Parkway aiming to make home advantage count

PLYMOUTH Parkway return to Bolitho Park tonight knowing this Southern League Premier Division meeting with Wimborne Town carries a little extra weight.

- STUART JAMES

Plymouth Parkway's Callum Hall celebrates his goal against Sholing

(Tom Pinder)

With a long stretch of away fixtures looming, it feels like the last chance, at least for a while, to turn recent resilience into the kind of home points that shape a season.

Parkway’s consistency has been quietly impressive. One defeat in the last 11 outings has kept them moving in the right direction, and the togetherness shown in recent weeks has become a feature rather than a one-off. There’s been a stubbornness about the Yellows that makes them hard to beat, even when the game turns into a scrap.

Wimborne, though, arrive as one of the Premier South's most efficient outfits. Fifth in the table after 16 games, they've paired a tidy defensive record with enough quality at the other end to stay in the playoff conversation. Their 14 goals conceded is joint-best in the division, and they've not tasted league defeat since a 1-0 trip to Walton on October 11.