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  • HIGHLIGHTS
  • 1) Good play as Hodgkiss and Storey link up before pulling it back to Thompson-Sommers whose low effort is palmed away.
  • GOAL BANBURY
  • 6) Low free-kick over the wall had the Wade in trouble in deflects off the ball and the scrappy clearance falls to Jay Williams to fire into an empty net 1-0.
  • GOAL BANBURY
  • 18) Harry Landers gets goal-side of Hodgkiss with Wade trying to grab the ball but failing. Landers pulls it back for Morgan Roberts to fire into the bottom corner 2-0.
  • 24) Ryan Lloyd picks up the ball 30 yards out in space and sends a bullet of a shot which goalkeeper Jack Harding just saves.
  • 32) Banbury could have had a third with his effort from outside the box having Wade beaten but clatters off the post.
  • 34) Jack Evans keeps Hereford in the match Henry Landers is bearing down on goal but the full-back jumps in to make a fine tackle allowing Wade to come out and take the ball.
  • GOAL BULLS
  • 45+1) A quick passing move resulted in Hodgkiss finding Ryan McLean inside the box who tucks it past the goalkeeper 2-1
  • GOAL BANBURY
  • 48) Lilly gets beaten by Roberts and is in all sorts of trouble. Roberts takes a touch and fires home 3-1
  • 57) Thompson-Sommers sends an effort into the box which is deflected to Barnett who forces a fine close-range save from goalkeeper Harding.
  • 61) Luke Haines driving at the Banbury defence before seeing his powerful and low shot saved.
  • 68) Barnett brings the ball down to Amadi-Holloway who does well to keep his feet before finding Lloyd whose effort is saved.
  • 82) Storey's cross finds Barnett who with his back to goal swivels and sends it just over.
  • 89) Thompson-Sommers loses the ball allowing Jack Stevens through on goal but luckily the substitute doesn't have the legs and Hereford recover before Wade saves.
  • 90+2) Thompson-Sommers sees his effort inside the box well saved after a well worked move.
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  • TEAM NEWS
  • Hereford: Wade, Hodgkiss, Evans, Haines (Pendley 74), Lilly, Thompson-Sommers, McLean (Amadi-Holloway 55), Lloyd, Pinchard (Hanson 45), Storey, Barnett
  • Subs: Osideko, Latty-Fairweather
  • Just the one change from last Saturday's squad with Osideko on the bench for Klukowski
  • Banbury United: Harding, C Roberts, Smile, J Williams, Landers, Rasulo, M Roberts, Acquaye, Hickman, Radcliffe, Babos
  • Subs: Parsons, Taylor, Stevens, Hawtin, C Williams
  • Jack Hickman returns against the Bulls for the first time after a brief loan spell under Whing with Hereford
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  • PRE-MATCH
  • HEREFORD FC will be hoping for a third league win on the bounce when they play an unbeaten Banbury United this afternoon.
  • The Bulls beat Buxton last weekend and will be hoping to record another win against a newly promoted side.
  • Banbury manager Andy Whing was assistant manager to Russel Slade during his time with Hereford. He was also assistant when Josh Gowling was a player at Edgar Street.
  • Today is the start of a Bank Holiday weekend double header with the visit of Gloucester City to Edgar Street on Monday.

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