THE Raymond McEnhill Stadium passed a pitch inspection on Friday ahead of Saturday's game against Tamworth, despite freezing temperatures.

Sean Clohessy is suspended after picking up his fifth booking, and Ryan O'Hara is expected to miss out after getting injured in the reserves' win at Plymouth Argyle on Tuesday.

Confidence is high though after two wins on the road.

Chris Flood’s last-gasp winner was enough to get them through their FA Trophy first round tie at Weymouth on Saturday.

“They keep going and that shows the fitness levels they have because they are a young group of lads,” enthused manager Tommy Widdrington.

“Weymouth stuck to their game plan manfully, but we were there to win and they were trying not to lose.

“The fact we scored so late makes it look as though we were lucky, but we had a lot of possession and bossed the game.”

Rob Sinclair returned to the starting line-up after injury, with Stuart Anderson, who scored the winner the week before at Kettering Town, dropping out with a slight groin problem.

“Robbie came through an hour of our reserve game in midweek,” said Widdrington.

“I didn’t think he would get through 90 minutes, but he managed it because we didn’t have a lot of defending to do and he looked a threat for us.”

The Whites’ reward is a home tie against either Maidstone United or Histon, to be played on Saturday, January 9.

The Maidstone-Histon fixture has been postponed twice, and is now scheduled for Tuesday, December 22.

“It's an opportunity to get one step closer to a big final, and it's a realistic target for us to get there,” said the boss.

“The team that wins the FA Trophy will probably be a top-half Blue Square Premier side, and with our ten points back that's what we would be.”

This Saturday’s visitors Tamworth enjoyed Trophy success themselves on Saturday, surprising Mansfield Town with a 2-0 victory at Field Mill.

The newly-promoted Lambs started the season strongly, beating Salisbury 2-0 in September, but they have slipped down the table, winning only two league games since then.

“Tamworth play in a similar way to AFC Wimbledon, which has caused us problems,” said Widdrington.

“They beat us fair and square at their place because they started the game better.

“But we started preparations for the game on Monday in training, and the two wins have buoyed the confidence.

“You see what confidence does for football teams all over the world.”