Match Report
AFC Bournemouth, 2nd with 83 points, sat 39 points above Grimsby Town (23rd, 44). Recent form flatters Grimsby Town's table spot — 5th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 23rd. Scoring rates set the scale: Grimsby Town 1 scored and 1.51 conceded per game, AFC Bournemouth 1.33 and 0.93, with the league averaging 1.32.
Blundell Park in Cleethorpes staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,546. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Grimsby Town: Jamie Devitt (27'), M. Coulson (61'), A. Chambers (90') · AFC Bournemouth: Lee Bradbury (42'), Liam Feeney (62')