STOURPORT Swifts manager Neil Hunt is refusing to panic as he looks to get his side back to winning ways.

The Walshes Meadow outfit saw their four-match unbeaten run come to an end against Bury Town last weekend.

On Saturday, they head for Arlesey Town in Zamaretto League Division One Midlands (3pm).

Hunt, however, is expected to be without skipper Andy Jones as he recovers from a rib injury, while defender Chris Duggan begins a three-match ban on December 6 after his sending off in the 2-1 defeat to the Suffolk side.

Fellow centre-back Dene Wittal-Williams will continue to stand in for Jones.

But the Swifts boss said: “There’s no need to panic, the performance was good at Bury but the result wasn’t.

“If you look at how we were playing at the start of the season, the standards are much higher.

“Chris’ sending off was fair enough, he pulled down their man just outside the box.

“It’s a shame because he was one of the better players. Now we’ll be without him until nearly Christmas, which is a blow.”

Swifts were hoping to bounce back from the Bury defeat on Wednesday night but their Red Insure Cup second-round clash at Division One South and West side Bishops Cleeve was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Chateau Roux Stadium side Arlesey have only lost one of their last eight outings in the league.