Witton team news & latest score updates will appear here as and when they become available.
Team news: Witton make two changes to the starting line-up which beat Bottesford Town in the Emirates FA Challenge Cup on Saturday. James Yates & Cesaire Lingouba come in for Anthony Gardner & Tom Owens respectively. River Humphreys returns to the squad but Michael Wilson retains his place.
Greg Hall, James Yates, Matty Devine, Josh Wardle, Michael Wilson, Billy Smart, Danny McKenna, Cesaire Lingouba, Rob Hopley, Will Jones, James Foley.
Subs: Chris Noone, Delial Brewster, River Humphreys, Paul Moore.
7 minutes played - Still goalless but the home side have started well.
GOAL
Latest Score from Marston Road:
Stafford Rangers 1 Witton Albion 0.
Theo Bailey-Jones gives Rangers the lead on 10 minutes after Albion keeper Greg Hall mis-judged his shot.
25 minutes played - Albion still trail.
Yellow card:
Stafford 's Tom Thorley on 30 minutes.
James Foley 's shot on 40 minutes goes well over the top.
Half Time Score from Marston Road:
Stafford Rangers 1 Witton Albion 0.
Harry Benns goes close for Stafford on 55 minutes.
GOAL
Latest Score from Marston Road:
Stafford Rangers 2 Witton Albion 0.
Tom Thorley’s shot strikes the Albion post and then hits Michael Wilson before going into the net on 61 minutes.
Witton Substitution:
Billy Smart replaced by Delial Brewster on 63 minutes.
The home side go close to a third but the Witton defence manage to scramble it clear.
GOALLLL
Latest Score from Marston Road:
Stafford Rangers 2 Witton Albion 1.
James Foley pulls one back for the Albion on 66 minutes shooting home from the edge of the area.
Yellow card:
Witton’s Matty Devine on 75 minutes.
Witton pressing and go close to an equaliser in the closing minutes.
Yellow card:
Witton’s Cesaire Lingouba on 84 minutes.
GOAL
Stafford Rangers 3 Witton Albion 1.
Stafford look to have clinched the points on 86 minutes through Substitute Lewis Banks following good work from Harry Benns.
Yellow card:
Stafford 's Harry Benns on 90+2 minutes.
Full Time Score from Marston Road:
Stafford Rangers 3 Witton Albion 1.
Attendance: 483.
Strange lack of comments?
From the highlights:
https://youtu.be/_RH0Wr2XLTk
It appears we were a little unlucky - certainly with the first 2 goals. The 'keeping blunder and unfortunate rebound did for us it seems. As did an apparent weakness down our right? Some poor challenges in midfield led to their 3rd, but I guess we were pressing the game at that point.
Be nice to hear from someone in attendance on whether the highlights are a true reflection on the game?
UTA!
Not the best performance of the season but an error by Greg & an unfortunate own goal cost us the game. We struggled defensively down the right & Stafford played on that. A change of shape 2nd half gave us more going forward & arguably we deserved a point, didn’t do enough to win the game. I also thought we missed Tom Owens energy in midfield.
We are struggling to score goals in the league and have no width whatsoever. Take Rob out up top and we are toothless, we need a centre forward and winger ASAP if we are to entertain this year.
Good luck
Mmm… I read these posts but don’t generally get involved although I go to most home and away games.
Problem for me is we need to decide what style of team we are, direct in style or football playing from the back, and pick a team accordingly!
We seem to want to play but bypass midfield so much. J. Foley was rightly our best midfielder last year so play him centre mid not on the right or left.
We have introduced defenders and midfielders this year and yet we struggle to score goals, doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work that one out. Gards was good last year why get a replacement, Wilson and river ended the year well why disrupt that?
We need width and some pace up front between their defenders.
This year could be a struggle we need a vision of what team we want to be and a plan to implement it.