Moors are back on the road as they travel to Boreham Wood on Saturday afternoon (3pm).

Here’s your full match preview...

Form

Wood currently occupy eighth place, one spot below the play-off places. In their last six outings, they’ve won three, drawn one and lost two. Bromley held Boreham Wood to a 1-1 draw last time out at Meadow Park, despite Tyrone Marsh’s first half opener.

Moors now find themselves in 15th position, but still have games in hand on those above. After seven successive games on the road, Moors returned home on Tuesday evening but were narrowly beaten 2-1 by league leaders Torquay United.

In the Opposite Dugout – Luke Garrard

Luke couples his role as First Team Manager at Meadow Park with his role as the Academy Manager. The 35-year-old was originally an Academy Coach at the club in 2008, before being promoted to Academy Director in 2012. Luke was the appointed Ian Allinson’s assistant in 2013, a position he held for two-and-a-half-years. Upon Ian’s departure in October 2015, Luke was appointed as First Team Manager, becoming the youngest boss in all of England’s top five divisions. His first game in charge was a 1-1 draw away to Guiseley. Luke would steer the Wood away from the relegation zone in the club’s inaugural season in the National League. The side clinched survival on the last game of the season away to already relegated Welling United with a comprehensive 3-0 victory.

Luke’s stock has further risen in the following seasons, having taken the Wood to Wembley for the first time in their history back in 2017/18. The side achieved their highest ever National League finish, and reached the play-off final against Tranmere Rovers, narrowly losing 2-1.

Garrard maintained the Wood’s National League status in the 2018/19 season, finishing eight points above the relegation zone in 20th. Luke also took his squad in a very disrupted 2019/20 season to the play-off semi-finals where they faced a narrow defeat to play-off promotion winners, Harrogate Town.

One To Watch – Kabongo Tshimanga

The 23-year-old joined the Wood from National League South side Oxford City where he thumped in a very impressive 37 goals in all competitions during 2018/19 season. The red-hot marksman concluded the campaign by being awarded Managers Player, Players’ Player and Fans Player of the Year. Tshimanga started his career at MK Dons making his full debut in November 2014 before going on to sign his first professional contract just two months later.

‘Kabby’ burst onto the main stage of the Emirates FA Cup when scoring a stunning hat-trick away at Tranmere Rovers back in November 2018 catching the eye of many.

Kabongo made 39 league appearances in the 2019/20 season, scoring 19 goals as he helped Boreham Wood on their way to the play-offs. He is currently the league’s second top scorer with 10 goals to his name so far.

Pre-match interview

Watch manager Jimmy Shan's pre-match interview HERE.

Team News

The Moors will be without the suspended Kyle Storer and Jordan Cranston. The duo both picked up their fifth bookings of the season on Tuesday evening and now serve a one-match ban.

James Ball is available for selection once again, but Tyrone Williams, Jamie Ward, Cameron Archer, Jamey Osborne and Callum Howe remain out.

How to Follow the Game

Live Stream (£9.99): https://page.inplayer.com/borehamwood-fc/

Twitter updates: @SolihullMoors

Note: Due to restrictions at Boreham Wood, away media are not permitted to travel to the game so match coverage on the club's official channels will be limited.