Witton team news & latest score updates will appear here as soon as they become available.
Team news: Witton make three changes to the starting line-up beaten at Radcliffe on Tuesday night. New signings Cesaire Lingouba & Liam Thomas both start with Ryan Rogers, Callum Leigh & Steve McNulty dropping to the bench. Tom Owens also comes in. Witton are still missing Josh Wardle, Isaac Baldwin, Danny McKenna, Rob Hopley & Will Jones through injury.
Greg Hall, George Nugent, Nathan Woodthorpe, Nick Ryan, Will Sutton, Cesaire Lingouba, Jawad Jebrin, Tom Owens, James Hooper, Liam Thomas, James Foley.
Subs: Ryan Rogers, Callum Leigh, Steve McNulty, Joshua Paterson, Raajan Gill.
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Latest Score from Greenwich Avenue:
Basford United 0 Witton Albion 1.
Tom Owens gives the Albion the lead on 7 minutes - breaking into the Basford area and slotting the ball inside the post.
28 minutes played - Basford pressure mounting here as they find themselves camped in the Witton half.
Revarnelle James drives into the Witton area on 30 minutes, cutting inside his marker before firing an effort over the bar from 18 yards.
Basford go close on 33 minutes as Matt Thornhill’s curling effort is a few yards over the bar.
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Latest Score from Greenwich Avenue:
Basford United 0 Witton Albion 2.
James Foley doubles Witton’s lead with an absolute beauty from distance on 38 minutes.
4 minutes of added time:
Appeals for a Basford penalty on 45+2 minutes as James Clifton is shoved from behind inside the box but the referee still waves play on.
Half Time Score from Greenwich Avenue:
Basford United 0 Witton Albion 2.
Attendance: 203.
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Latest Score from Greenwich Avenue:
Basford United 1 Witton Albion 2.
Alex Howes reduces the deficit for Basford from six yards on 55 minutes following a goalmouth scramble.
Witton Substitution:
Liam Thomas replaced by Ryan Rogers on 62 minutes.
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Latest Score from Greenwich Avenue:
Basford United 2 Witton Albion 2.
Dominic Roma levels the match for Basford on 72 minutes with a header from Ryan Wilson’s corner.
Witton Substitution:
James Hooper replaced by Steve McNulty on 76 minutes.
Yellow card:
Basford United’s Dominic Roma on 84 minutes.
Witton Substitution:
Jawad Jebrin replaced by Callum Leigh on 90+1 minutes.
Full Time Score from Greenwich Avenue:
Basford United 2 Witton Albion 2.
A decent point but from 2-0 up probably 2 dropped! Did we really finish with no strikers on the pitch?
I would guess we probably finished with Jawad Jebrin through the middle with Tom Owens supporting him.
A point I would probably taken at 3pm a bit frustrating to only end up with one but again, 5 teenagers who are learning on the job so no complaints from me.
If we did end up with no forwards on the pitch, I’m hoping it’s Carl nursing them through rather than more injuries.
3 points on Monday and maybe one or two injured players back.
Early days yet, but football is a results-driven business and the NPL table is not looking too clever just now.
Highlights of yesterday’s 2-2 draw against Basford United are available to watch on Basford’s YouTube channel.
