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NORWICH UNITED 0 AVELEY 3

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
8 April 2018

By Norm Bygrave
AVELEY ‘S Tom Richardson plunged Norwich United into a relegation battle: with Romford winning at Ware, the Planters travel to Ship Lane on Wednesday night just three points above their hosts.
Calvin Ekpiteta deflected George Doyle ‘s shot beyond home keeper Andy Wilton after 41 minutes, with that the way the game stayed come the halftime interval but it was Richardson ‘s double on 50 and 84 minutes that condemned the Planters to their first defeat in four games to set up the midweek barnstormer.
Matt Blake came closest to reducing the deficit, drawing a go...

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