York v Kettering

York 7

Reed 6′, 12′ Challinor 30′ Blair 45′ McLaughlin 50′ Chambers 65′ Ashikodi 77′

Kettering 0

FT 90 +3
HT 4-0

Moses Ashikodi's strike was his first for York City

York inflicted more misery on crisis club Kettering with a hammering.

Jamie Reed scored the first two goals with headers and Jon Challinor drove home a third.

York led 4-0 at the break thanks to Matty Blair's low drive and it was more of the same after the break, Patrick McLaughlin's shot deflecting home.

Ashley Chambers rifled in a sixth from the edge of the area and Moses Ashikodi, on loan from the Poppies, scored with a crisp finish.

Kettering, who named just two substitutes, are now one place above the relegation zone after three consecutive defeats.

The cash-strapped Poppies put their entire squad on the transfer list and moved five players on in late November, including Ashikodi. However they were then hit by a transfer embargo and three replacement signings were cancelled.

Four of their starting line-up at York - Kiernan Hughes-Mason, Moses Swaibu, Stephen O'Leary and Ellis Deeney - are on non-contract terms and O'Leary had to be replaced by one of their two substitues, Mark Pryor, after just 22 minutes.

VIEWS FROM THE DRESSING ROOM

York City manager Gary Mills told BBC Radio York:

"Whoever you play, if you've got the opportunity to score goals, you do that. We could have scored a few more but let's not get greedy.

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"We got seven and no goals against. That's four clean sheets out of five so it's a massive bonus.

"It's never nice to see clubs in trouble but I've got to concentrate on my club and on my team. We've got three points and it's a massive boost for them.

"We've got to try and get two points a game because anybody who beats that probably deserves to go up automatically."

Kettering manager Mark Stimson told BBC Radio Northampton:

"Yesterday I had seven or eight players training. We couldn't work on a back four or midfield four. We could only work on the midfield two and two strikers going forward.

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"In the end you're cutting corners unfortunately and you get found out when you play good sides like York.

"That's the frustrating bit for me - not being able to do an hour on the training pitch because of injuries and people not being able to get there because of finances.

"In time it catches up with you."

Lineup, Bookings (3) & Substitutions (4)

York City

24 Ingham
03 Meredith
05 McGurk
16 Fyfield
08 Kerr (Oyebanjo - 58' )
12 Pilkington
17 Blair
20 Challinor
26 McLaughlin
07 Reed (Ashikodi - 46' Booked )
10 Chambers (Moke - 68' )

Substitutes

02 Oyebanjo
04 Smith
06 Parslow
18 Moke
28 Ashikodi

Kettering

31 Haxhia
03 Davis
06 Ifil Booked
22 Navarro
23 Noubissie
27 Deeney Booked
35 Swaibu
20 Bridges
33 O'Leary (Pryor - 22' )
30 Hughes-Mason
34 Dawkin

Substitutes

32 Pryor
39 Dance

Ref: Bond

Att: 2,899

Match Stats

Possession 81 19

Shots

14 5

On target

10 1

Corners

5 6

Fouls

7 14

Live Text Commentary

90:00 +2:51 Full time

Full Time The referee ends the match.

90:00 +1:45

Effort from inside the area by Kiernan Hughes-Mason misses to the right of the goal. Kiernan Hughes-Mason takes a shot from long range which goes wide of the right-hand upright.

90:00 +1:02

Matty Blair produces a volleyed right-footed shot from 12 yards. Brilliant save by Aldi Haxhia.

90:00 +1:02

Matty Blair takes a shot. Aldi Haxhia makes a comfortable save.

90:00 +0:19

Mark Pryor produces a left-footed shot from outside the penalty box and misses wide left of the target.

86:25

Danny Pilkington has an effort direct from the free kick, comfortable save by Aldi Haxhia.

86:25 Booking

Booking Ellis Deeney goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.

86:14

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Lanre Oyebanjo by Ellis Deeney.

80:33

Corner taken by Danny Pilkington played to the near post, David Bridges makes a clearance.

79:55

Short corner worked by Patrick McLaughlin.

79:27

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Moses Ashikodi by Sol Davis. Danny Pilkington delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, clearance by Sol Davis.

77:34 Booking

Booking Moses Ashikodi shown a yellow card.

76:22

The assist for the goal came from Patrick McLaughlin.

76:22 Goal scored

Goal - Moses Ashikodi - York 7 - 0 Kettering Goal scored by Moses Ashikodi from the edge of the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. York 7-0 Kettering.