Match Report
5 points and 4 places separated them: Hereford 1st with 22, South Shields 5th with 17. Per game in the league, Hereford were scoring 2.33 and conceding 0.44, South Shields 1.13 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.36 goals per team per game.
Hereford arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 10 consecutive games. South Shields were unbeaten in 8, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Hereford 3, draws 1, South Shields 2, at 2.17 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 67% of meetings brought at least three goals.
The venue was Edgar Street Athletic Ground, with room for 4,913 spectators. On the scoreboard, Hereford led 3-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 6-0.
Goal scorers
Hereford: Billy Phillips (2'), Preston Bitemo (21'), Billy Phillips (43'), Harrison Iwunze (64'), Billy Phillips (69'), Aaron Skinner (83')
Key stats
Possession: Hereford 50% · South Shields 50% · Total shots: 13-3 · On target: 7-0 · Corners: 3-3