MANAGER Dave Titterton looks set to ring the changes after Stourport Swifts slumped to a 3-1 defeat at fellow Dr Martens Western Division strugglers Taunton Town.

The Walshes Meadow side have now gone seven matches without a win to leave them just three points above the bottom two in the league.

To add to Titterton's worries, striker Kerry Giddings was forced to play in goal after keeper Ryan Price failed to show for the trip to the West Country.

The Swifts boss has a set of new signings in the pipeline to boost his squad which is missing the injured John Newall (knee), James Wood (hamstring) and Rob Taylor (groin) among others.

A John Hayward goal on 72 minutes, his first for the club, was all Stourport had to show from their Taunton trip though Richard Ball twice went close in the closing stages.

Their top scorer put an effort wide before forcing the home keeper into a late save.

Taunton opened the scoring after just four minutes when Mark Douglas steered a long-range drive past the unsighted Giddings.

Any hopes Swifts had of staging a fightback were wrecked when the hosts struck twice more before the break.

Danny Harris doubled Taunton's lead with a 25-yard free-kick on 39 minutes before Tom Kelly hit a thundering third from 30 yards on the stroke of half-time.

The woodwork denied Taunton a fourth midway through the second half when Anthony Lynch fired a penalty against the post after he was fouled by defender Dave Davies.

SWIFTS: Giddings 6, Jones 5, Davies 6, Ulfig 6, Webb 6, Harris 6 (Titterton 60, 6), SAYER 7, Hawkes 6 (Hayward 53, 6), Dunn 6, Ball 6, Wright 6. Subs not used: Kilgour

STAR MAN: Ronnie Sayer.

ATTENDANCE: 208.