Matchday Live: Cherries v Shrewsbury (From Bournemouth Echo)

9:46pm

Cherries into top half of the table for the first time this season.

9:43pm

Colchester 0 Notts County 2, Coventry 3 Crawley 1, Doncaster 0 Crewe 2, Oldham 0 Bury 2, Pompey 0 Brentford 1, Preston 1 Carlisle 1, Swindon 0 Sheff Utd 0, Walsall 1 Scunthorpe 4, Yeovil 1 Scunthorpe 3.

9:40pm

Full-time: Bashley 0 AFC Totton 3.

9:39pm

Tommy Elphick booked... Another dubious decision.

9:34pm

Miles Addison mis-directs his header wide of the target.

9:33pm

No player in Burnley's history has scored 20 goals in a season quicker than Charlie Austin.

9:32pm

Sponsor's man of the match: Harry Arter

9:31pm

Cherries sub: Matt Tubbs coming on for Josh McQuoid.

9:30pm

Aaron Wildig fires over for Shrewsbury.

9:30pm

Richard Gillespie scored AFC Totton's third goal at Bashley.

9:29pm

Charlie Austin scores for Burnley against Leeds.

9:28pm

Bashley 0 AFC Totton 3

9:27pm

Bashley 0 AFC Totton 2 (Dave Allen)

9:25pm

9:25pm

Walsall 0 Scunthorpe 4. Looks like Russ Wilcox is working his magic on Scunny.

9:23pm

Good work from McQuoid bursting into the penalty area, he squares to Arter who fires straight at Weale. Another good chance.

9:21pm

Sub for Shrews: Jamie Proctor off and Paul Parry on.

9:19pm

Grabban fires over from distance as Cherries continue to hunt for that crucial third goal and some breathing space.

9:15pm

Yeovil 1 Stevenage 3.

9:15pm

Corner to Cherries now, with the clash delicately poised....

9:14pm

9:13pm

Lucky, lucky Cherries..... Addison's back pass to James and James took forever to clear, kicking it against Morgan and the ball rebounded narrowly wide.

9:12pm

Poppies 2 Blackfield & Langley 4.

9:11pm

Lee Barnard coming off for Fogden.

9:10pm

Wes Fogden preparing to come on for Cherries.

9:07pm

Attendance 5,022....

9:04pm

Coventry 2 Crawley 1.

9:03pm

9:03pm

Shrewsbury coming into this more now.... Cherries will need to keep their concentration at the back.

9:03pm

9:01pm

Jon Meades was handed a start by AFC Wimbledon at Exeter tonight.

9:00pm

Jamie Proctor has the ball in the net for Shrewsbury, but is offside....

8:59pm

Walsall 0 Scunthorpe 3 (Scunny have 10 men).

8:58pm

Colchester 0 Notts County 2, Coventry 2 Crawley 0, Yeovil 1 Stevenage 2.

8:56pm

There could be a shock on the cards at Victoria Park where Blackfield & Langley are beating Poppies 3-2.

8:56pm

Arter's shot is well saved by Chris Weale.... corner.

8:54pm

Grabban heads over from close range. Great chance to make it 3-1.

8:53pm

Bashley 0 AFC Totton 1 at half-time, James Coutts scored.

8:52pm

8:50pm

Teams back out for the second half....

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8:34pm

8:34pm

HALF-TIME: Cherries 2 Shrewsbury 1. 

8:33pm

Fearsome shot from Marc Pugh grazes the side netting..... 

8:32pm

Addison could probably have done better with a header on the edge of the six-yard box there... almost looked surprised the ball into the box had found him.

8:28pm

Wonderfully timed ball from Barnard sends Grabban scampering clear, but Weale saves well with his legs.

8:27pm

Long-range shot from Matt Richards flies wide...

8:25pm

Good defensive work from Arter there as Aaron Wildig shaped to shoot on the edge of the box.

8:24pm

Preston 0 Carlisle 1, Walsall 0 Scunthorpe 2, Oldham 0 Bury 1.

8:23pm

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8:21pm

Arter's free kick is deflected narrowly wide for a corner.

8:21pm

Grabban is felled on the edge of the box after some lovely link-up play with Barnard.... booking for Lee Collins.

8:20pm

Referee Trevor Kettle is having one.

8:18pm

The wall stands firm this time as Charlie Daniels goes hard and low again, while Simon Francis's rasping drive from the rebound crashes into the side netting.

8:17pm

Julian Bennett is booked for a shocking tackle on Josh McQuoid.

8:17pm

If this was a boxing match, it would have been stopped by now.

8:16pm

Grabban weaves his way into the box but his close range shot is saved, before Grabban tees up Arter on the edge of the box and the midfielder's superb volley is beaten away by Weale. Great stuff from Cherries.

8:15pm

Left-foot shot from distance from Jeremy Helan is easily saved by David James.

8:14pm

Yeovil 1 Stevenage 1, Doncaster 0 Crewe 1.

8:11pm

Wonderful game. Plenty of attacking intent from both sides.

8:11pm

Cherries currently 12th in League One as scores stand now.

8:10pm

Coventry 1 Crawley 0.

8:09pm

Portsmouth 0 Brentford 1, Colchester 0 Notts County 1, Walsall 0 Scunthorpe 1.

8:08pm

Pugh's header from Francis's clever cross is well saved, before the Lancastrian follows up and skews his shot wide.

8:07pm

8:06pm

Well worked corner routine sees the ball spread out to Simon Francis, whose shot is well saved by Chris Weale.

8:01pm

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7:58pm

Miles Addison adjudged to have felled Marvin Morgan.

7:57pm

Shrewsbury have settled now after that barrage of pressure early on, but Cherries look slick, determined, well-organised and dangerous in the final third.

7:54pm

Complete and utter dominance from Cherries here after just seven minutes.... Wonderful start from Eddie Howe's men.

7:54pm

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7:48pm

Free kick for Cherries now just outside the box

7:47pm

Match under way here...

7:47pm

BBC Radio Solent commentator Kris Temple dressed as Elvis after infamously writing off Eddie Howe's chances of becoming Cherries boss. He stuck to his word after losing the bet.

7:42pm

7:40pm

EX-FACTOR – MARC PUGH

The Cherries star played for Shrewsbury Town between 2007 and 2009.
He also plied his trade under Shrews boss Graham Turner during their time together at Hereford United.
Pugh flourished while working with Turner and finished the 2009-10 campaign as the Bulls’ leading marksman, earning him a move to Cherries.

7:39pm

HEAD-TO-HEAD
League games only…
Cherries wins – 26
Shrews wins – 20
Draw – 16

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7:39pm

FORM GUIDE
This bodes well for Cherries. Howe’s men are unbeaten in five in all competitions since his return and Shrewsbury are struggling on the road.
The Shropshire outfit, who were beaten 3-1 at non-league Hereford in the FA Cup on Saturday, have not won in seven away League One matches this term.
In their four games with Howe in the dugout, Cherries have scored 14 goals.
Past five league games…
Cherries – W D W W L
Shrews – D L L W L

7:37pm

MANAGER’S THOUGHTS – EDDIE HOWE

Howe told the Daily Echo: “Shrewsbury will be disappointed by the FA Cup game so they will have a point to prove and we have got to be very wary of them.
“From our perspective, we just have to look at our performance. If we can repeat the second-half showing that we produced against Dagenham, we will be in good shape.
“But we need to make sure that our good run doesn’t come to an end and we have got to be very respectful of whoever we play.
“They are a dangerous team and have dangerous individuals within that team – players that we were aware of during our first spell here.
“There are fine margins between the top and the bottom sides in every division and I don’t think there is a lot in. They deserve our full respect.
“Graham Turner has been in the game a long time, he is a very experienced manager, he has done a good job wherever he has been and his teams are always difficult to beat.
“I don’t want the players’ minds to be anywhere other than thinking this is going to be a difficult game and we have got to be at our best to win it.”

7:36pm

DANGERMAN – MARVIN MORGAN
The 29-year-old frontman had a decent scoring record during his time with Aldershot.
Following a loan spell with Dagenham & Redbridge, the striker joined Shrewsbury in June 2011.
Morgan helped fire the Shrews to promotion last season following his release from Aldershot.
He has netted five goals in 16 appearances for Graham Turner’s team this term.

7:34pm

THE GAFFER – GRAHAM TURNER
Turner is one of the most experienced managers in the Football League.
A Shrewsbury legend, he returned to the club for a second spell in charge in July 2010.
Following a play-off near-miss in his first season, the 65-year-old guided the Shrews to promotion from League Two as runners-up last term.
A versatile player with Wrexham and Chester City, Turner joined Shrewsbury for £30,000 in 1973. He was promoted to player-manager midway through the 1978-79 season.
He masterminded the Shropshire outfit’s third division title triumph and also led them to the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Appointed as Aston Villa manager in 1984, Turner spent two years at Villa Park before being handed the reins at Wolves.
Following a successful eight-year spell with Wolves, he took over at Hereford United at the start of the 1995-96 season.
He led the club back into the Football League and then to League One, by which stage he was also chairman at Edgar Street.
The vastly-experienced manager last season received the Contribution to League Football Award at the Football League Awards in recognition of his service to the game.

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Good evening and welcome to our Matchday Live service from the League One clash between Cherries and Shrewsbury Town...