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Team news: Witton make four changes to the starting line-up beaten at Buxton on Tuesday night. Loan signing from AFC Telford United, Harry Bower makes his full debut whilst midfielder James Lawrie returns from injury. Ben Pleavin comes in for Rob Hopley who drops to the bench alongside Jawad Jebrin & James Foley. Joe Mwasile also comes in but Will Jones is not involved due to injury.
Greg Hall, Isaac Baldwin, Danny McKenna, Josh Wardle, Ben Pleavin, Nathan Okome, Harry Bower, James Lawrie, Callum Saunders, Cesaire Lingouba, Joe Mwasile.
Subs: Jesse Dowling, James Foley, Jawad Jebrin, Rob Hopley, Raajan Gill.
Yellow card:
Witton’s Josh Wardle on 22 minutes.
Great free kick swung in from the right by Whitby on 23 minutes, but a combination of Witton defenders clear their lines.
Good save by Greg Hall in the Albion goal on 24 minutes to keep the scores level, low to his right.
Nice turn by Harry Bower on 28 minutes and he gets a shot away but it’s blocked.
Isaac Baldwin receives the ball in a good areas on 31 minutes after a nice passage of play, but his shot flies high and wide.
Red card:
Witton’s Greg Hall on 34 minutes - Straight Red for bringing down Whitby Town striker Bradley Fewster.
Witton Substitution:
Isaac Baldwin replaced by Raajan Gill on 36 minutes.
Lewis Hawkins for the visitors with a speculative shot from 25 yards on 41 minutes which doesn’t trouble Raajan Gill in the Albion goal as it sails high over the crossbar.
Half Time Score from The U Lock It Stadium:
Witton Albion 0 Whitby Town 0.
Attendance: 282.
Witton Substitution:
Joe Mwasile replaced by James Foley on 46 minutes.
A powerful effort from Whitby on 52 minutes flies over the bar.
Good defending by Ben Pleavin on 57 minutes denies NPL top scorer Jacob Hazel getting a shot off.
Josh Wardle plays James Lawrie in the clear on 58 minutes, he runs in on goal but his shot is well saved by Shane Bland in the Seasiders goal.
Ben Pleavin with a left footed volley on 58 minutes which is blocked for a corner, come on Witton!!!
GOAL
Latest Score from The U Lock It Stadium:
Witton Albion 0 Whitby Town 1.
Jacob Hazel gives the Seasiders the lead on 61 minutes with his 19th of the season - tapping home after the ball had come back off the Albion crossbar.
Witton Substitution:
Harry Bower replaced by Rob Hopley on 66 minutes.
Jacob Hazel on the volley fires over on 67 minutes, didn’t seem to take a touch but the referee gives a Whitby corner.
Save by Raajan Gill in the Albion goal on 73 minutes as a deflected shot bobbles towards goal.
GOAL
Latest Score from The U Lock It Stadium:
Witton Albion 0 Whitby Town 2.
Josh MacDonald doubles the Seasiders lead on 75 minutes beating Albion keeper Raajan Gill from the right edge of the area.
4 minutes of added time:
Yellow card:
Whitby Town’s Lewis Hawkins on 90+2 minutes.
Full Time Score from The U Lock It Stadium:
Witton Albion 0 Whitby Town 2.
Pathetic. If I wasn’t a Witton fan I would find the goalkeeper hilarious. Waste of £11
Sadly, relegation would now appear to be almost inevitable. 
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the pitch fund at today’s game against Whitby Town. The total raised was £190.
Thank you also to Tracey Collins for her efforts as always.
I honestly don’t know where the next win is coming from but we have to carry on and keep fighting.
Next Five Games:
Mar:
Sat 19…Hyde United
Tue 22. STAFFORD RANGERS
Sat 26… BUXTON
Tue 29… Atherton Collieries
April:
Sat 2…Bamber Bridge
A change of management required now in preparation for getting promotion out of the lower division next season at first attempt. Unfortunately, this management team has gone stale and devoid of ideas.
This season is like death by a thousand cuts. We need to find new blood and fresh ideas it does feel very stale and zero entertainment value sadly.
I feel any change now has come too late, it should’ve happened before now if it was going to happen and the transfer window closes at the end of the month.
Relegation should it happen, means we lose our best players because we could’ve lost one of them at the end of last season and he’s not going to want to play at a lower level.
Bank Holiday local derbies to look forward to next season against the likes of (newly promoted) Macclesfield FC and -erm- 1874 Northwich.
Runcorn Linnets as well possibly.