AN INJURY-ravaged Stourport Swifts squad will have extra incentive to give Clevedon Town a Dr Martens Western Division beating on Saturday.

Swifts need the home points to move away from the lower reaches of the table and end a run of four defeats following Rugby United's 1-0 weekend win at Walshes Meadow.

But Clevedon also angered Dave Titterton and his staff after Stourport claimed a 1-1 draw there in the manager's first game in charge on October 12.

Titterton explained: "We got a draw there against all the odds but a couple of derogatory things were said to us by certain people as we walked off the pitch at the end of the game.

"It was about how we celebrated at getting the result against a team supposedly fighting for the league title. They didn't realise we only had something like four first-team regulars playing.

"I feel we owe them one. The lads know what they have been doing wrong recently and I'm looking forward to put what we have worked on in training into practice."

Titterton believes his players have not been working hard enough to press the opposition, unlike Rugby's two strikers on Saturday, but he is hit by injury and suspension problems.

The banned Leon Blake, Steve Ulfig and Rob Clarke are joined on the sidelines by injury victims Jan Mulders (knee), John Cotterill (groin), John Shirley (knee), Michael Moore (back) and Robbie Taylor (groin).

But there were new faces in the form of defender John Newall and teenage midfielder Steven Hawkes, while Alex Kilgour started only his second game.

Craig Harris and on-loan Ashley Read were substituted against Rugby due to illness but are expected to be fit to face Clevedon.

Titterton said: "We had seven people out on Saturday and probably five who were only 50 per cent fit. I couldn't expect a great deal but you always do.

"We were pretty poor as we had enough quality to play better than we did. We have stopped working hard off the ball and putting pressure on people to force them to make mistakes.

"We have been working in training on chasing people down and hunting more in packs. That's what this league is all about.

"There's a lot of ability at this club but if you don't work to get the ball back, the people with skill are not worth having.

"Not having a settled team has also been a problem. Injuries and suspensions are having an effect on a small squad."

Newall, a 22-year-old centre-half or right-back and former professional at QPR, has signed permanently from Premier Division Halesowen Town and will give Swifts more options.

Titterton added: "He will be a great acquisition for the club who likes a tackle and is a winner with plenty of pace. We haven't had the options and pace to play a back three but now we do."

The Swifts boss will be talking to another potential signing today.