LONDON side Fisher Athletic are the visitors to Old Sarum on Saturday, as Salisbury City's season reaches the crucial final furlong with a host of tough fixtures coming up.

High flying Histon lost 2-1 away to Fisher on Monday night so the Whites know they will be in for a real test against the revamped Surrey outfit.

An injection of cash has inspired Fisher and they have recently beaten both City and Eastleigh.

A controversial sending off for Wayne Turk in that 2-1 January defeat left a sour taste, and the midfielder has only just returned from the subsequent three-game ban. Salisbury manager Nick Holmes felt that he won the ball cleanly but the reaction of the home bench had contributed to his dismissal.

City were 2-0 down in the first half through goals from Richard Brady and Gary Abbott, but Craig Davis pulled one back after the interval. He then hit the woodwork as they pushed for an equaliser, before Turk's red card. Fisher's Goma Lamby was also given his marching orders in the melee.

Holmes told Journal Sport: "They have quite a few new faces. I think they have left it too late to get into the promotion places but they have a benefactor who has put a lot of money in, so they will be a real force to be reckoned with next season.

"They are a big, physical side and they are renowned for being that way. But we have to learn to live with that and deal with it as best we can.

"Although we lost at Burgess Hill, we performed a lot better in terms of matching that aspect than we had done previously, so that's useful going into this one."

Tim Bond's fractured finger, sustained away to Erith & Belvedere, should not hamper him ahead of Saturday's game. However, Andy Cook is expected to be missing after damaging a hamstring at Burgess Hill Town.

Michael Cooper is still out with his knee injury, but there are no suspensions. Eastleigh and Stamford, Whites' closest pursuers, play Erith at home and Histon away respectively.