Date:23 Apr 2011
Kick-off:13:00
Venue:Edgar Street
Attendance:3,942

Collins (26) Bradshaw (55)

Goal!

Live Commentary

93mins The ball is delivered by Adrian Patulea.

92mins David Davies delivers the ball.

91mins David Raven challenges Jason Price unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Kenny Lunt from left channel, comfortable save by Benjamin Smith.

89mins Adrian Patulea takes a shot. Shane Cansdell-Sherriff gets a block in.

87mins Richard Rose gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Matt Harrold. Stuart Fleetwood leaves the field to be replaced by Jason Price. Free kick crossed by Mark Wright.

86mins Joe Colbeck takes a shot. Comfortable save by Benjamin Smith.

85mins Kenny Lunt fouled by Nicky Wroe, the ref awards a free kick. Kenny Lunt restarts play with the free kick.

85mins David Davies handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Nicky Featherstone takes the indirect free kick.

83mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Mark Wright, clearance by Michael Townsend.

81mins Lionel Ainsworth leaves the field to be replaced by Kevin McIntyre.

81mins Nicky Wroe takes a shot. Save by Adam Bartlett.

80mins David Davies handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Kenny Lunt takes the free kick.

80mins The ball is swung over by Joe Heath, save made by Benjamin Smith.

80mins Kenny Lunt fouled by Nicky Wroe, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Kenny Lunt.

79mins Adrian Patulea delivers the ball, Effort from deep inside the area by Joe Colbeck misses to the right of the goal.

77mins Effort from the edge of the box by Adrian Patulea goes wide of the left-hand post.

76mins Free kick awarded for a foul by David Raven on Adrian Patulea. Kenny Lunt restarts play with the free kick.

75mins Tom Bradshaw goes off and Matt Harrold comes on.

74mins Adrian Patulea replaces James McQuilkin.

73mins The ball is crossed by Stuart Fleetwood, Benjamin Smith makes a save.

72mins Nicky Featherstone concedes a free kick for a foul on David Davies. Free kick taken by Ian Sharps.

71mins The referee blows for offside. Benjamin Smith takes the free kick.

70mins Lionel Ainsworth takes a shot. Clearance by Joe Heath.

68mins James Collins crosses the ball, Mark Wright takes a shot. Adam Bartlett makes a save.

63mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Ryan Green on James Collins. Free kick taken by Benjamin Smith.

63mins Nicky Featherstone crosses the ball, clearance by Mark Wright.

58mins Stuart Fleetwood challenges Shane Cansdell-Sherriff unfairly and gives away a free kick. Stuart Fleetwood receives a caution. Free kick taken by Mat Sadler.

57mins Mark Wright takes a shot. Save by Adam Bartlett.

56mins Mark Wright comes on in place of Jon Taylor.

54mins Corner taken by Jon Taylor, Tom Bradshaw finds the back of the net with a headed goal from inside the area. Hereford 0-2 Shrewsbury.Shane Cansdell-Sherriff provided the assist for the goal.

54mins Outswinging corner taken by Lionel Ainsworth, Michael Townsend manages to make a clearance.

54mins Jon Taylor sends in a cross, clearance made by Joe Heath.

51mins Foul by Ryan Green on James Collins, free kick awarded. Jon Taylor takes the free kick.

50mins Robert Purdie is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Benjamin Smith takes the indirect free kick.

49mins The ball is crossed by Lionel Ainsworth, Michael Townsend manages to make a clearance.

49mins The ball is crossed by Nicky Featherstone, Mat Sadler manages to make a clearance.

48mins A cross is delivered by Nicky Wroe, Shane Cansdell-Sherriff has a headed effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the right of the goal.

48mins Corner taken by Lionel Ainsworth from the right by-line, Nicky Featherstone makes a clearance.

47mins Centre by Lionel Ainsworth, clearance by Joe Heath.

47mins Joe Heath delivers the ball, Lionel Ainsworth gets a block in.

47mins Unfair challenge on Robert Purdie by David Raven results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Kenny Lunt.

43mins Corner taken short by Joe Heath.

43mins Free kick awarded for a foul by James Collins on Kenny Lunt. The ball is crossed by Kenny Lunt, Nicky Featherstone produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide left of the target.

42mins Joe Colbeck crosses the ball, clearance by Shane Cansdell-Sherriff.

41mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Stuart Fleetwood on Shane Cansdell-Sherriff. Shane Cansdell-Sherriff restarts play with the free kick.

40mins Jon Taylor produces a cross, clearance by Michael Townsend.

37mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Jon Taylor, clearance by Michael Townsend.

37mins Jon Taylor delivers the ball, Mat Sadler has an effort at goal. Save made by Adam Bartlett.

36mins Tom Bradshaw concedes a free kick for a foul on Richard Rose. Adam Bartlett takes the free kick.

35mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on David Raven by Robert Purdie. Ian Sharps takes the free kick.

32mins Jon Taylor delivers the ball, Richard Rose manages to make a clearance.

31mins A cross is delivered by Kenny Lunt, clearance made by Ian Sharps.

31mins The ball is crossed by Joe Heath, clearance made by Nicky Wroe.

30mins Unfair challenge on James McQuilkin by David Davies results in a free kick. Ryan Green takes the free kick.

29mins The ball is crossed by Lionel Ainsworth, Tom Bradshaw takes a shot. Blocked by Ryan Green.

26mins James Collins scores a goal from just inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Hereford 0-1 Shrewsbury.

26mins Long distance effort from Jon Taylor misses to the left of the goal.

25mins Unfair challenge on Shane Cansdell-Sherriff by Nicky Featherstone results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Benjamin Smith.

24mins Centre by Ryan Green.

22mins Ryan Green produces a cross, David Raven manages to make a clearance.

21mins Robert Purdie produces a cross, Mat Sadler makes a clearance.

20mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Tom Bradshaw on Richard Rose. Free kick taken by Adam Bartlett.

19mins The ball is delivered by Stuart Fleetwood, James McQuilkin has an effort at goal from the edge of the box that misses to the right of the target.

17mins Free kick awarded for a foul by David Davies on James McQuilkin. James McQuilkin fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick, clearance by Jon Taylor.

16mins David Davies challenges Nicky Featherstone unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ryan Green restarts play with the free kick.

15mins Centre by Jon Taylor, Header from just outside the penalty box by Tom Bradshaw misses to the left of the goal.

15mins The ball is crossed by Lionel Ainsworth, clearance by Ryan Green.

14mins James Collins concedes a free kick for a foul on Robert Purdie. Free kick taken by Richard Rose.

12mins The ball is swung over by Joe Colbeck, David Raven manages to make a clearance.

8mins James Collins takes a shot. Comfortable save by Adam Bartlett.

6mins Corner taken right-footed by Lionel Ainsworth to the near post, Ryan Green manages to make a clearance.

4mins The ball is sent over by Stuart Fleetwood.

3mins Centre by Ryan Green.

2mins David Davies takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, Lionel Ainsworth takes a shot.

2mins Tom Bradshaw takes a shot.

The ball is crossed by David Raven, Ryan Green manages to make a clearance.

Match Preview

Green returns for Bulls Hereford welcome back Ryan Green for their home clash against local rivals Shrewsbury. The right-back missed last weekend`s goalless draw at Rotherham with a shoulder problem but returns to the fold as former manager and chairman Graham Turner brings his Shrews side to Edgar Street looking for three points to aid their promotion charge. Midfielder Daniel Stratford also failed to make the matchday 18 at the Don Valley Stadium for family reasons, meaning United had just six substitutes, but he is back and will again return to the bench. That means manager Jamie Pitman will have a full-strength squad at his disposal as Hereford go in search of three points that could all-but clinch their survival. Pitman was on Thursday rewarded for his success since taking the reins at the start of October with a permanent two-year contract and victory on Saturday would see him celebrate that against the very man whom he played under at Hereford and then served as club physio. Shrewsbury manager Graham Turner must decide whether to stick or twist with his starting XI. After watching his Town side lose 3-0 at Aldershot the week previous, Turner made three changes for last Saturday`s comfortable 2-0 home victory over Stockport. Out went - albeit out of form - leading scorers Mark Wright and Matt Harrold as well as on-loan defender Niall Canavan, to be replaced by Lionel Ainsworth, Tom Bradshaw and Shane Cansdell-Sherriff. And with no new injury or suspensions problems expected, Turner must decide whether to keep faith with the same XI who saw off the Hatters or hand a recall to any of his omitted trio. But he will no doubt be expecting a tough test at Edgar Street, a ground he knows all too well having parted ways with Hereford last summer after 15 years service as both manager and then chairman. Both sides need the points for very different reasons, with the Bulls desperate to all but secure their survival while victory for fourth-placed Town would strengthen their promotion prospects.

Formation:451Manager: Jamie Pitman

Hereford

Formation: 442Manager: Graham Turner

Shrewsbury

Adam Bartlett
Ryan Green
Richard Rose
Michael Townsend
Joe Heath
Joe Colbeck
James McQuilkin
Kenny Lunt
Nicky Featherstone
Robert Purdie
Stuart Fleetwood
SUBS
Russell Hoult
Ryan Valentine
Janos Kovacs
Daniel Stratford
Jason Price
Adrian Patulea

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Benjamin Smith
David Raven
Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
Ian Sharps
Mat Sadler
Jon Taylor
David Davies
Nicky Wroe
Lionel Ainsworth
James Collins
Tom Bradshaw
SUBS
Chris Neal
Mark Wright
Kevin McIntyre
Matt Harrold
Craig Disley
Niall Canavan
Connor Goldson

Match Report

Shrews win to go third Shrewsbury completed a double over Hereford to enhance their automatic promotion push with a goal in each half to secure a 2-0 victory at Edgar Street. James Collins put the visitors in front in the 28th minute, with Tom Bradshaw claiming the second in the 55th minute to move the Shrews back up to third place. Both sides had half chances in the early stages, with striker Bradshaw having a shot turned away for a corner by goalkeeper Adam Bartlett . Bradshaw also headed inches wide from a cross by Jon Taylor, then at the other end James McQuilkin rifled over the crossbar from a pass by Stuart Fleetwood. However, Shrewsbury swept into the lead in the 28th minute when Collins raced past his marker before beating keeper Bartlett with a low drive from 12 yards. Bradshaw went close to increasing the Shrews' lead a minute later, but his sharp volley was acrobatically saved by Bartlett. Just before the break only a fine save by Shrewsbury goalkeeper Ben Smith stopped Nicky Featherstone levelling for the Bulls when he turned a 30-yard drive away for a corner. But 10 minutes into the second period Bradshaw headed home Shrewsbury's second goal from a back header by Shane Cansdell-Sherriff from a corner.

Form Guide

WLDDWD Hereford VS Shrewsbury DWWWLW

Last Meetings

Shrewsbury 4 - 0 Hereford 23/11/2010 Shrewsbury 3 - 1 Hereford 13/02/2010 Hereford 2 - 1 Shrewsbury 24/11/2009 Shrewsbury 1 - 2 Hereford 23/02/2008 Hereford 3 - 1 Shrewsbury 13/01/2008 Hereford 0 - 1 Shrewsbury 28/04/2007

Top Scorers

Hereford S Fleetwood 13 J Colbeck 5 W Fairhurst 3 J McQuilkin 3 R Rose 2 R Purdie 2 J Kovacs 2 M Townsend 1 S Leslie 1 N Featherstone 1 Shrewsbury M Wright 12 M Harrold 8 L Ainsworth 8 J Collins 7 J Taylor 6 T Bradshaw 5 C Disley 2 S Cansdell-Sherriff 2 K McIntyre 1 I Sharps 1 N Wroe 1 D Davies 1

Goals

Hereford Total goals 108 Goals per game 47 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 5 (For) 6 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 8 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 6 (For) 10 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 6 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 4 (For) 9 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 8 (For) 9 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Shrewsbury Total goals 127 Goals per game 66 6 (For) 5 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 7 (For) 8 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 9 (For) 8 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 8 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 7 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 8 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 10 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins