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PEACOCKS FORCED TO FIGHT FOR WIN

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
30 August 2026

By Rob Hughes

TAUNTON Town returned to winning ways, in a seven-goal thriller, thanks to a Jay Murray brace, and strikes from Jack Rice and Alfie Moulden.
The Peacocks blasted into a three-goal lead inside 19 minutes, Moulden setting the hosts on the way when he received Murray’s pass inside the box, hammering low past Simon
Grant.
Rice converted from the spot to make it two, after Ben Seymour was hauled down in the area.
STAR MAN:
Basingstoke were in all kinds of difficulty when Murray lashed home into the top left-hand corner, from the edge of the box.
Midway through th...

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