our level. They are starting to show good form and it is a good test for us and that is what we want.”

*BS* CHESTER’S RECENT FORM *BF*

They are unbeaten in four games and have not conceded a goal in the process.

The Blues have won their last two home games against Braintree (1-0) and Guiseley (2-0).

Their last two away games both ended in 0-0 draws at Wrexham last Saturday, and at Aldershot Town on September 10th.

*BS* RECENT MEETINGS *BF*

24/11/15: Chester 1-1 Dover Athletic
15/08/15: Dover Athletic 0-0 Chester
11/04/15: Chester 3-1 Dover Athletic
11/10/14: Dover Athletic 2-0 Chester

*BS* HITMEN *BF*

Whites’ top scorer in the league this season is Ricky Miller with seven while Chester’s joint leading men are Tom Shaw and Elliott Durrell with three each.

*BS* DOVER TEAM NEWS *BF*

Tyrone Marsh (knee) returned to training this week while Richard Orlu (hamstring) looks set to miss a third straight game.

Ricky Modeste and Moses Emmanuel are also in the treatment room.

*BS* DOVER COLOURS *BF*

For Dover fans wanting to show their colours at Chester by wearing the matching shirts as the players, Whites will be wearing their yellow shirts.

*BS* COVERAGE *BF*

If you are unable to make the trip to the Lookers Vauxhall Stadium, we will have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens!

Coverage starts from 2.20pm.

*BS* SATURDAY’S OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURES *BF*

Boreham Wood v Wrexham
Forest Green Rovers v Barrow AFC
Gateshead v Torquay United
Lincoln City v Braintree Town
Macclesfield Town v North Ferriby United
Maidstone United v Solihull Moors
Southport v Bromley
Sutton United v Guiseley
Woking v Eastleigh
York City v Aldershot Town
Dagenham & Redbridge v Tranmere Rovers

*BS* LOOKING AHEAD *BF*

Whites make the long trip north to Gateshead next Saturday and there will be a Supporters Club coach running.

It leaves Crabble at 6am and the cost is as follows:

Adults Members £40, Adult Non Members £45 and accompanied child (under 16) £15.

Please call or text Andy on 0793 4300335 or see him in the Centre Spot before or after Tuesday’s game with Sutton United at Crabble to book your seat.

DOVER striker Ross Lafayette will be hoping to banish the nightmare of the last time he played at Chester on Saturday.

He was in the Aldershot Town team that was hammered 8-2 last March, the Shots heaviest ever defeat.

Lafayette, who was on loan from Eastleigh at the time, scored one of the goals for the Hampshire side.

While Lafayette does not have fond memories of his last outing at the Lookers Vauxhall Stadium, the same cannot be said for his Dover strike partner, Ricky Miller.

Miller scored the Non League Goal of the Season with a sublime finish following superb lead up work from Stefan Payne and Ricky Modeste.

You can see the wonder goal at the following link:

*BS* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfnHS9qrXOQ *BF*

That game ended 1-1, the second consecutive draw between the two sides last season following the 0-0 stalemate at Crabble in August.

Chester will start the game 15th on the National League ladder, six places and seven points behind boss Chris Kinnear’s side.

*BS* WHAT IS CHESTER MANAGER JON McCARTHY SAYING ABOUT DOVER *BF*

“They are strong, maybe not as strong as last year as they have had a lot of changes,” McCarthy told the Chester Chronicle.

“They are another team who is up there who will be a threat to our recent run of good form.

“They are out on a limb down there but able to attract some good players at our level. They are starting to show good form and it is a good test for us and that is what we want.”

*BS* CHESTER’S RECENT FORM *BF*

They are unbeaten in four games and have not conceded a goal in the process.

The Blues have won their last two home games against Braintree (1-0) and Guiseley (2-0).

Their last two away games both ended in 0-0 draws at Wrexham last Saturday, and at Aldershot Town on September 10th.

*BS* RECENT MEETINGS *BF*

24/11/15: Chester 1-1 Dover Athletic
15/08/15: Dover Athletic 0-0 Chester
11/04/15: Chester 3-1 Dover Athletic
11/10/14: Dover Athletic 2-0 Chester

*BS* HITMEN *BF*

Whites’ top scorer in the league this season is Ricky Miller with seven while Chester’s joint leading men are Tom Shaw and Elliott Durrell with three each.

*BS* DOVER TEAM NEWS *BF*

Tyrone Marsh (knee) returned to training this week while Richard Orlu (hamstring) looks set to miss a third straight game.

Ricky Modeste and Moses Emmanuel are also in the treatment room.

*BS* DOVER COLOURS *BF*

For Dover fans wanting to show their colours at Chester by wearing the matching shirts as the players, Whites will be wearing their yellow shirts.

*BS* COVERAGE *BF*

If you are unable to make the trip to the Lookers Vauxhall Stadium, we will have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens!

Coverage starts from 2.20pm.

*BS* SATURDAY’S OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURES *BF*

Boreham Wood v Wrexham
Forest Green Rovers v Barrow AFC
Gateshead v Torquay United
Lincoln City v Braintree Town
Macclesfield Town v North Ferriby United
Maidstone United v Solihull Moors
Southport v Bromley
Sutton United v Guiseley
Woking v Eastleigh
York City v Aldershot Town
Dagenham & Redbridge v Tranmere Rovers

*BS* LOOKING AHEAD *BF*

Whites make the long trip north to Gateshead next Saturday and there will be a Supporters Club coach running.

It leaves Crabble at 6am and the cost is as follows:

Adults Members £40, Adult Non Members £45 and accompanied child (under 16) £15.

Please call or text Andy on 0793 4300335 or see him in the Centre Spot before or after Tuesday’s game with Sutton United at Crabble to book your seat.

A VIP experience at Crabble could be the prize for someone lucky soon.

As part of our Family and Diversity day on Saturday, November 19, the club will release balloons during the opening ceremony for the new ¶œ1,325,000 Family Stand.

Among the hundreds of balloons being released ahead of the National League clash with Guiseley, there will be a number with vouchers attached.

The balloons will be black with white print, blue with white print and yellow with black print.

If found, those vouchers can be exchanged for a VIP experience, two Premier Club tickets for one person and a guest , to sample the high life at one of Whites home league games this season.

The Premier Club day pass normally costs ¶œ70.00 plus VAT per person and gets you:

ƒ?½ Premier allocated parking
ƒ?½ Entry
ƒ?½ Premier lounge access
ƒ?½ Food & Drink in the premier lounge
ƒ?½ Matchday Magazine & Team sheet
ƒ?½ Premier viewing position with padded seat for comfort

Keep your eyes peeled for the balloons and, if you’re lucky enough to find one with a voucher, just follow the instructions to claim your prize.

Good luck!!

To add to the celebrations on the day, there will be FREE hot dogs for kids (limits apply), FREE goodie bags and plenty of pre-match entertainment, including the Vista Twisters Cheerleading Team, Royal Gurkha Regiment Pipers and Whitfield School Choir.

More details about whatƒ??s planned will be revealed as the big day approaches!

The club has also given tickets to all 52 Dover district schools to allow students to attend the day and savour the Crabble experience.

The day also represents the launch of our ONE TOWN, ONE TEAM, ONE DOVER campaign.

The gates open at 12 noon on the day.

YOU CAN HELP US ADVERTISE THIS EVENT BY DISPLAYING A POSTER, WHICH IS AVAILABLE *Link1*

Dover won a fourth National League game in a row when they visited Torquay United last season.

Fourth-placed Whites will be aiming to repeat that when they make 520 mile round trip to take on the fourth-last Gulls at Plainmoor on Saturday.

Striker Stefan Payne scored a stoppage time winner to clinch all three points in a 3-2 win last October, his second goal of the night, while Jack Parkinson got the other.

Payne, who moved to Championship side Barnsley in the summer, was also on target in the return match at Crabble as Dover crushed the Devon side 5-0.

Whites moved six places up the ladder after the 3-1 win against visiting Barrow AFC last Saturday while Torquay’s struggles continued after they lost for the second consecutive game on the road, 2-0 at promoted Sutton United.

That defeat means they have lost all three of their road trips (Macclesfield and North Ferriby were the others) so far this season.

Their form at home has seen them beat Bromley 1-0 and draw 1-1 with Barrow AFC.

Despite Whites impressive run of form, boss Chris Kinnear isn’t reading too much into Torquay’s slow start to the season.

He said: “They’ve had an indifferent start, but they’ll be a tough side, don’t worry about that.

“They are doing well in some of the games, but are not getting the results.

“You know me well enough to know that we won’t be getting carried away by our form or theirs We won’t be taking anything for granted.

“Every game is a big, big game in this league and there can be no room for any complacency.”

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT DOVER

Torquay player/boss Kevin Nicholson said: ““Dover are predictable in the way that they play but are probably the best at doing it.

“More often than not their game is based on hard work, endeavour and an understanding that the back lads aren’t going to mess about and the front lads are going to chase everything down.

“If we can match them physically, and we can match their work rate and we can get the ball down and play, then we give ourselves every chance.”

TEAM NEWS

Dover have a clean bill of health following the win against Barrow AFC and are likely to field an unchanged side.

That means striker Ricky Miller and Leyton Orient loanee Sammy Moore will be on the bench.

For Torquay, they hope to have captain Courtney Richards back from injury but midfielder Sam Chaney remains a doubt.

Richards has missed the Gulls’ last two games because of a hamstring strain while Chaney has been suffering with a bruised hip.

West Bromwich Albion loanee, midfielder Joe Ward, could make his home debut for the club.

STAT ATTACK

Dover striker Ross Lafayette will be aiming to find the back of the net for the fourth consecutive game after arriving from Eastleigh.

Lafayette is currently two goals behind the five scored by the league’s leading hitman, Lincoln’s Jonny Margetts.

MATCH INFORMATION

Kick-off is at 3.00pm, but if you cannot make the long trip to Plainmoor we will have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens!

Dover won a fourth National League game in a row when they visited Torquay United last season.

Fourth-placed Whites will be aiming to repeat that when they make 520 mile round trip to take on the fourth-last Gulls at Plainmoor on Saturday.

Striker Stefan Payne scored a stoppage time winner to clinch all three points in a 3-2 win last October, his second goal of the night, while Jack Parkinson got the other.

Payne, who moved to Championship side Barnsley in the summer, was also on target in the return match at Crabble as Dover crushed the Devon side 5-0.

Whites moved six places up the ladder after the 3-1 win against visiting Barrow AFC last Saturday while Torquay’s struggles continued after they lost for the second consecutive game on the road, 2-0 at promoted Sutton United.

That defeat means they have lost all three of their road trips (Macclesfield and North Ferriby were the others) so far this season.

Their form at home has seen them beat Bromley 1-0 and draw 1-1 with Barrow AFC.

Despite Whites impressive run of form, boss Chris Kinnear isn’t reading too much into Torquay’s slow start to the season.

He said: “They’ve had an indifferent start, but they’ll be a tough side, don’t worry about that.

“They are doing well in some of the games, but are not getting the results.

“You know me well enough to know that we won’t be getting carried away by our form or theirs We won’t be taking anything for granted.

“Every game is a big, big game in this league and there can be no room for any complacency.”

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT DOVER

Torquay player/boss Kevin Nicholson said: ““Dover are predictable in the way that they play but are probably the best at doing it.

“More often than not their game is based on hard work, endeavour and an understanding that the back lads aren’t going to mess about and the front lads are going to chase everything down.

“If we can match them physically, and we can match their work rate and we can get the ball down and play, then we give ourselves every chance.”

TEAM NEWS

Dover have a clean bill of health following the win against Barrow AFC and are likely to field an unchanged side.

That means striker Ricky Miller and Leyton Orient loanee Sammy Moore will be on the bench.

For Torquay, they hope to have captain Courtney Richards back from injury but midfielder Sam Chaney remains a doubt.

Richards has missed the Gulls’ last two games because of a hamstring strain while Chaney has been suffering with a bruised hip.

West Bromwich Albion loanee, midfielder Joe Ward, could make his home debut for the club.

STAT ATTACK

Dover striker Ross Lafayette will be aiming to find the back of the net for the fourth consecutive game after arriving from Eastleigh.

Lafayette is currently two goals behind the five scored by the league’s leading hitman, Lincoln’s Jonny Margetts.

MATCH INFORMATION

Kick-off is at 3.00pm, but if you cannot make the long trip to Plainmoor we will have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens!

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BT Sports Vanarama National League show is now online with coverage of Dover’s 3-1 win over Barrow.

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BT Sports Vanarama National League show is now online with coverage of Dover’s 3-1 win over Barrow.

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Dover made it three wins in a row as they beat Barrow 3-1 at Crabble on Saturday afternoon. Aswad Thomas’ neat finish had Whites in control at half time and Ross Lafayette’s clever lob over visiting goalkeeper Dixon doubled their lead. Sam Magri scored his first goal for Whites with an accurate header, before Ross Hannah’s cool consolation penalty for Barrow late on.*Q1*

Manger Chris Kinnear praised the team’s forward display. ‘The lads were exceptional and the way we are playing attacking football is now a bit scary for other teams. The left back crossed for the right back to score, so no one can say we play defensively.’

Kinnear also believes he has a squad with the know how to handle the big games. ‘We have added one or two, but most of the team have now got a bit of experience from playing the likes of Crystal Palace and featuring in the play offs.’

Athletic have a long trek to Torquay next week, but Chris is looking foward to facing the side with only one win to their name this campaign thus far. ‘It’s a big club and I love everything about them, but we are going there to try and take three points off them.’

He added. ‘They are doing well in some of the games, but are not getting the results, so we are taking nothing for granted.’

Chris concluded by praising his backroom staff as Dover continue to have a clean bill of health throughout the squad. ‘A lot of other sides have injuries, but we have hit the ground running and Callum the physio and Faz are doing a great job.’*Lpic1*