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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Meadow Lane
  • Attendance: 4170
  • Referee: Beeby, R

Live Commentary

90mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

84mins

Stewart Talbot is replaced by Adam Rowntree.

83mins

Jamie Stevens is booked for unsporting behaviour.

71mins

Jay Smith is being taken off, Myles Weston has come on in his place.

70mins

Lawrie Dudfield is being taken off, James Walker has come on in his place.

70mins

Goal!! Notts County have scored with Matt Somner putting it in the back of the net.

61mins

Ian Ross is replaced by Matt Somner.

46mins

Nathan Joynes is being taken off, David Galbraith has come on in his place.

46mins

Boston are replacing Ernie Cooksey with Brad Maylett.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by R Beeby

11mins

Goal!! Notts County have scored with Jason Lee putting it in the back of the net.

0mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, April 7th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Notts County's third win in a row - and all of them without conceding a goal - helped to narrow the gap with the play-off places and rekindle hopes that a top seven spot can still be achieved.

Boston on the other hand, were left in the bottom two and staring possible relegation in the face.

It was two second-half incidents which really swung the game in County's favour.

In the 57th minute Notts keeper Kevin Pilkington made the save of the match when he tipped onto the underside of his crossbar a rocket-like free-kick taken by Boston substitute David Galbraith.

That kept Notts one goal ahead and 13 minutes later they doubled their advantage to extinguish Boston's recovery.

For the first goal, Jay Smith delivered an inch-perfect pass to Andy Parkinson who controlled the ball before picking out Jason Lee on the edge of the six-yard area to put the ball wide of Andy Marriott.

Lee was obviously delighted to score against one of his former clubs and also to find the net for the first time since his return from a three-match ban.

Boston's best chance of the first half fell to Nathan Joynes who headed at Pilkington from close-range.

In the 70th minute, Lee then had a hand in the second goal which was a somewhat scrappy affair.

Austin McCann delivered a free-kick into the Boston box where Lee's thunderous header was parried by Marriott, but the ball fell kindly to Matt Somner who forced it over the line from close-range for his first ever goal for County.

In the late stages Notts' boss Steve Thompson brought two loan players from Charlton Athletic off the bench. Both James Walker and Myles Weston electrified the closing stages with great bursts of speed and wonderful trickery that had Boston's defenders repeatedly on the back foot.

Notts County Team

Boston United Team

Notts County

Boston United

Corners

74

Fouls

1112

Goal attempts

149

Shots off target

66

Offsides

410

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