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Fleet defender returns as strugglers come to town

By: KentOnline reporter multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 00:00, 11 October 2007

Updated: 11:17, 12 October 2007

James Smith has been out of action after a double hernia

Ebbsfleet United v Droylsden

EBBSFLEET United will be looking to bounce back to winning ways when they take on lowly Droylsden at Stonebridge Road on Saturday.

The Fleet's six-match unbeaten run came to an end with a 2-0 defeat at new Blue Square Premier leaders Aldershot on Tuesday night.

Droylsden, second from bottom, make the long journey from the north west to Kent with just five points.

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They did break a nightmare sequence of 11 defeats with victory over Oxford on Saturday but slipped to a 3-0 loss on Tuesday night to Farsley Celtic.

Fleet defender James Smith, who has been sidelined for more than a month following a double hernia operation, is back in action and striker Chukki Eribenne, who limped off with a hamstring injury in the 1-0 victory over Crawley, and was hoping to feature in a full training session by the end of the week.

Gary MacDonald and Danny Slatter are definitely out.

Saturday's kick-off time has been moved to 1pm, due to England's European Championship qualifier against Estonia.

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