Gloucester City 4 Worcester City 2 (From Worcester News)

4:53pm

Full-time.

4:53pm

Not long to go now. The result is not in doubt.

4:50pm

Thorley hits the post.

4:49pm

Morford's right-wing cross deflects off Hutchison and Sargeant just manages to keep the ball in play.

4:48pm

There will be five extra minutes to play.

4:47pm

Goddard is named as man-of-the-match.

4:45pm

SUB. Gloucester (87 mins): Stephen Davies comes on for Jordan Goddard.

4:43pm

Glover takes aim from the edge of the area and fires wide.

4:43pm

If City come back from this it would be the greatest escape ever.

4:40pm

Surley City can't get something out of this?

4:38pm

Taylor goes down in the box and certainly has a case. In the aftermath, Patterson slides in on Hogg and gets booked.

4:36pm

YELLOW CARD. City (79 mins): Stuart Whitehead for his part in that tussle with Darren Edwards, who is also cautioned.

4:35pm

Now it's all kicked off between several players and the linesman has been called over.

4:34pm

YELLOW CARD. City (77 mins): Ellis Deeney for a firm challenge on Goddard.

4:33pm

City break upfield but Breeze wastes the ball with a tame cross into the keeper's arms.

4:29pm

4:29pm

SUB. Gloucester (72 mins): Adam Mann replaces Bagasan Graham.

4:28pm

Chances of a comeback? I'd say very much odds against but City came back from 3-0 down at Guiseley.

4:28pm

Glover's cross is easily intercepted by Green.

4:25pm

Gloucester corner taken by Andrew, Matt Breeze's clearance hits a home player and goes behind for a goal kick.

4:22pm

SUB. City (65 mins): Michael Taylor replaces Mike Symons.

4:18pm

Right, what can City do to avoid a total humiliation?

4:14pm

SUB. City (57 mins): Matt Breeze and Stuart Whitehead come on for Ashley Sammons and Tyler Weir.

4:09pm

Glover's cross is cut out by keeper Green but there is no City player there for the rebound.

4:07pm

Andrew takes the corner for Gloucester, Symons meets the ball with a powerful header.

4:05pm

Symons' header falls to Sammons and he blasts the ball over the bar and against the advertising boards.

4:04pm

Thorley's passing has been mixed so far. That one to Weir wasn't his greatest.

4:03pm

Second-half kicks off.

4:03pm

SUB. Gloucester (half-time): Jack Harris replaces Tom Hamblin.

4:01pm

There will be a change of linesman at half-time on the near side following the injury sustained in the first-half.

3:48pm

Half-time.

3:46pm

Morford's cross finds Graham in the six-yard box and his shot somehow rebounds off Sargeant on the line. Not sure the keeper knew much about that.

3:45pm

Symons doing a lot of defending at present. He has also run both flanks at times so far.

3:42pm

Sammons slips a pass to Glover just inside the box but his shot is blocked.

3:40pm

Game has gone a bit stale at the moment. Neither side able to make an impact.

3:37pm

Graham shoots on the turn left-footed, straight at Sargeant.

3:36pm

Thorley sets Glover free, he squares the ball to Patterson and he drives over from 18 yards. That was a good chance.

3:35pm

Morford's shot is into the ground and easily gathered by Sargeant.

3:34pm

Andrew's cross skims off a head on its way through to Morford. He can't control it and was offside anyway.

3:33pm

Andrew has a go from 35 yards but can only clear the stand behind Sargeant's goal. Another new ball needed.

3:31pm

Andrew's cross is blocked by Sammons for a Gloucester corner. Andrew takes it and  misses everybody.

3:29pm

The ball disappears into the empty stand opposite the press box. Only two sides of the ground open today.

3:29pm

City keeping the ball well and battling in midfield, Elvins in particular.

3:26pm

Weir and Symons link up on the right and the latter's cross hits the post and evades Glover.

3:23pm

Glover tries an effort from outside the box and curls the ball inches past the post.

3:21pm

Graham Hutchison throws his body in the way of Morford's shot after the striker had acres of space to get a shot away.

3:19pm

Attendance is 640. Not a bad effort.

3:18pm

Glover bears down on Green but his first touch was heavy and the keeper gets to the ball first.

3:16pm

All appears fine now.

3:16pm

The linesman on the near side needs treatment and is getting it from the Gloucester physio. Delay in play.

3:15pm

Hogg's pass finds the unamrked Tom Webb and he brings a smart save out of Sargeant.

3:13pm

Rob Elvins hoofs the ball forward, Glover beats three defenders to it and his shot is well saved by Mike Green.

3:12pm

The ball falls to Ashley Sammons on the edge of the box. Way over.

3:11pm

Kyle Patterson shows a good turn of pace to break into the box, his pass drops to Thorley but the midfielder's effort is scuffed wide.

3:10pm

Graham's cross drops for Lewis Hogg in the area but he can only divert it over the bar.

3:09pm

The corner is cleared all the way through to Matt Sargeant at the other end.

3:08pm

Glover's raking pass picks out Weir and his cross is deflected off Andrew for a corner.

3:06pm

Danny Andrew's throw-in eventually sees the ball find its way through to Will Morford but he's offside.

3:04pm

City have a free-kick 25 yards out. Tom Thorley tees up Glover and he drills the ball well wide.

3:02pm

Bagasan Graham sprints down the right but his cross goes out for a goal kick.

3:02pm

Danny Glover controls Tyler Weir's pass in the box but Gloucester clear.

3:01pm

City look like they are playing 4-3-3.

3:00pm

Kick-off.

2:58pm

The teams are out, just a few moments until kick-off now.

2:44pm

Manager Carl Heeley makes three changes to the team for the first game of 2013.

Danny Glover returns for his first start since the FA Cup defeat at Bromley in October. He is joined in the side by Rob Elvins, back from suspension, and new signing Ashley Sammons.

Charlie Reece and Matt Breeze drop to the bench, while Greg Mills serves a one-match ban.

Gloucester trio captain Matt Coupe, Tom Webb, Lewis Hogg are all back for the Tigers following suspension.

Worcester City: Sargeant, Weir, Deeney, Thorley, Rowe, Hutchison, Sammons, Elvins, Symons, Glover, Patterson. Subs: Whitehead, Taylor, Breeze, Reece, Thompson.

Gloucester City: Green, Rawlings, Andrew, Coupe (c), Hamblin, Webb, Graham, Goddard, Edwards, Morford, Hogg. Subs: Harris, Davies, Mann, Parker, Mustoe.

Referee: Anthony Coggins (Oxfordshire).

2:38pm