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Team news: Witton make two changes to the starting line-up which beat Scarborough Athletic in the Emirates FA Challenge Cup last weekend. Nathan Woodthorpe comes in for Nick Ryan whilst new signing from Nantwich Town, Callum Saunders makes his debut. Cesaire Lingouba is not involved whilst Will Jones, Josh Wardle & Isaac Baldwin are not ready to return.
Greg Hall, George Nugent, Danny McKenna, Nathan Woodthorpe, Rob Hopley, Will Sutton, Jawad Jebrin, Tom Owens, James Hooper, Callum Saunders, James Foley.
Subs: Josh Paterson, Callum Leigh, Steve McNulty, Raajan Gill.
5 minutes played - Morpeth started well here and have forced a couple of early corners.
GOAL
Latest Score from Craik Park:
Morpeth Town 1 Witton Albion 0.
Jeff Henderson gives the Highwaymen the lead on 7 minutes after Albion keeper Greg Hall had denied Sean Taylor.
GOALLLLL
Latest Score from Craik Park:
Morpeth Town 1 Witton Albion 1.
Debutant Callum Saunders equalises for the Albion on 13 minutes volleying home past Dan Lowson in the Morpeth goal.
A chance for the Albion on 19 minutes as a freekick by James Hooper deflects off the wall and behind for a corner.
A loose ball squirms free and trickles across goal on 21 minutes but Morpeth clear the danger.
Morpeth’s Ben Ramsey cuts inside on 28 minutes and sees his shot take a deflection and goes behind for a corner.
Connor Oliver slices an effort wide of the Albion goal on 29 minutes from the edge of the box.
Yellow card:
Witton’s George Nugent on 39 minutes.
Morpeth’s Jeff Henderson with a great block on 42 minutes to deny Callum Saunders a second goal.
Liam Noble takes the free kick on 43 minutes and forces Albion keeper Greg Hall into a low save which goes behind for a corner.
The corner is headed away and the danger passes.
Half Time Score from Craik Park:
Morpeth Town 1 Witton Albion 1.
Connor Oliver goes for goal on 50 minutes from the edge of the box and deflects out for a Morpeth corner.
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Latest Score from Craik Park:
Morpeth Town 1 Witton Albion 2.
Callum Saunders grabs his second of the afternoon on 50 minutes as Witton counter at pace and the striker dinks the ball over Dan Lowson in the Morpeth goal.
Morpeth try to respond as Ryan Donaldson crosses on 53 minutes and Carl Finnigan is inches away from getting on the end of it.
Chance for the Albion on 55 minutes but James Hooper blazes over the bar.
Chance for Morpeth on 59 minutes but Liam Noble’s shot goes narrowly wide of the Albion goal.
Witton Substitution:
Danny McKenna replaced by Callum Leigh on 63 minutes.
Andrew Johnson cuts inside and his strike on 74 minutes deflects out for a Morpeth corner.
The ball is cleared at the near post.
Callum Saunders nearly with his hat trick on 78 minutes but his header is palmed away by Dan Lowson in the Morpeth goal.
Morpeth substitute Jack Foalle shoots on the turn on 79 minutes and is blocked by the chest of Albion keeper Greg Hall.
Witton Substitution:
Callum Saunders replaced by Steve McNulty on 90 minutes.
Full Time Score from Craik Park:
Morpeth Town 1 Witton Albion 2.
Attendance: 402.
Albion pick up their first league win of the season.
Well done boys
Morpeth Town have announced that Manager Stephen Turnbull has resigned with immediate effect.
A good and very valuable win taking us off the bottom of the table and with a new striker scoring both. Excellent, just what we needed, get our injured players back and we should be ok UTA
Highlights from our 2-1 win at Morpeth Town where a brace from new signing Callum Saunders proved the difference after Jeff Henderson’s opener for the Highwaymen.
Jeff Henderson (7’)
Callum Saunders (13’, 50’)
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