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Curzon Ashton v Hereford FC LIVE minute by minute updates

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  • KEY MOMENTS
  • 5' Howkins beats Spencer for the ball and then surges forward and crosses for Williams who heads wide
  • Curzon Ashton 1 Hereford 0
  • 6' Isaac Sinclair is given space outside the box and sends a curling effort past goalkeeper Chapman and into the net.
  • 19' Rose has an effort for the Bulls from long-range which is a low shot which skids along the floor and Jones saves.
  • 27' A Curzon corner is headed back into the box and Sinclair sends an overhead kick over the bar.
  • Moments later Mole has an headed effort at goal which is denied by Chapman.
  • 42' Babos' corner is met by the head of Howkins' whose effort is deflected wide.
  • Curzon Ashton 1 Hereford 1
  • 43' A corner comes out to Campbell who drills his effort from 20 yards out. It takes a deflection but ends up in the net.
  • Curzon Ashton 1 Hereford 2
  • 48' Bartley crosses for Matt Preston who on his return to the squad heads his side ahead at the back post.
  • 51' Ceesay has caused problems all day and drives at the defence before seeing his effort hit the post.
  • 63' A Curzon free-kick finds the head of Moles, only for goalkeeper Chapman to tip his effort wide.
  • 64' Curzon player/manager Mahon picks out the head of Moles who heads home, but is in an off-side position and it is chalked out.
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  • TEAM NEWS
  • Hereford: Chapman, Bartley, Preston, Howkins, Hudson, Teixeira (D'Ath 61), Campbell, Rose ( Deacon 85), Babos (Tilt 81), Ceesay, Williams (Matwasa 73)
  • Subs: Derricott,
  • Hereford have made three changes from the side who beat Buxton
  • Preston returns to the team and replaces Sammy Robinson who is missing after picking up a suspension due to an accumulation of yellow cards.
  • Rooney is out of the squad after picking up an injury at Buxton and is replaced by Teixeira
  • Deacon is dropped to the bench for Williams.
  • Curzon Ashton: Jones, Poscha, Matthews, Griffiths, Buckley-Ricketts, Sinclair, Spencer, Mols, Hayhurst, Richards, Mahon
  • Subs: Ollerenshaw, Sobowale, Lacey, Tetlow, Afuye
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  • PRE-MATCH
  • HEREFORD have made the trip to Curzon Ashton this afternoon for their National League North fixture.
  • Hereford could not face the Nash at a worse time as the hosts are on a run of nine wins in 13 competitive matches this season.
  • The Ashton-under-Lyne club are still in the FA Cup and beat King's Lynn Town 1-0 last weekend.
  • Curzon sit in third, two points above Hereford, but having played a game less.
  • Meanwhile, Paul Caddis' side have only suffered one league defeat this season.
  • Strangely Hereford's away record is better than their home with three wins and three draws in their six league games.
  • Hereford were in dominant form and had a goal disallowed before Andy Williams netted the winner.
  • The Bulls' league position of fourth could have been higher had they not had several pivotal goals ruled out in the last few weeks.

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