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Venue: Meadow Lane
Saturday 5 March, 3pm kick-off

Conditions: Cold and breezy.
Pitch: Like a snooker table in comparison with what Chesterfield served up in the previous match.

Attendance: 6,943 (223 away supporters)

Scorers: Alex Bradley 47 (1-0), Alex Lacey 90+4 (1-1)

Bookings: 

Notts: Francis 41, Chicksen 54, Rodrigues 70, Sam 73.

Yeovil: Bradley 54, Williams 90+6.

Referee: Matthew Dicicco


Yeovil Town : (4-3-3)

Grant Smith

Mark Little, Luke Wilkinson, Ben Barclay, Morgan Williams

Alex Bradley, Josh Staunton, Dale Gorman

Jordan Barnett, Charlie Wakefield, Tom Knowles

Substitutes: Lawson D’Ath (for Bradley, 63), Matt Worthington (for Barnett 79), Sonny Blu Lo-Everton, Reuben Reid (for Knowles 87), Adi Yussuf.

Notts County: Jaros, Chicksen, Cameron (for Lacey, 28), Rawlinson, Richardson (For Kelly-Evans, 57), Francis (for Mitchell, 79), Palmer, Rodrigues, Sam, Roberts, Wooton.

Substitutes: Lacey, Kelly-Evans, Brunt, Nemane, Mitchell.

Match Report

Yeovil Town’s inability to kill a game off saw them denied an impressive win at promotion chasing Notts County who grabbed a late equaliser.

Having gone ahead just two minutes in to the second half when Alex Bradley capitalised on a defensive mix up, the Glovers had to withstand pressure from the hosts.

Just when it looked as if they might manage that, Alex Lacey’s header deep in to nine minutes of stoppage time added on meant the visitors settled for a point.

Here is Coatesie’s perspective from the away end at Meadow Lane….

First half

Having been exposed on the break on a couple of early forays forward by the home side, the first proper chance came on four minutes on a break away led by Charlie Wakefield who picked out Tom Knowles but his shot was deflected wide for a corner.

Eli Sam, the Notts striker with five goals in his last five matches, had a header smartly stopped by Grant Smith soon after, before Kyle Wootton’s deflected effort was blocked on the line by Luke Wilkinson.

A lot of the home side’s threat was coming down the flanks with Sam on the left and Callum Roberts on the right.

On 22 minutes, it was Roberts’ whipped ball in from the right wing which found Ruben Rodrigues whose diving header went wide with only Smith to beat. Golden opportunity.

Notts lost captain Kyle Cameron on 28 minutes after  an innocuous looking tussle with Knowles. He was replaced by former Glover Alex Lacey, and moments later Ben Barclay put a header in to the hands of hosts’ keeper Vitezslav Jaros from a Knowles long throws.

Six minutes from half-time, a ball through from Alex Bradley set Barnett away down the left but his ball in to Wakefield was over hit giving Notts the chance to clear. It was yet another almost moment for us going forward.

In terms of clear cut chances, Rodrigues’ header wide was as good as it got for either side in a scrappy opening 45 minutes.

For a side pushing for promotion with a dearth of attacking talent in their squad, Notts County have not lived up to their billing and us….surprise, surprise, we look a side sorely lacking a striker.

Half time: Notts County 0 Yeovil Town 0

Second half

Any fans returned from the half time break late will have missed a misjudged header back to Jaros which found the younger keeper all at sea. The ball eventually broke to Alex BRADLEY who lifted it over the stranded keeper.

Alex Bradley. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

That seemed to spark the home side in to action and on 53 minutes danger man Roberts got on the ball and fired a ball in to the near post where Rodrigues stabbed it goalwards but Smith denied him with an instinctive stop with his feet.

On the hour mark, Gorman’s free-kick found Wilkinson in the middle but he could not quite get enough contact to give Jaros more than a simple save.

As the game reached its closing stages, the wind off the nearby River Trent started to pick up and free-kicks were causing both defences.

On 77 minutes, another deep free-kick found Wilkinson in a bit dissimilar position to the one he found himself in at Chesterfield seven days earlier. This time he could not get clean contact on it.

There was battling, hassling, harrying from a Yeovil side who truly do not know when they are beaten, but the biggest lift came when nine minutes of injury time came up on the board.

Some of the stream of home fans leaving Meadow Lane turned around, sending something was about to happen and, a couple of minutes in to the nine it did. A lofted free-kick in found the head of Alex LACEY who seemed to have the freedom of the penalty area to head home.

But, it wasn’t over there, moments later the ball broke to D’Ath who brought it forward and squared it to substitute Reuben Reid. The ball ran under his foot and away to safety.

Full time: Notts County 1 Yeovil Town 1

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Yeovil Town have been given two charges of misconduct in the latest Football Association disciplinary lists for February 2022.

The first relates to the game v Eastleigh on 12th February.

The official charge is as follows.

MASS CONFRONTATION (FAST TRACK 2) – STANDARD CASE
Yeovil Town FC, National League Premier 

Eastleigh FC v Yeovil Town FC
National League Premier
12 February 2022

Breach of FA Rule E20.1 – It is alleged that in or around the 82nd minute of the fixture, Yeovil Town FC failed to ensure that its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion.

Charge denied – Paper Hearing requested. 

It’s worth noting thay Eastleigh have also been handed the same charge from that fixture and have accepted the charge resulting in a fine of £500.

Fast forward to February 25th and the game against Maidenhead, another ‘mass confrontation’ and another charge.

“MASS CONFRONTATION (FAST TRACK 2) – NON-STANDARD CASE
Yeovil Town FC, National League Premier

Maidenhead United FC v Yeovil Town FC
National League Premier
22 February 2022

Breach of FA Rule E20.1 – It is alleged that in or around the 94th minute of the fixture, Yeovil Town FC failed to ensure that its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion.

The Club have until 6:00pm on Wednesday 2 March 2022 to provide a response.”

Much like in the Eastleigh game, Maidenhead have also been charged with the same offence and also have until Wednesday 2 March to respond.

If we get any details of the outcomes we will bring these details to you.

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Lawson D’ath and Co warming up at Chesterfield ? Ben Barrett

There is no place for striker Olufela Olomola in the squad for the match at Notts County this afternoon (3pm kick-off).

The on loan forward, who it had been hoped would be back from injury for the match, appears to be replaced by a front three of Tom Knowles, Charlie Worthington and (possibly) Jordan Barnett up front.

Yeovil Town: Grant Smith, Mark Little, Luke Wilkinson, Ben Barclay, Morgan Williams, Josh Staunton, Alex Bradley, Dale Gorman Jordan Barnett, Charlie Wakefield, Tom Knowles.

Substitutes: Matt Worthington, Lawson D’Ath, Sonny Blu Lo-Everton, Reuben Reid, Adi Yussuf.

Notts County Team: Jaros (GK), Chicksen, Cameron, Rawlinson, Richardson, Francis, Palmer, Rodrigues, Sam, Roberts, Wooton.

Bench: Lacey, Kelly-Evans, Brunt, Nemane, Mitchell.

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There are 302 shareholders in Yeovil Town Holdings Limited, the company which owns land around Huish Park, according to recently filed paperwork.

However , the Confirmation Statement filed on Companies House shows that CV Leisure, the company chairman Scott Priestnall used to purchase the club, holds the vast majority of shares.

The filing shows the company holds more than 1.5 million shares each valued at £1 – 1,575,379 to be precise.

Land owned by Yeovil Town Holdings Limited is bordered in red – except the bit in mint green which is owned by Yeovil Athletic & Football Club Limited.

Other shareholders include Mrs Lock, the proud owner of 38,072 shares, A. Skirton the holder of 15,000 shares, and a raft other smaller shareholders.

Many shareholdings were bought by fans in the early 1990s when the club was on the brink of financial collapse and some notable names on the list include S.Rutter, presumably Steve Rutter, manager of the club at that time.

If you want to learn more about that time, listen to our podcast from July talking to players from that time, Mickey Spencer and Neil Coates – here.

A number of companies are also included among the list of shareholders including Westland Aircraft and the Western Gazette.

We assume the shareholding bought from former owners Norman Hayward and John Fry by CV Leisure makes up around 92% of the overall shareholding, the figure which was made public when Rob Couhig was seeking to buy the club in 2019.

This would give CV Leisure, of which Priestnall is the only director following the resignation of former director Errol Pope last September, full control over any decisions about the company.

Yeovil Town Holdings is the owner of land around the stadium at Huish Park with the exception of a strip of land alongside Western Avenue which is owned by South Somerset District Council.

Its directors include Priestnall and fellow director Glenn Collis.

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Albi Skendi celebrates with Charlie Lee.
? Mike Kunz.

Albi Skendi has signed for Orange County Soccer Club in California almost a year since his last appearance for Yeovil Town.

The USL Championship side described Skendi as a defender and a ‘former’ Yeovil Town player with the Glovers confirming his departure on Friday evening.

Skendi had been AWOL from Huish Park since the summer when it appears he had a difference of opinion over whether an option on his Yeovil contract was triggered or not.

Speaking to his new club’s official website, Albi said: “I cannot wait to start the season. I get to play for the best team in the league and now live in the most beautiful county in America.” 

Orange County are managed by Richard Chaplow, a former Southampton and Burnley midfielder, who said: “We are happy to have Albi on board.

“He is the right fit for our locker room and brings with him good leadership skills from his time playing in England.

“Albi is a powerful and mobile player that has the flexibility to play in both the defense and midfield, he will be a big part of what we do this season.“

Also on the roster (as they call it) in Irvine, California is Rob Kiernan, an Irish defender who made three appearances for Yeovil on loan from Watford in the 2010-11 season.

Skendi played 75 times for the Glovers, scoring 9 goals and won the National League Player of the Month award in January 2021.

He was pictured playing club football with Justin Bieber and spoke exclusively to the Gloverscast in September about his decision not to return to Somerset.

All the best in California, Albi.

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Dale Gorman believes his Yeovil Town team-mates can still give the National League’s top sides a fright if they can get a run of results together.

The Northern Irishman returns from a two-match suspension for tomorrow’s visit to Notts County and admits he has been frustrated to see the Glovers pick up just one point from trips to Maidenhead United and Chesterfield.

Tomorrow, they face a Notts County side who sit in the table’s final play-off position with 14 points more on the board than their visitors.

Speaking ahead of the match, Gorman said: “They are in the play-off places which is where we want to be and if need to go there and get on a run now and, if we can start doing that, teams above us will see us coming and start feeling the pressure.”

He added that he felt the team was not getting the rub of the green having created at least three clear cut opportunities and seen Tom Knowles’ effort come back off the woodwork just moments before Chesterfield scored a winner last weekend.

Dale Gorman.
Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

The midfielder added: “The little bit of luck you need sometimes, we are not getting it. You take the situation at Chesterfield, there are things we have looked at which we know we can do to prevent that, but we have to set standards for ourselves now.

“There’s 15 games to go now, so we have to just try and win as many of those as we can and you never know where it could take us.

“The form we are in does not do us justice, I don’t think. We have been playing well and the work rate we put in is there for all to see and we are being hard done by at the moment.

“We are one or two goals away from some really good results and hopefully on Saturday the tide turns for us.”

The 25-year-old was brought to Huish Park from Northern Irish side Glentoran in the summer and, if he is selected to face Notts tomorrow, it will be his 30th appearance of the game.

He said: “This is probably the most consistent I have been in my career, the manager (Darren Sarll) has a big part of in that and this is the most I have enjoyed my football in the past few years.

“It’s an enjoyable environment and high standards here which have to be met, so the work we put in day in and out which is incredible.”

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Home comforts are certainly proving popular at Notts County with four wins in their last six matches at Meadow Lane.

If you add to that the Magpies have only lost at home twice in the National League – at the hands of Grimsby Town and Woking (before they were rubbish) – which you can bump up one with an FA Cup defeat at the hands of higher division Rochdale.

Off the back of a 3-1 loss at Chesterfield on Tuesday night – a game the Spireites fans would like to believe is a derby – Notts are looking forward to returning to their manicure surface rather than the threadbare beach which Yeovil also experienced in Derbyshire.

Speaking after the midweek defeat, Notts County manager Ian Burchnall admitted it would be tough for his side to achieve anything more than the play-offs this season.

He said: “The reality is we can only take care of our own situation, so that is Yeovil at the weekend and then Solihull next week, and not much more than that.

“Stockport have been in unbelievable form and that’s why they are where they are, but I don’t know what they’ll do in the upcoming games or what the other teams around us will do.

“We just have to take care of ourselves because there’s still a lot of games to play. We are in the play-off positions now, but we are not where we want to be, but this (game at Chesterfield) was the first in quite a few where our performance level dropped.”

There’s no shortage of goals in our opposition team, in fact the combined totals of their three top scorers, Kyle Wootton (15 goals), Callum Roberts (11 goals) and Reuben Rodrigues (10 goals including two at Huish Park last October) tally up to more than the entire Yeovil squad combined.

But, the man of the moment is striker Eli Sam who has scored five goals in his last five including three in his last three despite only playing twice in the first half of the season.

Burchnall added: “We changed the system to a 4-1-2-3 or a 4-4-3 which allows a wide forward where he is at his best, when we were playing with two central strikers it was not quite suiting his skillset.

“The system change has given him that freedom and when he’s had his opportunity he has taken it.”

Prior to the Chesterfield defeat, Burchnall reckons they conceded one shot in the previous three games, but in their last outing set plays cost them.

If there’s some comfort that Darren Sarll can take, just watch the highlights of the goals they conceded at Chesterfield – the highlights are here if you need them, Darren – and see the defensive mix-ups which gave Lawrence Maguire two goals.

If our set plays are to pay off, maybe this is a defence that can be got at.

FROM THE MANAGER

Notts manager Ian Burchnall believes his side is capable of bouncing back from Tuesday’s defeat at Chesterfield.

After the visit of Yeovil, his side face trips to play-off rivals Solihull Moors, $tockport County and Dagenham & Redbridge, the manager said: “Each time we have had a set back we have responded well and we have to focus on that because when we have performed well we have got points out of games.

“The games are coming thick and fast now, so we have to learn the lessons from (the defeat at Chesterfield) and get in to the next one.

“We are going to play a lot of difficult games now for the next month, but we know if we can get through that we have a good run in to the end of the season.

“There’s a long way to go, we are below where we would like to be but we are not a million miles away.”

Asked what he expects from Yeovil, he added: “I watched there game against Chesterfield and they were a little unlucky [that’s putting it mildly, Ian!] because they have some good chances in the first half and then conceded a very good goal.

“We beat them away and since then they have really improved, they are well organised and have some good threats, experienced players like Adi Yussuf [stop sniggering at the back!] and they will come with plenty of energy and a plan to frustrate us.”

TEAM NEWS

Defender Ed Francis, a former Manchester City and England youth team captain, is expected to be missing for the weekend.

He missed the midweek match at Chesterfield after coming off in the win at Woking last weekend with an ankle injury.

A FOOT IN BOTH CAMPS

On the pitch, there will be at least one player on either side of the weekend’s fixture facing their old employers.

In the green corner, Jordan Barnett arrived at Huish Park following his release by Notts at the end of last season, where he played 12 times scoring once….against Yeovil.

Jordan Barnett
Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Barnett was on the bench for the goalless draw with Maidenhead United in midweek when his all-action display was lacking, so may return.

In the black-and-white corner, central defender Alex Lacey was a virtual ever present in his two seasons at Yeovil in 2015-16 and 2016-17.

In the latter season, he was was awarded with the Green & White Supporters Club and Community Sports Trust Player of the Season.

Having rejected an offer of a new contract in Somerset, he signed for League One Gillingham and arrived at Notts in November 2019 following his release from the Gills.

However, Lacey has only turned out 15 times for Notts this season and his last appearance came at the start of February, highlighting the options available to this weekend’s opponents.

Other players who recent experience playing for both teams include:

  • Mitch Rose – Notts County (2019-2020, Yeovil Town (2021)
  • Francois Zoko – Notts County (2012-13), Yeovil Town (2015-2019)
  • Carl Dickinson – Notts County (2016-18), Yeovil Town (2018-2021)
  • Yoann Arquin – Notts County (2012-14), Yeovil Town (2018-2019)
  • Leroy Lita – Notts County (2015 – loan), Yeovil Town (2016)
  • Adam Coombes – Notts County (2013-14), Yeovil Town (2010 – loan)

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Yeovil Town forward Tom Knowles and goalkeeper Grant Smith are injury doubts ahead of Saturday’s trip to promotion-seeking Notts County.

Manager Darren Sarll said that Knowles had been suffering with “sickness” after taking a blow to the head in the 1-0 defeat at Chesterfield last weekend, whilst Smith had not yet trained this week.

Grant Smith. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Speaking on Thursday, the Glovers’ boss confirmed that on-loan striker Olufela Olomola and defender Jack Robinson, who both missed the last match, had both trained and he would leave a selection decision late on all four players.

Sarll said: “Knowles took a free-kick right on the chops and had a little bit of delayed sickness and a headache, so he’s gone through certain concussion protocols.

“Grant Smith has not trained all week, but I think he’s planning to train tomorrow (Friday).

“Jack Robinson has trained for the first time today (Thursday) as is Olomola. We need to see how they come out of those sessions and we will pick a squad late before we travel.”

He added that playmaker Lawson D’Ath, who came on as a 68th minute substitute at Chesterfield, was continuing to find his way back after nine months out with a knee injury, and added he was still looking for ways at getting Alex Bradley in to his starting XI.

The manager added: “For the first time in the season, I have to manage players that are not getting games and justify why they are not playing.

“I think there is room to bring one more in, one may need to go the other way, but I think there is room for no more.”

The manager said he would not be appealing to chairman Scott Priestnall for clarity around the future of the club with the never-ending takeover talks still rumbling on.

This week, the Glovers’ Trust gave an update on what it knows about the discussions, including that Greg Baker, of London-based finance group, ESE Capital, is backing the Simul Sports Group which is talking about buying the club.

The last public statement from owner Scott Priestnall from a video posted on the club’s YouTube channel in July.

Asked if he could say anything further on the situation, Sarll said: “There’s no way I am going to make an appeal to my owner who pays my wages!

“I have said all along, it’s his business, not my business, I’m an employee trying my very best to navigate through this season and make sure I have employment for the following season.

“My duty as the manager of the club is to win as many games as I can, and it’s my duty as a father and a husband to ensure I have a job.

“Would it mean we score more goals if we knew what was happening? I don’t think it would. It would settle people down.

“But I have to concentrate on getting us a win and trying to build on that win and I think we are really close to being a good side.

Of his side’s next opponents, Notts County the boss said he is expecting “a tough game” against a side who he expects to dominate possession.

But, he believes his side still has another run of form left in them before the season come to an end.

The manager said: “(Notts County) play with big distances between units and individuals on a big pitch, so it will be a tough game.

“We hope our attitude and intensity will be greater than their talent and technical ability which is what we have relied on when we have got results with this group.

“That gives us a chance in every game, I think we are really close, the strength and excitement of this team could be a long-term one, not a short-term one.”

Returning to the point he made in his post-match comments after the loss at Chesterfield last weekend, Sarll said that holding on to as many players from the current squad would put Yeovil in a strong position.

He added: “The exciting thing is to have a small turnover at the end of the season and add to this really good foundation.

“The long-term goal should be growing this team organically and not relying on the millions that some people are in this league, but is a team that has the right qualities to compete. I think we are building that here.”

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Yeovil Town 4 Scunthorpe United 3 – Tuesday 22nd February 2005

After finishing 8th in our first Football League season with a points total of 74 which would have been enough to secure a play-off place in almost any other year, optimism was high at the beginning of 2004/05 that Yeovil could go one further and push for promotion. After a stuttering start and a 3-1 opening day defeat at Bury, the Glovers recovered and briefly went top of League Two after beating Shrewsbury away in September. However, a run of six games without a win followed, leaving the us in 8th following defeat to leaders Scunthorpe at the end of October. The match at Glanford Park was a very close one, as a patched up Yeovil side missing Skiverton, Guyett, Lockwood and O’Brien in defence, and Tarachulski also carrying an injury up front, did well to keep the leaders out for 80-odd minutes. The game was settled by two controversial incidents – in the first half, a Jevons goal was ruled out for offside when the replay clearly showed him to be on. Scunthorpe’s winning goal not only appeared to have been cleared off the line by Lee Johnson, but the corner from which it came should not have been awarded as the ball went out of play in the build-up. So despite losing the game the Glovers could at least console themselves that they could hold their own against the leaders even with a number of absences through injury.

When the two teams met again in February 2005, the tables had been turned – Scunthorpe, once seven points clear at the top, had their lead wiped out by Yeovil’s remarkable run of consecutive wins over Christmas. On 18th December, the Iron led the table with 47 points to the Glovers’ 40. On 3rd January, an equally appalling run for Scunthorpe saw them on 49 points against Yeovil’s 52, as Yeovil came back from 2-1 down to beat Shrewsbury 4-2 with ten men to finally go top of League Two. Despite the occasional setback, the Glovers remained top and were two points clear when the two teams met at Huish Park on a very cold Tuesday night in February.

Yeovil took an early lead, as the Scunthorpe defence were caught out by a long range effort from Bartosz Tarachulski. The visitors then stunned the home side with two goals in front of the Westland Stand before half time, from two poorly-defended set-pieces. The first was especially controversial as there was a foul on the touchline against Yeovil which the linesman was furiously flagging for, but the referee overruled him and gave a free kick the other way, from which Paul Hayes scored. The home fans were still booing the referee at half time as the Glovers went in 2-1 down, despite arguably having the better of the first half – all of the goals had come slightly against the run of play, as the home side played much better after they had scored.

Somewhat unfortunate to be 2-1 down at half time, Yeovil came steaming out in the second half and were very soon level, as Lee Johnson blasted a free kick through the wall to make it 2-2 on 47 minutes. Following the equaliser, the visitors had much the better of the second half and much of the crowd would probably have settled for 2-2. New loan signing from Bristol City Kevin Amankwaah was brought on to shore up the defence, and would have a hand in Yeovil’s two late goals, turning defence into attack. Another new signing on loan from Swindon, Rory Fallon, was brought on for Tarachulski, who was getting no change out of the Scunthorpe defence and was getting increasingly frustrated as the referee was giving a foul every time he dared to try and get off the ground. With the big man already on a yellow, defender Andy Butler attempted to con the referee by falling dramatically to the ground clutching his face claiming he’d been elbowed, and although the replay shows there was clearly no contact, it was perhaps wisest to take Bartosz off.

With their backs against the wall, Yeovil struck back to win the game with two goals in the last ten minutes, both initiated by clearances from Amankwaah – the first up to Jevons, who appeared to have been fouled in the area but the referee took the easy option of giving a corner instead of a penalty. From that corner, Fallon steamed in with a close range header to make it 3-2 with his first and only goal for the club. Fallon had only signed on loan that afternoon, and famously still had directions to the ground written on his hand during the game.

While Yeovil fans were asking themselves whether the Glovers would be able to withstand the last ten minutes of pressure, Arron Davies popped up with a 35-yard screamer out of nowhere to settle the game. With Scunthorpe pressing, a clearance from Amankwaah pretty much on the byline was held up by Fallon, fed to Davies inside his own half, who carried the ball forward and unleashed an unstoppable shot for one of the best goals ever seen at Huish Park in one of the biggest games. The goal came around 15 seconds after Scunthorpe had been in possession in the Yeovil penalty area.

There was still time for some late drama, as Hayes bundled in a 90th minute goal to make it 4-3, but as the snow began to fall there was no time for any further action and Yeovil held out to win, extending their lead at the top of League Two to five points. Also having already beaten Swansea twice, the Glovers had only one game remaining against the other promotion contenders – Southend away, on the penultimate game of the season.

Team that day: Chris Weale, Andy Lindegaard, Michael Rose, Terry Skiverton, Scott Guyett, Darren Way, Lee Johnson, Kevin Gall (sub. Andrejs Stolcers 45 (sub. Kevin Amankwaah 79)), Arron Davies, Bartosz Tarachulski (sub. Rory Fallon 70), Phil Jevons. Subs not used: Steve Collis, Paul Terry