The Fleet travel to Dover Athletic to round off 2025 in the first of a triple header of matches on the road.
Form guide
Josh Wright’s players have taken on two Kent sides in the league this season at the Kuflink Stadium and have come out victorious on both occasions, most recently against Tonbridge Angels on Boxing Day. Added to that are wins over Cray Valley PM, Faversham Town, VCD Athletic and Sittingbourne in cup competition. But it’s points the Fleet are chasing and a win at Dover will bring home a perfect nine-point haul through the festive season and in Kent derbies.
Dover Athletic’s Boxing Day saw them fall short with a 1-0 defeat at Maidstone United, a third successive defeat for the Whites who also lost to Eastbourne and Hornchurch.
Head to head
The last time the two sides faced each other was in the 2022/23 season when the Fleet secured the double – a 2-1 victory at Crabble sealing that with Franklin Domi and Rakish Bingham on target.
Who’s who
Mitch Walker is the 34-year-old goalkeeper who returned to Dover in 2024. His first spell saw him arrive from Brighton & Hove Albion in 2012. He has since played 300 times for the club, including in the 2014 promotion final they won at Stonebridge Road. In between his two spells, he turned out for Aldershot Town and Whitehawk.
George Nikaj is a graduate of the Dover Athletic Academy. Nikaj made his first-team debut during the 2021/22 National League season. He has since gone on to make 51 appearances in the National League South and was voted Away Player of the Season for 2023/24. During Dover’s promotion-winning 2024/25 campaign, he claimed the Supporters’ Club Golden Boot, scoring 25 goals in all competitions.
Ticket info
Tickets will only be available at the gates tomorrow, with no online sales.
Adults – £18
Concessions – £17
U18 – £10
U11 – free
Tomorrow’s venue is cashless with card payments only accepted. If fans do not have the ability to pay by card, they can get a Crabble Key Card at reception where they can use cash to put money on it and use in the ground.
