Witton team news & latest score updates will appear here as and when they become available.
Team news: Witton give debuts to no less than four new signings: Greg Hall, James Yates, Josh Wardle & Billy Smart respectively. Striker Delial Brewster starts on the bench.
Greg Hall, James Yates, Danny McKenna, Josh Wardle, River Humphreys, Billy Smart, Cesaire Lingouba, Tom Owens, Rob Hopley, Will Jones, James Foley.
Subs: Michael Wilson, Matty Devine, Anthony Gardner, Delial Brewster, Chris Noone.
Josh Gillies shoots wide from distance on 5 minutes after winning the ball in the Witton half.
Blair Adams gets forward well for Shields on 7 minutes down the left and hits an effort which is deflected to Josh Gillies before bouncing wide.
Blair Adams goes down in the Albion box on 10 minutes but the penalty appeal is waved away.
Albion keeper Greg Hall saves well from a low shot from outside the box on 13 minutes. Keeper down with an injury but gets back to his feet.
Gavin Cogdon shoots wide for the Mariners on 23 minutes.
Witton go close on 29 minutes but James Foley 's shot goes just wide of the post.
Albion keeper Greg Hall saves from Shields Carl Finnigan on 37 minutes following Craig Baxter’s cross.
Shields shot from outside the box on 40 minutes over the bar. Best spell so far from the home side.
GOAL
Latest Score from Mariners Park:
South Shields 1 Witton Albion 0.
Carl Finnigan gives Shields the lead on 45 minutes tapping home Robert Briggs cross from 6 yards.
Half Time Score from Mariners Park:
South Shields 1 Witton Albion 0.
Attendance: 1,677.
PENALTY to Witton on 47 minutes.
James Foley brought down by Shields keeper Liam Connell.
GOALLLL
Latest Score from Mariners Park:
South Shields 1 Witton Albion 1.
James Foley equalises for the Albion from the spot on 48 minutes.
Yellow card:
South Shields Liam Connell on 48 minutes.
Witton close to a second on 52 minutes but Tom Owens can’t get a clean contact on James Yates cross.
Yellow card:
South Shields Blair Adams on 55 minutes for a foul.
Yellow card:
South Shields Dillon Morse on 59 minutes.
Chance for South Shields on 67 minutes - Gary Brown heads wide from Josh Gillies corner.
Witton Substitution:
Danny McKenna replaced by Matty Devine on 69 minutes.