Matchday Live: Blyth Spartans 3-2 Kings Lynn Town FULL TIME

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FULL TIME: Blyth Spartans (Maguire 12, Dale 55 pen, Rivers 69) 3-2 Kings Lynn Town (Thomson 71, Smith 75)

Teams

Spartans:

Jeffries, Dixon, Watson, Hutchinson, Buddle, Turnbull, Rivers, Hawkins, Maguire, Dale

Subs:

Parker, Quinn, Cummings, Mullen, Richardson

Kings Lynn Town:

Street, Ramm(Stocker 58), Young, Watson, Fryatt, Bridges, Spriggs, Quigley(Frew 58), Smith, Thomson, Jones

Subs:

Ward, Fryatt, Pearson

Referee:

Christopher Ellis

Updates:

FULL TIME: Spartans 3-2 Kings Lynn Town

90: Four added minutes for injury time signalled

79: Jeffries denies Spriggs with a reaction save from a narrow angle, visitors applying the pressure

75: GOAL KINGS LYNN: It's game on as Smith turns Hutchinson in the area and smashed in right footed via the far post BSAFC 3-2 KLTFC

74: Chances flowing now as Maguire almost grabs his second after bursting into the area and around Ryan Fryatt but Street saves well with his feet

71: GOAL KINGS LYNN: The visitors pull one back with a wonderful twenty yard from kick from George Thomson BSAFC 3-1 KLTFC

69: GOAL SPARTANS: Boy has he deserved this today!!! Jarrett Rivers seizes on to a defensive error and drives at the edge of the box before smashes home left footed BSAFC 3-0 KLTFC

60: Mesmeric link up play from Dale and Turnbull almost sees the latter sneak a show in from a narrow angle at the near post

58: Linnets subs as Stocker and Frew come on for Ramm and Quigley

55: GOAL SPARTANS: Robbie Dale smashes the penalty into the top corner and becomes Spartans third highest goal scorer of all time BSAFC 2-0 KLTFC

54: Penalty Spartans as Dale flicks on for Maguire who beats keeper Street to the ball and is brought down. Dale steps up to take it

52: It should be two for Spartans as Dale sends a free kick in from the left and Buddle heads wide from six yards

The second half is underway and it's the visitors who get us started

HALF TIME: Spartans 1-0 Kings Lynn Town

41: A big let off for Blyth as Young strolls forward from left back and skips past two non-challenges. The defender smashes an angled drive past the far post with Jeffries beaten

39: Not for the first time this season Spartans are thankful for the brave keeping of Peter Jeffries. Stephen Spriggs is played into the left hand side of the area and in on goal but is denied by Jeffries who races off his line and blocks Spriggs' effort

32: A second booking in the space of two minutes as Ross Watson clatters into Robbie Dale and is deservedly shown a yellow card

30: First booking of the game goes to the visitors as Jackson Ramm is shown a yellow card for dragging down Maguire

12: GOAL SPARTANS! Wonderful wing play from Jarrett Rivers sees his turn Jordan Young inside out before a deflected cross to the far post where Dan Maguire heads home from inside the six yard box BSAFC 1-0 KLTFC

6: First chance for Spartans as centre backs Buddle and Hutchinson combine from a Rivers cross but it's Hutchinson who drags wide from ten yards

The teams are out here at Croft Park and the famous old ground is basking in autumnal sunshine. This is Spartans first 3pm home league game since Saturday 6th September when Buxton were the visitors. Spartans will get us underway as Dan Maguire and Matthew Wade stand over the ball, we are underway.

Team News:

Michael Richardson starts his Spartans career as a substitute with Dan Hawkins returning to the starting lineup for the first time since the FA Cup First Round win over Altrincham. Nathan Buddle and Robbie Dale also return after missing Tuesday night's FA Trophy exit at Halesowen Town