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Team news: Witton make four changes to the starting line-up which battled on gamely to draw with Stafford Rangers on Tuesday night. Anthony Gardner, Danny McKenna & River Humphreys all return after injury, sickness & work commitments respectively. Loan signing from Southport, Lewis Doyle makes his debut. Luke Offord & Matty Devine are missing through injury whilst loanee Ben Harrison is unavailable. New signing Jack Egan starts on the bench whilst Osebi Abadaki has recovered from injury to make the bench. Goalkeeper Ryan Neild also returns to the squad but Cesaire Lingouba is not involved.
Greg Hall, Anthony Gardner, Danny McKenna, Josh Wardle, River Humphreys, Billy Smart, Lewis Doyle, Tom Owens, Rob Hopley, Will Jones, James Foley.
Subs: Owen Wynne, Jack Egan, Osebi Abadaki, Ryan Neild.
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Latest Score from Wincham Park:
Witton Albion 1 Basford United 0.
Rob Hopley gives Albion the lead on 9 minutes hammering the ball home left-footed following Anthony Gardner’s long throw.
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Latest Score from Wincham Park:
Witton Albion 2 Basford United 0.
Will Jones doubles Witton’s lead on 18 minutes with a left-footed volley from the corner of the area.
Yellow cards:
Basford United’s Liam Bateman on 19 minutes for dissent.
Basford United’s James Reid on 19 minutes for dissent.
Basford’s James Reid with a free kick on 27 minutes saved well by Albion keeper Greg Hall.
Penalty to Basford United on 33 minutes after a handball by Rob Hopley inside the penalty area.
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Latest Score from Wincham Park:
Witton Albion 2 Basford United 1.
James Reid scores from the spot on 34 minutes.
Witton down the other end and causing more problems on 35 minutes, Will Jones lays the ball to Rob Hopley but good defending denies him getting a shot away.
James Foley cuts inside from the left on 38 minutes and fires a shot wide from 25 yards.
A bit of head tennis inside the Basford penalty area on 41 minutes, the ball is nodded towards Rob Hopley but the assistant’s flag is raised for offside.
Half Time Score from Wincham Park:
Witton Albion 2 Basford United 1.
The ball finds Nathan Watson one on one with Greg Hall on 55 minutes but the Witton custodian does really well to stay big and deny the Basford striker.
Nathan Watson curls a free kick wide for Basford on 61 minutes from 20 yards.
Basford’s Nathan Watson again with a smart turn and shot on 63 minutes but the effort is well blocked by defender River Humphreys as Witton clear their lines.
Anthony Gardner nods the ball across goal on 65 minutes and Will Jones tries another half volley which bounces over the crossbar.
Attendance: 316.
Good play down the left on 73 minutes ends with James Foley firing towards goal from a tight angle only for Saul Deeney to collect in the Basford goal at his near post.
Yellow card:
Basford United’s Jack Thomas on 74 minutes.
Good ball in by Anthony Gardner on 81 minutes, Tom Owens goes past one defender but the next one does well to defend it and deny a shooting opportunity.