Match ends, Dover Athletic 0, Grimsby Town 1.
Dover Athletic 0-1 Grimsby Town
- From the section Conference
An early goal from Lenell John-Lewis gave Grimsby their sixth win in seven games at the expense of Dover.
John-Lewis scored his 15th goal of the season at the second attempt after Mitch Walker blocked his initial shot.
Walker then denied Ollie Palmer and Aristote Nsiala as Town, now just three points off leaders Barnet, dominated.
Dover hit back after the break and James McKeown saved from Dan Holman, Stefan Payne and James Poole while Town also scrambled an effort off the line.
Line-ups
Dover
- 1Walker
- 29EssamBooked at 34mins
- 6Orlu
- 4KinnearSubstituted forCoganat 85'minutes
- 16Sterling
- 15Francis
- 5RaggettBooked at 32mins
- 7Modeste
- 17Deverdics
- 10MurphyBooked at 55minsSubstituted forHolmanat 58'minutes
- 14PayneSubstituted forPooleat 83'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Wynter
- 11Cogan
- 26Holman
- 28Taiwo
- 31Poole
Grimsby
- 1McKeown
- 6Magnay
- 22Nsiala
- 5Pearson
- 35RobertsonBooked at 38mins
- 34JolleySubstituted forPittmanat 64'minutes
- 8Disley
- 16ClaySubstituted forBignotat 90+2'minutes
- 33PalmerSubstituted forBrownat 79'minutes
- 14John-Lewis
- 20Arnold
Substitutes
- 2Bignot
- 4Brown
- 10Hannah
- 18Pittman
- 19Parslow
- Referee:
- Colin Lymer
- Attendance:
- 911
Match Stats
Home TeamDoverAway TeamGrimsby
- Possession
- Home41%
- Away59%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away4
- Corners
- Home11
- Away11
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away9
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Dover Athletic 0, Grimsby Town 1.
Corner, Dover Athletic.
Attempt blocked. Sean Raggett (Dover Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicky Deverdics.
Corner, Dover Athletic.
Attempt saved. James Poole (Dover Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Substitution
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Paul Bignot replaces Craig Clay.
Foul by James Poole (Dover Athletic).
Carl Magnay (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick.
Corner, Dover Athletic.
Attempt saved. Nicky Deverdics (Dover Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved. Assisted by Tyrone Sterling with a cross.
Attempt saved. Aristote Nsiala (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
Offside, Dover Athletic. Dan Holman tries a through ball, but Dan Holman is caught offside.
Attempt missed. James Poole (Dover Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
Substitution
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Barry Cogan replaces Chris Kinnear.
Substitution
Substitution, Dover Athletic. James Poole replaces Stefan Payne.
Foul by Gregor Robertson (Grimsby Town).
Ricky Modeste (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick.
Substitution
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Scott Brown replaces Ollie Palmer.
Attempt missed. Lenell John-Lewis (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Aristote Nsiala (Grimsby Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nathan Arnold.
Corner, Grimsby Town.
Attempt saved. Stefan Payne (Dover Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
Attempt missed. Chris Kinnear (Dover Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Stefan Payne (Dover Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
Hand ball by Jon-Paul Pittman (Grimsby Town).
Substitution
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Jon-Paul Pittman replaces Christian Jolley.
Offside, Dover Athletic. Dan Holman tries a through ball, but Dan Holman is caught offside.
Corner, Dover Athletic.
Foul by Craig Disley (Grimsby Town).
Tyrone Sterling (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick.
Attempt saved. Dan Holman (Dover Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Substitution
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Dan Holman replaces Tom Murphy.
Offside, Dover Athletic. Tom Murphy tries a through ball, but Tom Murphy is caught offside.
Booking
Tom Murphy (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Tom Murphy (Dover Athletic).
Craig Clay (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick.
Foul by Stefan Payne (Dover Athletic).
Shaun Pearson (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick.
Corner, Dover Athletic.