Northern Premier League

DIV 1 MIDLANDS

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
28 December 2025

AFC RUSHDEN & D 0 WELLINGBOROUGH T 1
By Paul Judd

■ WELLINGBOROUGH nicked the Boxing Day derby with a fifth-minute winner from Danny Draper and some resolute defending with 10 men.
The crossbar played a crucial part at either end of the first half, with the ultimately winning goal going in off after Dan Jezeph’s attempted save of a great volley and Diamonds denied an equaliser by a flick tipped onto the bar. Dean Snedker also made a great save to deny Aidan Webster for Diamonds and Bruno Andrade was unlucky not to get a penalty awarded in Diamonds’ favour.
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