JIMMY Mullen is not anticipating an easy ride tonight as his Bromsgrove Rovers side head to Thame United in Southern League Division One West (7.45pm).
Rovers will leap-frog Brackley Town into fifth place if they triumph at Windmill Road and they enter the fixture in good spirits following Saturday's 2-1 home win over Burnham, with goals from Steve Frost and Paul Szewczyk securing the points.
But Mullen is far from confident of getting the better of the Oxfordshire outfit, who pulled off a shock result at the weekend when defeating in-form Yate Town 1-0 at home.
Mullen said: "This is one of our games in hand but it's not going to be easy. Thame proved they are capable of beating anybody after they beat Yate, who have been on a fantastic run. They are a very dangerous side and we've got to be aware of that."
Matt Lowe returns in goal for Rovers to replace Ian Gandy, striker Delton Francis is likely to make the squad after recovering from a knee problem, but defender Karl Johnson is out with a stomach muscle injury.
Teenage midfielder Nathan Jameson, on loan from Coca-Cola League One side Walsall for an initial months loan, is expected to make his second start.
Mullen added: "Nathan did very well against Burnham. He can play anywhere in midfield, he is very versatile and he slotted in really well. He made good use of the ball and has good passing ability.
"He may be dropping down a couple of levels but he's now getting first team football. He's here for a month and we'll have a good look at him."
Westfields look to build on Saturday's 2-1 win at Oadby Town when they host Oldbury United at allpay.park in the Travel Factory Alliance tonight (7.45).
The three points, achieved through goals from Scott Jackson and Matt Aubrey, took the Hereford side back into the top ten.
Ex-Bristol City and Forest Green forward Aubrey has returned to Westfields after a brief spell with Rushall Olympic.
Oldbury have struggled for most of the season and a points deduction means they are rooted in the bottom four.
Kington Town, surprisingly thrashed 7-2 by Lye Town at the weekend, visit Wolverhampton Casuals in the West Midlands Premier Division League Cup second round tonight (7.45).
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