Match Report
The table gap was wide: 38 points between Buxton (7th, 77 pts) and Needham Market (21st, 39 pts). The last five rounds placed Buxton 3rd in the league for form — higher than their 7th in the standings. Per game in the league, Needham Market were scoring 0.96 and conceding 1.65, Buxton 1.65 and 1.13, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
The last-five ledger: Needham Market 3/15, Buxton 10/15.
Bloomfields staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,000. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Needham Market: Jamie McGrath (43') · Buxton: Oliver Ewing (27'), Tom Elliott (48')
Key stats
Possession: Needham Market 49% · Buxton 51% · Total shots: 7-11 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 7-3