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Ilkeston (42pts, 4th in table) entertain Morpeth from Northumberland (34pts, 9th) today. Morpeth’s best achievement was winning the FA Vase in 2016.
Ilkeston are hoping to pick up their first points of the new year, having lost at home to Leek and had two other matches postponed due to the weather.
Teams:
Ilkeston –
1 Yates, 2 McDonald, 3 Parker, 4 Eratt-Thompson- 5 Marshall, 6 Minkley, 7 Brandy, 8 Meikle, 9 Cursons, 10 Dixon, 11 Walker.
Bench: 12 Kirby-Moore 14 Daniel, 15 Wilkinson, 16 Wafula, 17 Hardwick.
Morpeth –
1 Langley, 2 Evans, 3 Robson, 4 John, 5 Henderson, 6 Nathan Snowball, 7 Foalie, 8 Barlow, 9 James, 10 Gibson-Booth, 11 McGowan.
Bench: 12 Greaves, 14 Buddle, 15 King, 16 Griggs, 17 Bollado.
It’s a cold day but not so cold as last week. The turnstiles are clicking as fans make their way into the Microlise New Manor Ground.
Ilkeston are in their red strip, Morpeth in light blue.
Peep! We’re underway, Ilkeston attacking the car park end.
Defender Kornell McDonald is making his debut for Ilkeston.
Luke James (Morpeth) tries an early shot but it goes wide of Matt Yates’ goal.
Early involvement for Kornell McDonald – he goes on a good run towards the Morpeth goal and sets up Jamie Walker for a shot but Dan Langley saves.
Connor Dixon upended – no penalty says the ref.
[Derby 0 Watford 1; Accrington 0 Notts Co 1]
Ilkeston are keeping Langley busy but no goals yet.
Great saves by the Morpeth stopper from Dixon and Walker.
Morpeth are making occasional breaks -Jack Foalie shot goes just wide.
Dixon shot saved and a Tom Cursons header tipped over by Langley.
A couple of good efforts bring saves from Matt Yates – Fenton John and Foalie sound a warning for Ilkeston!
GOAL for Ilkeston. Tom Cursons gets free from Dixon’s pass and fires past the advancing Langley. An assured finish puts Ilkeston in front at last. 1-0. 39 mins.
GOAL for Ilkeston. Connor Dixon shot goes in off the post. 2-0. 45 mins.
Half time: Ilkeston 2 Morpeth 0.
[HT: Derby 0 Watford 1; Accrington 0 Notts Co 2]
Off we go again.
Harvey Kirby-Moore replaces Connor Dixon,
Cursons’ 20yd shot is saved by Langley. Great shot, great save.
Ilkeston’s excellent player Brandy almost scores; then several other shots are blocked. Brandy’s tricky dribble took him to a difficult angle but he managed to go so close.
[Derby 0 Watford 2; Accrington 0 Notts Co 3]
Good save by Yates as Morpeth create an opportunity,
This afternoon’s attendance is announced: 469. Not bad for a cold day.
GOAL for Morpeth. Jerome Greaves pulls one back for the visitors with a top corner strike. 72 mins. 2-1.
GOAL for Morpeth. Nic Bollado blasts in from a corner to make it 2-2. 77 mins.
The atmosphere has changed now.
GOAL for Ilkeston. Ilkeston retake the lead through Jamie Walker’s precision lob. 80 mins. 3-2.
Hardwick replaces Brandy. The game is on a knife edge now.
GOAL for Ilkeston. Big relief around the ground as Tom Cursons makes sure of the points with a last gasp fourth goal for Ilkeston.
Big credit to Alex Hardwick who won the ball and set up Cursons.
90+2 mins. 4-2.
Full time: Ilkeston 4 Morpeth 2.