UTILITY player Joe Clarke is given a role alongside Troy Wood when Evesham United play host to Hitchin Town at St George's Lane this afternoon.

Gary Hay's thigh problem keeps him sidelined, while Danny Lennon is left on the bench a place where manager Paul West knows he can unleash him with good effect.

Apart from the attacking formation, it's the usual United 11 with Nathan Vaughan in goal behind central defensive trio of skipper Danny Hodnett, Anthony Watson and Steve Luckett.

Simon Fitter and Michael Hayden take on their usual wing back roles with James Blake, Danny Scheppel and Mark Hands in midfield.

Joining Lennon on the substitutes bench are a couple of new recuits alongside Steven Hands and Robert Ager.

Cheltenham Town midfielder Ben Pattison is a new face, while Tom Warmer returns to the club after a 12-month absence and a latest spell at Cradley Town where Allando Davis has gone to get some games under his belt.

Hitchin moved out of the bottom three in the Premier Division after last Saturday's 4-1 win at Banbury United - their fourth away win of the league season after earlier successes at Oxford City, Brackley Town and Clevedon Town.

Those four wins are Hitchin's only league wins of the season and they have drawn four more and lost eight of their 16 matches.