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23 March 2019  -  Long Eaton Utd  v  Ilkeston Town    

It's yet another big match for Ilkeston in their quest for promotion and this time it's against our Erewash neighbours Long Eaton United. It's a vital game for Ilkeston whose position at the top is now under severe threat by Walsall Wood. Ilkeston have failed to win any of their last six away games and Long Eaton are unbeaten in their last six home games. So based on current form,  it looks like a Long Eaton win. We need our super star striker Elliott Reeves to end his mini goal drought. We need the whole team to be at their best.  We need top vocal support from our amazing supporters who will be there in their hundreds. Let's make it a day to remember.   

Teams : 
Long Eaton United1 Elliott Taylor, 2 Mason Rowley, 3 Charlie Scanlon, 4 Jude Brittain, 5 Romain Graham, 6 Ross Parker, 7 Tom Gamblen, 8 Kam Campbell, 9 Nialle Towle, 10 Ruben Wiggins-Thomas, 11 Henry Bestwick.Subs : 12 Kallum Keane, 14 Jack Duffy, 15 Ben Fairclough, 16 Shaun Rickford, 17 Nathan Banton. 

Ilkeston Town :1 Liam Mitchell, 2  Lavell White, 3 Billy Bennett, 4 Fabian Smith, 5 Tom Marshall, 6 Chris Shaw, 7 Reece Fyfe, 8 Jermain Hollis,  9 Elliott Reeves 10 Alex Marshall 11 Jamie Walker.Subs  :  12 Paulo Piliero, 14 Tim Hopkinson, 15 Kyle Dixon, 16 Matt Baker, 17 Jordan Wheatley.    


Sat 23rd March 2019  -  Midland Football League  Premier Division
Long Eaton United  2  Ilkeston Town  4
Ilkeston’s vital match with their Erewash neighbours ended with an important win and It brought an end to their seven game winless away run. In a match that had everything Ilkeston maintained their three point lead at the top of the table. The Robins led by two goals at half time and then added two more in the second half. There was then a sending off followed by a mass brawl involving virtually every player and the Ilkeston dugout. Long Eaton’s Ben Fairclough received a straight red for the overzealous tackle. Tom Marshall was given a second yellow for what followed and manager Lee Fowler was also ordered off. Soon after that there was a long hold up in play following a serious injury to a Long Eaton player and Long Eaton pulled two goals back in the final minutes.The hosts had the first effort on goal but it was too high. On ten minutes Elliott Reeves broke through and appeared to be brought down on the edge of the area but the referee waved away the Ilkeston appeals. Long Eaton defender Ross Parker nearly turned Jamie Walker’s cross into his own goal but on 15 minutes Ilkeston did take the lead. Reco Fyfe latched onto a through ball and beat the advancing Elliott Taylor after the keeper had parried his first effort. On 29 minutes Tom Gamblen was very close but just wide with a Long Eaton free kick. Right on half time Chris Shaw put Ilkeston two up with a far post header from Fyfe’s cross.  On 53 minutes Ilkeston scored a third. Alex Marshall intercepted a back pass and lobbed perfectly over Taylor. There then followed the mass brawl which held up play for several minutes. On 70 minutes Alex Marshall scored his second and Ilkeston’s fourth with a header from a corner. There was then the serious injury to Long Eaton’s Mason Rowley which caused a twenty minute delay until an ambulance arrived. There was still over 15 minutes to play when the match resumed and the game lost it’s competitive edge. Shaun Rickford pulled one back for Long Eaton with a precise free kick into the top corner.  Ilkeston made several chances but didn’t take them and they conceded a second in the final minute when Kam Campbell scored from Rickford’s knock down.
Attendance 724   
Ilkeston scorers :  Reco Fyfe 16,  Chris Shaw 45, Alex Marshall 52, 70.
Long Eaton scorers : Shaun Rickford  90, Kameron Campbell 90.