Championship
Wigan Athletic - Luke Garbutt played full match in 3-4 away defeat at Nottingham Forest
OS Match Report
"Latics were on the back foot and Caldwell brought on Burke for Wildschut and Powell for MacDonald and it paid immediate dividends, Grigg sneaking in at the near post to convert Garbutt’s cross on 65 minutes. What a response. Now it was Latics in the ascendancy.
Burke almost scored his first goal for the club after 68 minutes, another Garbutt run down the left seeing the ball reaching him on the edge of the box and his volley flew just over."
"The answer was an emphatic yes, as he was in the area as Garbutt’s long throw was flicked on – it was difficult to see if he got the touch so crowded was the area, and Grigg slammed home from close range."
Twitter stuff
65' GOAL!! @luke_garbutt's cross deflected high into the air, @WillGrigg heading in from close range at the left post! 2-2!
69' CLOSE!! @luke_garbutt's cross, heading down by @agilbey8 for @lukeburke11 who volleyed narrowly over the top left!
86' GOAL!! @luke_garbutt's throw in flicked on to @WillGrigg who grabs his second of the afternoon! 3-3!
89' CLOSE!! @luke_garbutt beats his man down the left and whips the ball agonisingly across the face of goal!
Fan comments
"Garbutt looked good going forward, very mobile and his deliveries were decent (though not as good defending)."
"Power had a poor game and the new lad Garbutt wasn't much better."
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Former EFC player Velios played 75 minutes for Forest and missed a penalty.)
League Two
Cheltenham Town - Russel Griffiths played full match in 0-1 home defeat to Doncaster Rovers
OS Match Report
"Russell Griffiths was called into his first stop with 11 minutes on the clock to hold Andy Williams’ effort from the edge of the box. The Everton man produced a better stop to prevent the same striker scoring five minutes later, diving to his left to push away his angled effort."
Twitter stuff
16: Great save from Russ Griffiths! Flinging himself full length to deny Williams. Still 0-0
27: The rain is getting heavier as @drfc_official appeal for a penalty-the ref blows his whistle but thankfully it's for a foul on Griffiths
53: Goal! 1-0 to @drfc_official and it's former Robins' player John Marquis who slips the ball past Griffiths!
90+6: Russell Griffiths is up for the throw in!
Fan comments
"Griffiths 7. He's a good keeper. Some good saves and willing to stick his body on the line"
"Griffiths - I like him decent solid keeper didn't have a lot of saves to make but inspires confidence (7)"
