Matchday Live: Bury v Cherries (From Bournemouth Echo)

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Pugh rattles the crossbar.

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Pitman 2-2

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Sub: O'Kane on, Arter off 86 mins

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Sub: McQuoid off, McDermott on 82 mins

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Bury 2-1

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Sub: Tubbs off, Pitman on 73 mins

4:26pm

Pitman looks like he's coming on soon

4:25pm

Tubbs's shot is blocked by a defender at the near post, Cherries dominating second half.

4:22pm

Arter misses a good chance after delaying before Addison's header is cleared off the line.

4:15pm

1-1 Grabban

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Arter out of FA Cup trip to Carlisle.

4:11pm

Harry Arter booked for dissent.

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Blimey, he's changed his mind!!!!!!

4:10pm

Ref now consulting linesman

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Penalty to Cherries

4:09pm

Bit of pressure from Cherries but Bury defend well.

4:08pm

Grabban shot saved low down by Carson.

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Ringwood v Laverstock could have a double-page spread in Monday's Echo at this rate! Only game on.

4:02pm

Second half underway at Gigg Lane, no changes.

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Halt-time: Bury 1 Cherries 0. Bury had better of it and could have been further ahead.

3:45pm

One minute of added time, Howe needs to weave his magic at the break.

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Brett Pitman warming up

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Doherty hits the post with a firm header, a close call for Cherries from another probing corner.

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Doherty fires over the bar from another corner.

3:35pm

Addison booked for a foul on Hopper. Free-kick to Shakers...great save from James to deny Sweeney

3:33pm

Good break by Cherries but Grabban was closed down and then Pugh fired into a crowd of bodies.

3:31pm

McQuoid penalty appeal waved away after challenge from Ebanks-Landell.

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3:28pm

Another poor call by officials, corner to Bury, Sweeney fires over from edge of box.

3:25pm

Corner to Cherries, Daniels takes and Addison is penalised for a foul.

3:24pm

Grabban gone to right wing with McQuoid going up front with Tubbs.

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Arter lost possession on halfway line but MacDonald bailed him out by winning it back.

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One local is being particularly vocal towards Marc Pugh.

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Hewitt arrived to meet a Matt Doherty cross after Bury had fashioned an opening down the right.

3:14pm

Bury 1-0

3:13pm

Decent following from Dorset, between 250 and 350.

3:12pm

Grabban shot blocked following good work by Francis but corner wasted.

3:11pm

Pugh's cross gathered by Trevor Carson.

3:09pm

Headed clear by Addison.

3:09pm

Sarcastic cheers as ref gives Bury a corner.

3:07pm

Worrall shot deflected for corner but referee Carl Boyeson gives Cherries a goal kick.

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Bury boy Marc Pugh gets a few boos from the locals when he passes the ball.

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Well defended by Ebanks-Landell.

3:01pm

Cherries force the first corner.

3:00pm

And we're off

2:59pm

Cherries huddle

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Teams have just taken to the pitch.

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SHAKERS DANGERMAN – TOM SOARES

Released by Premier League Stoke City in the summer, Soares joined Bury on non-contract terms earlier this month and is playing for nothing.

He began his career at Crystal Palace and made more than 100 appearances for the Eagles, including 22 in the Premier League in 2004-05.

The 26-year-old won four under-21 caps for England and remained at Selhust Park until the summer of 2008 when newly-promoted Stoke paid £1.25m for him.

However, his switch to the Britannia Stadium did not go as planned and, in a frustrating four-year spell with the Potters, he played just 12 times and was sent out on loan Charlton, Sheffield Wednesday and Hibernian.

The winger made his Bury debut in last Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Colchester and starred during the midweek win at Scunthorpe.

2:50pm

It's chilly but dry at Gigg Lane. Former Cherries ace John 'Willo' Williams is, however, still wearing shorts... and pink gloves.

2:48pm

Barnard drops to the bench where he is joined by new loan signing Brett Pitman.

2:48pm

Cherries make one change to their starting line-up with Matt Tubbs coming in for Lee Barnard.

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MAN IN THE MIDDLE – CARL BOYESON

Learned his trade in the Hull Sunday League and UniBond League after taking up the whistle at 22 and has been on the National List of referees since 2002. He is a central heating technician who enjoys a round of golf and watching most sports.

2:47pm

CURRENT FORM (past eight league games)

Cherries (first in current form table, 11th in overall table) W W D W W W W D

Bury (seventh in current form, 22nd in overall table) D L W D W W L W

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HAVEN’T WE MET BEFORE?

Bury won 5-1 in the first league fixture between the teams in August 1958 before Cherries had to wait more than 42 years to put five past the Shakers at Gigg Lane – on James Hayter Day in October 2000.

Hayter added to Claus Jorgensen’s opener to make it 2-0 to Sean O’Driscoll’s side as Warren Cummings made his debut for the club following a loan move from Chelsea.

Although Steve Redmond pulled one back for the Shakers, Hayter then netted a second-half hat-trick to take to four his personal tally in the game. Andy Preece completed the scoring as Cherries ran out 5-2 victors.

Despite trying to put a spoke through Cherries’ chances of winning promotion by doing the double over them in 2002-03, Bury went on to lose the play-off semi-final against O’Driscoll’s men.

2:42pm

MANAGERS MUSINGS – EDDIE HOWE AND KEVIN BLACKWELL

Cherries boss Howe told the Daily Echo: “It would be wrong to look at the league table in this instance to gauge how hard this game is going to be because they have done extremely well recently.
“They have beaten some good teams and all the reports we have had have on them have been very positive.
“They have brought in some good loan players who have made a difference and have really improved their team and squad. Having been to Bury many times as both manager and player, I know it is a difficult place to go.
“When you put everything in the mix, it is going to be a tough examination for us and another good indicator to see how far we have come.
“Kevin Blackwell has done a great job in a short space of time. We have watched them so we know their strengths. We will prepare our players and make sure they are fully focused.”

Blackwell told the Bury official website: “It was a very good performance at Scunthorpe on Tuesday and it is nice to get a lot of praise from the pundits about how we played and what people were seeing. Now, we just have to keep it going.  Hopefully, it is the start of something good.
“It is fifth versus first in the form table. We need to be hitting championship-winning form to get out of this and both sides are in that at the moment. We need to stay in there a little bit longer to give us a platform to move away and keep away from the bottom of the table. 
“I think we can beat anybody, that’s what I want to do.  We are 14 points off the play-offs and are only still in the bottom four on goal difference.”

2:39pm

Cherries: James, Francis, Addison, Elphick, Daniels, McQuoid, MacDonald, Arter, Pugh, Tubbs, Grabban.
Subs: O’Kane, McDermott, Fogden, Barnard, Cook, Pitman, Jalal (g/k).
Shakers: Carson, Doherty, Ebanks-Landell, Hughes, Skarz, Worrall, Thompson, Sweeney, Soares, Hewitt, Hopper. 
Subs: John-Lewis, Carrington, C Jones, A Jones, Sodje, Belford (g/k).
Referee: Carl Boyeson (Hull).