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Team news: Witton make one change to the starting line-up beaten by Lancaster City in the Buildbase FA Challenge Trophy last weekend. Midfielder Nathan Okome comes in for Danny McKenna who drops to the bench. George Nugent & Kyle Stubbs are not involved whilst Nick Ryan is still missing through injury. Nathan Woodthorpe has returned to Crewe Alexandra following his loan spell.
Greg Hall, Cesaire Lingouba, Isaac Baldwin, Josh Wardle, Nathan Okome, Will Sutton, Jawad Jebrin, James Lawrie, Will Jones, Callum Saunders, James Foley.
Subs: Danny McKenna, Tom Owens, Steve McNulty, Rob Hopley, Raajan Gill.
Early chance for Stalybridge as Jake Burton turns his man wonderfully in the first minute before firing just over the bar.
GOALLLLL
Latest Score from Bower Fold:
Stalybridge Celtic 0 Witton Albion 1.
8 goals in 8 league games - equalling the club record.
Callum Saunders gives the Albion the lead on 7 minutes - heading home following Isaac Baldwin’s long throw-in.
GOAL
Latest Score from Bower Fold:
Stalybridge Celtic 1 Witton Albion 1.
Justin Johnson equalises for Stalybridge on 12 minutes - cutting inside and firing into the top corner following Charley Doyle’s excellent through ball.
GOALLLLL
Latest Score from Bower Fold:
Stalybridge Celtic 1 Witton Albion 2.
Callum Saunders restores the Albion’s lead on 23 minutes after Jawad Jebrin’s shot had been parried by Celtic keeper Will Huffer for his 12th goal of the season (11th in the league).
Jake Burton goes close for Stalybridge on 30 minutes after latching onto a headed pass but he strikes wide.
Josh Dawodu’s cross causes havoc on 34 minutes and Witton have to clear the ball off the line to prevent a Celtic goal.
A combination of Sam Wedgbury and Connor O’Grady manage to clear a shot off the line on 38 minutes and prevent another Albion goal.
Celtic’s Charley Doyle is inches away from scoring on 39 minutes but he can’t quite head Josh Dawodu’s cross in.
GOAL
Latest Score from Bower Fold:
Stalybridge Celtic 2 Witton Albion 2.
Justin Johnson equalises again for Stalybridge on 42 minutes - volleying home Josh Dawodu’s cross.
Celtic’s Charley Doyle sees an effort at goal on 45+1 minutes saved by Greg Hall in the Albion goal.
Stephen Brogan does really well on 45+2 minutes and finds Jake Burton but Albion keeper Greg Hall saves with his feet to deny Celtic a third.
Half Time Score from Bower Fold:
Stalybridge Celtic 2 Witton Albion 2.
Attendance: 369.
Charley Doyle’s ball across goal on 57 minutes is nearly met by Jake Burton but Greg Hall in the Albion goal claims well.
Witton Substitution:
Will Jones replaced by Rob Hopley on 69 minutes.
Celtic keeper Will Huffer has to parry a long range strike on 70 minutes from James Laurie out for a corner.
Yellow cards:
Witton’s Will Sutton on 73 minutes.
Witton’s Callum Saunders on 75 minutes.
Stalybridge’s Connor O’Grady latches onto a free-kick on 75 minutes but a Witton player throws himself in the way of the ball.
3 minutes of added time.
Full Time Score from Bower Fold:
Stalybridge Celtic 2 Witton Albion 2.
Following his double this afternoon, Witton striker Callum Saunders now heads the Northern Premier League Premier Division Scorers table with 11 league goals.
A good point away, especially with that team UTA
Bloody hell C.J., can’t you just say well done a good point? Why do you have to say “with that team” what was wrong with the team selected?
I would have started Hopley and Nugent, the former can score the latter is a full back. When I saw the team I thought we would get beat so a point is a bonus.
C.J., I don’t know if you were at the game on Saturday but Cesaire had another steady game at full back & lets not forget we need to look after Hoppo unfortunately as he’s not a kid anymore and has had a bad injury. The amount of work Will Jones puts in which leaves space for Callum Saunders shouldnt be forgotten.
I thought we did enough to win it never mind only getting a point.
Didn’t go, was planned to but circumstances changed. Don’t agree with your view but thats ok, I personally think several players need to be upgraded on and to bring fans back, adopt a more attacking style and I can assure you im not on my own! Never known the fans to be so flat or not even watching us.
I’m not talking about players being moved on as I will support whoever wears the shirt as long as they give 100% & most people know the views of a lot of people stood on the far side. Recently I stood there and the comments started even before kick off about certain players, but you are all entitled to your opinions. Going back to Saturday the team put out played well and in my opinion did enough to win the game.
I recently read a post from an FC UNITED fan who said “regardless of how well or badly the team is playing, the fans should be the 12th man getting behind the lads”
Food for thought for a lot of Witton fans because the ground is like a grave yard at times even when they’re winning.