After recovering from their 0-2 home defeat by Wycombe on Boxing Day with a 1-0 home league win over Sutton United on the Saturday to avenge their FA Cup 2nd Round Proper defeat by the Surrey side 3 weeks earlier, United slipped to their 3rd successive away league reverse with this single goal loss at Loakes Park to leave Trevor Gould's side still looking for their first away Conference win.