Match ends, Stevenage 1, Accrington Stanley 1.
StevenageStevenage1AccringtonAccrington Stanley1
Billy Kee's late penalty denied Stevenage a fourth straight win as they were held at home to Accrington.
The home side went ahead in the first minute when Armand Gnanduillet bundled home with his knee after Jason Mooney parried Chris Whelpdale's effort.
Stanley were pressed back, but improved in the second half, with Kee and Matty Crooks close to an equaliser.
It eventually came when Whelpdale handled in the box, and Kee's spot-kick beat Chris Day to rescue a point.
Stevenage assistant manager Kevin Watson told BBC Three Counties Radio:
"The performance warranted a win today, we just need to be a little more ruthless by getting that second or third goal.
"We are six unbeaten and have a nice little run going, so we are going the right way. But it was disappointing not to win today.
"We are now talking about where we are going to go above us. We are the in-form team in the league now and everyone is training really hard to continue that, so hopefully we can win our next game."
Line-ups
Stevenage
Formation 4-4-2
- 16Day
- 25Henry
- 4McCombe
- 6Hughes
- 23Okimo
- 3Cox
- 15Tonge
- 11Pett
- 28McFadzeanSubstituted forGormanat 69'minutes
- 31Gnanduillet
- 7Whelpdale
Substitutes
- 17Gordon
- 20Akinyemi
- 22Lee
- 27Johnson
- 29Crowe
- 32Conlon
- 34Gorman
Accrington
Formation 4-4-2
- 33Mooney
- 2Pearson
- 5DaviesBooked at 81mins
- 28Conneely
- 15Wright
- 7Mingoia
- 14Crooks
- 8WindassSubstituted forMcCartanat 76'minutes
- 34HallidayBooked at 53minsSubstituted forGornellat 63'minutes
- 29Kee
- 11McConville
Substitutes
- 1Etheridge
- 4Barry
- 6Proctor
- 10Gornell
- 12Wakefield
- 17McCartan
- 22Buxton
- Referee:
- Darren England
- Attendance:
- 2,818
Match Stats
Home TeamStevenageAway TeamAccrington
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away4
- Corners
- Home9
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away13
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Stevenage 1, Accrington Stanley 1.
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Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Armand Gnanduillet (Stevenage).
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Attempt missed. Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Foul by Jamie McCombe (Stevenage).
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Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt saved. Terry Gornell (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Mark Hughes.
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Attempt blocked. Matt Crooks (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Mark Hughes (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Terry Gornell (Accrington Stanley).
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Mark Hughes (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Terry Gornell (Accrington Stanley).
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Lee Cox (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley).
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Jamie McCombe (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Piero Mingoia (Accrington Stanley).
Goal!
Goal! Stevenage 1, Accrington Stanley 1. Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Penalty conceded by Chris Whelpdale (Stevenage) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
