Witton team news and latest score updates will appear here as and when they become available.
Team news: Witton are unchanged from the starting line up that beat Kings Lynn Town on Saturday. Shaun Tuck is omitted from Saturday’s squad while defender Josh Glover is injured.
Matt Cooper, Anthony Gardner, Cliff Moyo, Ben Harrison, Marc Joseph, Olly James, Josh Hancock, Nicky Platt, Kyle Wilson, Michael Powell, Danny Andrews.
Subs: Ryan Grocott, Anthony Sheehan, Neville Thompson, Jon Dawson, Matty Purcell.
Latest Score from Gigg Lane:
FC United 0 Witton Albion 0.
After 5 minutes.
Latest Score from Gigg Lane:
FC United 1 Witton Albion 0.
The Rebels take the lead on 14 minutes from the spot.
Witton Substitution:
Cliff Moyo replaced by Ryan Grocott.
Latest Score from Gigg Lane:
FC United 2 Witton Albion 0.
The Rebels increase their lead on 31 minutes.
Ollie James sent off for a bad challenge. FC should also be down to 10 men after their keeper handled outside the area but the officials missed it
Olly James sent off on 35 minutes.
Half Time Score from Gigg Lane:
FC United 2 Witton Albion 0.
FC United down to 10 men as well now.
Still 2-0
Chris Worsley sent off for FC after a sliding challenge on Marc Joseph
Latest Score from Gigg Lane:
FC United 2 Witton Albion 0.
FC United’s number 11 sent off on 51 minutes.
Michael Powell yellow card on 54 minutes.
Latest Score from Gigg Lane:
FC United 3 Witton Albion 0.
The Rebels 3rd coming on 59 minutes following an error by Albion keeper Matt Cooper.
Come on the Albs (is it seven men one team has to be down to for the game to be abandoned??)
Attendance at Gigg Lane - 1614.
Ben Harrison yellow card on 75 minutes.
Latest Score from Gigg Lane:
FC United 3 Witton Albion 1.
Substitute Anthony Sheehan has pulled a goal back on 81 minutes.
how many players sent off now for each team ??
One red card from each team but Witton down to 9 men. Used all their subs and had Anthony Gardner carried off.
5 minutes added time.
Very poor first half, although the pen looked soft from where I was. Deserved to be 2-0 down though. Played a little better in the second but nothing special; Thompson looked good but we didn’t create an awful lot.
Can’t complain at the sending off. Absolutely no need for Olly to go in like that in the middle of the pitch. With Coops gifting them a third its getting easy to say “he’s got one of those in him” at them both.
Seemed like a game that we as a club didn’t really want at this time and that we just wanted to get out of the way. And glad it is.
FC looked a lot better than they did last season and if they keep up their good start they might finally get out of this league. Would like to go to Moston when its done but definitely wont be sorry to see the back of Gigg Lane.