Droylsden 0 Worcester City 2 (From Worcester News)

9:35pm

Full time. I'm off to speak to Carl Heeley and then back off down the M6. Thanks for viewing.

9:34pm

Shot from Reece is wide and that is virtually the last kick of the game.

9:33pm

The game is petering out to a well deserved City away win.

9:30pm

Three added minutes to play.

9:29pm

Frempong shoots and is well wide. That just about sums up Droylsden's night.

9:25pm

Five minutes plus stoppage time to go at the Butchers Arms.

9:24pm

Glover is denied a second by the midriff of Latham.

9:23pm

When defending has needed to be done the visitors have been assured.

9:22pm

Corner from Glover is easily claimed by Latham. Still Worcester continue to press.

9:18pm

Thorley's shot is blocked and Reece smashes the rebound over

9:17pm

Matt Breeze tries to flick the ball through into the box but nobody is on his wavelength.

9:14pm

Sub. City (74 mins). Charlie Reece comes on for Greg Mills.

9:13pm

Glover is twice denied by Latham as City press for another goal.

9:13pm

Sub. Droylsden (73 mins). Matt Ward replaces Carlos Logan.

9:10pm

Sub. Droylsden (69 mins): Andrews Frempong replaces Joe O'Neill. City: Matt Breeze on for Matt Birley.

9:08pm

Thompson comes sliding out of his goal and takes the ball off the toe of Dali. No chance of a penalty there.

9:06pm

Mills powers into the box and forces a good save from Latham.

9:04pm

Sub. City (64 mins). Mike Symons one for Michael Taylor.

9:04pm

Dali's cross is just missed by the diving Ellison. Any touch and he would have scored.

9:02pm

Droylsden are coming back into the game more but City are still comfortable.

8:58pm

8:58pm

Thompson claims a cross from the left but Lee Ayres goes down hurt. He should be ok though.

8:56pm

O'Neill is back on the field now but James Ellison has replaced Lee Rick in the 56th minute.

8:55pm

Droylsden down to 10 men following a head injury to Joe O'Neill.

8:54pm

Worcester are playing some good stuff here. A third goal could be on  the way.

8:51pm

A tame start to the second period but that won't bother City.

8:45pm

Second half starts.

8:32pm

Half time.

8:32pm

Mills curls wide when he might have been better off crossing.

8:31pm

Mills curls wide when he might have been better off crossing.

8:30pm

Droylsden corner is well plucked out of the air by Thompson.

8:27pm

Birley plays a good ball to Taylor, he side steps Byron before lashing over. That was a great chance for a third.

8:26pm

8:26pm

Glover frees Taylor but his shot is awful and straight behind for a goal kick.

8:22pm

Mills nutmegs Mike Byron, bursts into the box but overruns the ball and it goes out of play.

8:21pm

Gomez Dali does wel to get into the box but he loses his footing and City clear.

8:20pm

Logan tries his luck from distance and is off target but he is the hosts's main threat.

8:10pm

Tom Thorley thuds a drive just past the post and against the advertising boards.

8:09pm

Tom Thorley thuds a drive just past the post and against the advertising boards.

8:08pm

Carlos Logan skims a shot over the turf from long range and behind for a goal kick.

8:07pm

8:07pm

8:05pm

Mills weaves his way past several challenges before drilling the ball over the bar and out of the ground.

8:03pm

A Droylsden fan has just ran the length of the terracing to shout at the referee about a corner decision. City failed to make the most of it though.

7:57pm

A poor clearance from Glyn Thompson falls for Sean Doherty but his cross is cleared for a corner which comes to nothing.

7:56pm

Yellow card. Droylsden (10 mins): Jimmy Derbyshire for hacking down Mills.

7:54pm

City doing all the pressing at the moment.

7:51pm

Glover's pass rebounds off the keeper into the path of Michael Taylor but he is unable to turn the ball home. Great chance.

7:49pm

Corner from Greg Mills is met by Jacob Rowe and he fires over.

7:49pm

Danny Glover forces keeper Dale Latham to tip the ball over.

7:48pm

The ball is skidding across the surface amid atrocious conditions here in Manchester.

7:47pm

The ball is skidding across the surface amid atrocious conditions here in Manchester.

7:45pm

Game kicks off.

7:44pm

Ok, after a few technical issues we are up and running. However, the rain is torrential at present and the pitch is very heavy. An interesting evening ahead me thinks.

7:43pm

Michael Taylor starts for the visitors along with Matt Birley as Mike Symons and Kyle Patterson drop to the bench.

Worcester City: Thompson, Rowe, Deeney, Thorley, Whitehead, Ayres, Birley, Elvins, Taylor, Glover, Mills. Subs: Stmons, Brezeze, Reece, Patterson, Shabir.

Droylsden: Latham, Derbyshire, Logan, Palmer, Byron, Chalmers, Rick, Killeen, O'Neill, Dali, Doherty. Subs: Ellison, Ward, Langford, Frempong, Silva.

Referee: M Salisbury (Preston).