Witton team news & latest score updates will appear here as and when they become available.
Good to the lad’s, any result would be great.
Gutted I can’t be there I do like a good whitby weekender.
UTA
Witton team news: Witton have four players making the debuts this afternoon. Chris Renshaw in goal, James Short & Adam Anson in defence & James Murray in attack. Liam Goulding makes his third debut after joing the Albion permanently in the summer. Fellow new-boys Stefan Sorensen, Ryan O’Hare, Tom Edwards & Jack Byrne start on the bench. Skipper Rob Hopley & James Foley are ruled out through injury.
Chris Renshaw, Cesaire Lingouba, James Short, Josh Wardle, Adam Anson, Liam Goulding, Danny McKenna, Tom Owens, Will Jones, Billy Smart, James Murray.
Subs: Stefan Sorensen, Ryan O’Hare, Tom Edwards, Jack Byrne, Ryan Neild.
Chance for Whitby on 5 minutes- Brad Fewster has the first shot of the game as he finds himself in space to the left of the goal. Chris Renshaw in the Albion goal gets a strong hand to it which diverts it away from goal.
Chance for Witton on 10 minutes as Will Jones shoots from close range but Seasiders keeper Shane Bland does brilliantly to make himself big and clear the danger.
PENALTY to Witton on 22 minutes.
Billy Smart is brought down by Whitby’s Luke Bythway.
GOALLLLL
Latest Score from The Towbar Express Stadium at Turnbull Ground:
Whitby Town 0 Witton Albion 1.
Danny McKenna gives the Albion the lead on 22 minutes from the spot.
Chance for Witton on 29 minutes but Tom Owens somehow manages to put the ball wide of the post from close range.
Yellow cards:
Whitby Town’s Dale Hopson on 35 minutes.
Whitby Town’s Dan Rowe on 35 minutes.
Yellow card:
Witton’s Liam Goulding on 45+2 minutes.
Half Time Score from The Towbar Express Stadium at Turnbull Ground:
Whitby Town 0 Witton Albion 1.
GOAL
Latest Score from The Towbar Express Stadium at Turnbull Ground:
Whitby Town 1 Witton Albion 1.
Matty Tymon equalises for the Seasiders on 47 minutes as his speculative shot loops over Albion keeper Chris Renshaw into the net.
Chance for Witton on 49 minutes but Shane Bland in the Whitby goal gets a strong hand to the ball from a Danny McKenna shot from the edge of the area.
Chance for Whitby on 63 minutes as Adam Gell goes close to putting them ahead as he is played through on goal. His shot is saved well low down by Chris Renshaw in the Albion goal.
Attendance: 373.
Witton Substitution:
Cesaire Lingouba replaced by Jack Byrne on 68 minutes.
Witton Substitution:
James Murray replaced by Tom Edwards on 88 minutes.
Chance for Whitby on 90 minutes - Adam Gell can’t believe that he hasn’t scored as his close range effort is saved by Albion keeper Chris Renshaw.
Full Time Score from The Towbar Express Stadium at Turnbull Ground:
Whitby Town 1 Witton Albion 1.
Very good result. Well done to everyone.
A decent point away from home and missing a couple of key players, we just need to turn round last seasons home form and get 3 points on Tuesday UTA.