Summary

Chester v Hereford FC LIVE minute by minute updates

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  • KEY MOMENTS
  • Chester 1 Hereford 0
  • 1' With 40 seconds on the clock the ball is cross from the right by Tom Peers for Charlie Caton to head home.
  • 10' Campbell with an effort from range for Hereford which takes a slight deflection before Harrison saves.
  • 12' Hancox with a ball into the box for Chester with Caton beating Preston in the air before glancing his header wide.
  • 40' Hancox with a pot-shot effort for Chester which takes a deflection and forces Chapman into a fingertip save.
  • 45+1' Bainbridge plays Caton in on goal, but the forward sees his effort denied by a strong Chapman hand.
  • Chapman is forced into another big save this time to deny Peers from the resulting corner.
  • 56' Alex Babos' free-kick is over the wall but also an inch over the crossbar as it dips.
  • 57' Chapman forced into action once again this time denying Will Hugill who was close to a debut goal.
  • 60' Chapman this time forced to deny a free-kick from teenager Daly.
  • Chester 2 Hereford 0
  • 62' Tom Peers doubles his side's lead heading home a Woodthorpe looping cross into the box.
  • Chester 3 Hereford 0
  • 74' A Burke low cross finds Caton who puts his side out of sight with a third goal
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  • Attendance: 2,398
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  • Hereford: Chapman, Hudson, Preston (D'Ath 64), Howkins, Bartley, Campbell, Babos (Deacon 72), Teixeira (Matwasa 64), Ceesay, Williams (Cowley 61), Rose (Tilt 81)
  • One change for Hereford from the side who beat Farsley last weekend and a change of shape as Williams comes in for injured Robinson.
  • Also Jason Cowley returns to the bench. What great news that is for Bulls fans.
  • Chester: Harrison, Burke, Rawlinson, Peers, Caton, Woodthorpe, Hugill, Pollock, Hancox, Bainbridge, Daly
  • Subs: Hunter, Willoughby, Turner, Murray, Roberts
  • Former Bulls players Mitch Hancox and Ben Pollock both start for Chester this afternoon.
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  • PRE-MATCH
  • HEREFORD are on the road again this afternoon when they visit Chester in the National League North.
  • Despite having a hybrid training model and their own training base in Chester today's hosts have been struggling in the league.
  • Coming into today's game the Seals are in 14th position and were beaten 4-0 at Curzon Ashton last weekend.
  • Calum McIntyre's side started the season at the Deva brightly with six wins from seven games in all competitions.
  • However, their latest run is without a win in their last three and they suffered a second home defeat, against Buxton, 10 days ago.

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