Alfreton grabbed a crucial win in their battle against relegation from the Blue Square Bet Premier but Kettering now sit seven points off safety.

Darran Kempson opened the scoring with a header from Nicky Deverdics's corner after just four minutes.

And six minutes later Jake Moult fired home a 25-yard free-kick to double their lead.

Danny Mills had the Poppies' best chance but his close-range header hit the post.

Alfreton's third league win in a row lifts them five points clear of the bottom four.

VIEWS FROM THE DRESSING ROOM

Kettering Town caretaker manager Ashley Westwood told BBC Radio Northampton:

"We'll be training tomorrow. Sometimes you get a Sunday off if you get a good performance. But that was not acceptable.

"The performances we have had since I have been here have been better than that.

"We can't afford to dip that 4, 5 or 6% in performance levels which we did today and it has cost us."

Lineup, Bookings (2) & Substitutions (5)

Kettering

  • 12 Walker
  • 02 P Ifil
  • 03 Davis
  • 05 Sangare
  • 06 J Ifil (Noubissie - 78' )
  • 18 Mills
  • 20 Bridges
  • 30 Joyce
  • 34 York (Ford - 46' )
  • 25 Wyke
  • 29 Gray

Substitutes

  • 15 Westwood
  • 17 Ralth
  • 23 Noubissie
  • 26 Ford

Alfreton Town

  • 27 Stewart Booked
  • 02 Law (Mullan - 80' )
  • 03 Franklin
  • 26 Kempson
  • 29 Connelly
  • 08 Moult
  • 11 Arnold
  • 17 Deverdics
  • 09 Clayton (Streete - 58' Booked )
  • 15 Wilson (Cunnington - 66' )
  • 16 Jarman

Substitutes

  • 01 Lowson
  • 04 Streete
  • 19 Mullan
  • 28 Cunnington
Ref: Barratt
Att: 1,093

Match Stats

Shots

11 13

On target

8 10

Corners

3 6

Fouls

14 19

Live Text Commentary

90:00 +4:22 Full time

Full Time The final whistle goes and the game is over.

90:00 +3:42

Nathan Jarman takes a short corner.

90:00 +3:05

Foul by Djoumin Sangare on Adam Cunnington, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Nathan Jarman.

90:00 +2:09

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Adam Cunnington by James Gray. Free kick taken by Nathan Jarman.

90:00 +1:35

Short corner taken by Nathan Jarman.

88:50

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Adam Cunnington by Sol Davis. Direct free kick taken by Nathan Arnold.

86:51

Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Ben Ford, Jake Moult makes a clearance.

86:00

Foul by Jake Moult on Ben Ford, free kick awarded. Phil Ifil takes the direct free kick.

84:18

Shot by Nathan Arnold from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the goal.

56:15

Ben Joyce takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Connor Franklin.

82:51

Seamus Conneely manages to make a clearance.

82:51 Booking

Booking Booking for Jon Stewart for time wasting.

82:36

Corner taken right-footed by Ben Joyce from the right by-line to the near post,

82:11

The ball is swung over by James Gray, Seamus Conneely gets a block in.

79:25

Sol Davis takes the free kick.

79:25 Substitution

Substitution (Alfreton Town) makes a substitution, with Jamie Mullan coming on for Josh Law.

79:25

Foul by Nathan Arnold on Sol Davis, free kick awarded.

79:13

The ball is crossed by James Gray.

77:44 Substitution

Substitution Jerel Ifil goes off and Patrick Noubissie comes on.

71:49

Free kick awarded for a foul by Sol Davis on Nathan Arnold. Free kick crossed by Nicky Deverdics, clearance made by Ben Ford.

71:25

Nicky Deverdics takes a shot. Sol Davis makes a clearance.

70:38

Jake Moult challenges Ben Ford unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Jerel Ifil.

67:02

The assistant referee flags for offside against Adam Cunnington. Laurie Walker takes the direct free kick.

65:29

Free kick crossed right-footed by Phil Ifil from left channel, Theo Streete manages to make a clearance.

65:29 Substitution

Substitution Anthony Wilson leaves the field to be replaced by Adam Cunnington.

65:29 Booking

Booking Theo Streete receives a caution for unsporting behaviour.

65:15

Theo Streete gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Danny Mills.

64:03

Anthony Wilson is adjudged to have handled the ball. Direct free kick taken by Laurie Walker.

63:33

Nathan Jarman concedes a free kick for a foul on James Gray. Free kick taken by Phil Ifil.

62:01

Effort from long range by Phil Ifil goes wide right of the target.

61:26

Charlie Wyke has a drilled shot. Darran Kempson gets a block in.

60:45

Foul by Seamus Conneely on Ben Joyce, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Phil Ifil.

59:29

Nicky Deverdics gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Djoumin Sangare. Free kick taken by Sol Davis.

58:00

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Sol Davis by Nathan Arnold. Direct free kick taken by Laurie Walker.

57:01

Jon Stewart restarts play with the free kick.

57:01 Substitution

Substitution Theo Streete joins the action as a substitute, replacing Paul Clayton.

57:01

The assistant referee signals for offside against Ben Joyce.

56:15

Ben Joyce takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, Connor Franklin manages to make a clearance.

55:37

Header from close range by Danny Mills hits the post. Danny Mills takes a shot. Save by Jon Stewart.

55:00

The referee blows for offside against Paul Clayton. Sol Davis takes the free kick.

54:34

Paul Clayton is caught offside. Direct free kick taken by Laurie Walker.

54:06

Ben Ford takes a shot from inside the box clearing the bar.

54:01

Phil Ifil crosses the ball, clearance by Darran Kempson.

52:38

Nathan Jarman gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jerel Ifil. Laurie Walker restarts play with the free kick.

50:33

Jerel Ifil takes a shot. Blocked by Seamus Conneely.

50:27

The ball is delivered by James Gray, clearance made by Darran Kempson.

50:01

Effort on goal by James Gray from 18 yards. Blocked by Connor Franklin.

48:27

The ball is swung over by Ben Joyce.

47:35

Free kick awarded for a foul by Anthony Wilson on Sol Davis. Phil Ifil takes the direct free kick.

45:01

The referee blows his whistle to start the second half.

45:01 Substitution

Substitution Max York leaves the field to be replaced by Ben Ford.

45:00 +2:40 Half time

Half Time It is the end of the first-half.

45:00 +1:12

James Gray has a drilled shot. Save by Jon Stewart.

44:24

Ben Joyce challenges Connor Franklin unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jon Stewart restarts play with the free kick.

42:42

Free kick awarded for a foul by Josh Law on Danny Mills. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Phil Ifil.

41:34

The ball is delivered by Jake Moult.

40:39

Nathan Jarman takes a shot. Paul Clayton gets a block in.

39:15

Djoumin Sangare concedes a free kick for a foul on Jake Moult. Jon Stewart takes the free kick.

39:09

Sol Davis crosses the ball, Connor Franklin makes a clearance.

36:15

Free kick awarded for a foul by Jake Moult on Max York. Phil Ifil takes the free kick.

35:05

James Gray takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Darran Kempson gets a block in.

34:04

Centre by Ben Joyce, save by Jon Stewart.

33:17

Shot from 30 yards from Max York. Blocked by Seamus Conneely.

31:37

Jerel Ifil concedes a free kick for a foul on Anthony Wilson. Strike on goal comes in from Nicky Deverdics from the free kick.

31:12

Djoumin Sangare takes a shot. Save made by Jon Stewart.

30:52

Anthony Wilson is caught offside. Sol Davis takes the direct free kick.

30:06

Foul by Anthony Wilson on Danny Mills, free kick awarded. Sol Davis takes the direct free kick.

29:39

Foul by Paul Clayton on Sol Davis, free kick awarded. Laurie Walker takes the free kick.

28:34

Corner taken by Nicky Deverdics, Darran Kempson takes a shot. Sol Davis makes a clearance.

28:17

Drilled right-footed shot by Nathan Jarman. Blocked by Phil Ifil.

27:18

Jake Moult gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Max York. Free kick taken by David Bridges.

23:09

Shot by Jake Moult from outside the area goes high over the crossbar.

22:04

Anthony Wilson challenges Sol Davis unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Sol Davis.

18:42

Connor Franklin challenges Ben Joyce unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Sol Davis.

17:33

Unfair challenge on Laurie Walker by Anthony Wilson results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Laurie Walker.

17:03

Corner from the left by-line taken by Jake Moult, save made by Laurie Walker.

16:41

Headed cross/shot by Josh Law, save by Laurie Walker.

15:29

Paul Clayton fouled by Jerel Ifil, the ref awards a free kick. Nicky Deverdics delivers the ball, Jake Moult takes a shot. Blocked by Phil Ifil.

13:55

The ball is swung over by Danny Mills, save by Jon Stewart.

12:16

Unfair challenge on Nicky Deverdics by Max York results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Seamus Conneely.

10:57

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Paul Clayton by David Bridges. Jake Moult delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, Jerel Ifil makes a clearance.

9:46

The assist for the goal came from Paul Clayton.

9:46 Goal scored

Goal - Jake Moult - Kettering 0 - 2 Alfreton Jake Moult scores from his cross. Kettering 0-2 Alfreton Town.

8:50

Phil Ifil gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Paul Clayton.

8:18

Drilled left-footed shot by Nicky Deverdics. Blocked by Sol Davis.

7:24

Jake Moult takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, clearance made by David Bridges.

7:03

Jake Moult delivers the ball, clearance made by Phil Ifil.

6:13

Djoumin Sangare challenges Darran Kempson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jon Stewart takes the free kick.

5:37

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Charlie Wyke by Seamus Conneely. David Bridges restarts play with the free kick.

5:07

Jerel Ifil gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Anthony Wilson. Darran Kempson takes the free kick.

3:38

Assist on the goal came from Nicky Deverdics.

3:38 Goal scored

Goal - Darran Kempson - Kettering 0 - 1 Alfreton Darran Kempson grabs a headed goal from inside the box. Kettering 0-1 Alfreton Town.

3:11

The referee blows for offside against Anthony Wilson. Laurie Walker takes the free kick. Corner taken by Nicky Deverdics from the right by-line,

2:01

Effort from 20 yards by Paul Clayton. Blocked by David Bridges.

1:31

Foul by Max York on Jake Moult, free kick awarded. Josh Law restarts play with the free kick.

0:25

The official flags Danny Mills offside. Free kick taken by Jon Stewart.

0:00

The ref blows the whistle to start the match.

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