Witton Albion vs South Shields

Witton team news & latest score updates will appear here as and when they become available.

Team news: Witton make one change to the starting line-up which drew with Stafford Rangers on Tuesday night. Cesaire Lingouba comes in for Jack Byrne who drops to the bench. Billy Smart, Will Booth, Rob Hopley & Tom Edwards are all missing through injury. Ryan O’Hare is not involved whilst James Murray has left the club.

Chris Renshaw, Cesaire Lingouba, James Short, Josh Wardle, Adam Anson, Liam Goulding, Danny McKenna, MJ Monaghan, Connor Heath, Will Jones, Luke Wall.

Subs: Jack Byrne, Stefan Sorensen, Tom Owens, Ryan Neild.

South Shields’ Nathan Lowe fires a shot across the face of goal on 9 minutes but well wide.

20 minutes played - still goalless.

Witton 'keeper Chris Renshaw denies Shields striker David Foley on 27 minutes with a sharp save before a dangerous ball from the left is inches too high for Connor Heath at the other end.

Yellow card:

Witton’s Cesaire Lingouba on 31 minutes.

PENALTY to Witton on 33 minutes.

MJ Monaghan brought down.

Yellow card:

South Shields Dillon Morse on 33 minutes.

GOALLLLL

Latest Score from Wincham Park:

Witton Albion 1 South Shields 0.

Danny McKenna beats Shields keeper Myles Boney from the spot on 34 minutes - his fourth goal of the season on his 100th appearance in an Albion shirt.

Yellow card:

Witton’s Liam Goulding on 39 minutes.

Robert Briggs moves forward and tries his luck from 20 yards on 45 minutes but his shot has the sting taken out of it with a deflection en route and Chris Renshaw in the Albion goal makes a comfortable save.

South Shields have the ball in the net on 45+1 minutes but Sammi Odelusi is flagged offside.

Half Time Score from Wincham Park:

Witton Albion 1 South Shields 0.

Attendance: 448.

Witton win possession in the Shields half on 50 minutes and Luke Wall goes forward but his shot is deflected out for a corner.

Yellow card:

South Shields Nathan Lowe on 57 minutes.

GOAL

Latest Score from Wincham Park:

Witton Albion 1 South Shields 1.

Robert Briggs equalises for the Mariners on 61 minutes.

A high cross into the box by MJ Monaghan is headed just wide by Luke Wall on 59 minutes.

Yellow card:

Witton’s Will Jones on 63 minutes.

GOALLLLL

Latest Score from Wincham Park:

Witton Albion 2 South Shields 1.

Will Jones restores Albion’s advantage on 63 minutes heading Luke Wall’s cross past Myles Boney in the Shields goal - his second goal in successive games.

GOALLLLL

Latest Score from Wincham Park:

Witton Albion 3 South Shields 1.

Connor Heath opens his account for the Albion on 67 minutes - beating Shields keeper Myles Boney following a raking pass from Luke Wall.

Connor Heath is bursting with confidence and he tries his luck from halfway on 73 minutes but he slices it wide.

Yellow card:

Witton’s Josh Wardle on 76 minutes.

Albion keeper Chris Renshaw with a good save on 80 minutes to deny a powerful shot from Nathan Lowe.

Yellow card:

South Shields Gary Brown on 86 minutes.

The ball bounces kindly for Robert Briggs on 88 minutes who forces another excellent save from Chris Renshaw in the Albion goal.

Witton Substitution:

MJ Monaghan replaced by Tom Owens on 88 minutes.