Team news: Witton make one change to the starting line-up which picked up a valuable point at Atherton Collieries on Tuesday night. Jawad Jebrin comes in for loanee Teddy Mfuni who misses out through injury and won’t feature again this season. Ben Pleavin returns to the squad after injury but starts on the bench. Josh Wardle is still missing through injury.
Greg Hall, Isaac Baldwin, Danny McKenna, Rob Hopley, Nathan Okome, James Lawrie, Cesaire Lingouba, James Foley, Callum Saunders, Will Jones, Jawad Jebrin.
Subs: Joe Mwasile, Harry Bower, Ben Pleavin, Joshua Paterson, Raajan Gill.
Bamber Bridge have former Albion Development Squad midfielder Craig Carney amongst their substitutes.
40 minutes played - still goalless.
GOAL
Latest Score from The Sir Tom Finney Stadium:
Bamber Bridge 1 Witton Albion 0.
Mark Yeates gives Bamber Bridge the lead on 45 minutes as a ball dissects the Albion defence.
Half Time Score from The Sir Tom Finney Stadium:
Bamber Bridge 1 Witton Albion 0.
Witton have had chances in the first half but, Mark Yeates goal right on the interval divides the teams.
GOAL
Latest Score from The Sir Tom Finney Stadium:
Bamber Bridge 2 Witton Albion 0.
Paul Dawson doubles Bamber’s lead on 59 minutes beating Greg Hall in the Albion goal following a cross.
Witton Substitution:
Cesaire Lingouba replaced by Harry Bower on 64 minutes.
Witton Substitution:
James Foley replaced by Ben Pleavin on 78 minutes.
Yellow card:
Bamber Bridge’s Paul Dawson on 82 minutes.
Witton Substitution:
Callum Saunders replaced by Joe Mwasile on 86 minutes.
Full Time Score from The Sir Tom Finney Stadium:
Bamber Bridge 2 Witton Albion 0.
Witton did have their moments but all too briefly, a penalty not given when Nathan Pond tripped Isaac Baldwin.
Rob Hopley’s header somehow being blocked by Nathan Pond.
To be honest, 2 poor sides not much in it apart from Bamber were much more physical and able to score goals, We had a couple of half chances and a real good one for Jones who should have scored off a really good cross but failed to meet the header which looked easier to head than miss?
When you have your best striker and best midfielder at centre halves You know it’s going to be a struggle and so it proved our football looked aimless no width, no pace and it felt like we have accepted going down.