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DIV 1 EAST

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
9 February 2025

By Maggie Jordan

LIVERSEDGE 1
BRIGHOUSE TOWN 2
■ AKEEL Francis bagged a brace as Brighouse claimed a first win since November to move clear of the relegation zone.
The in-form front man increased his goal tally for the week to five after finding the net twice in the first half to boost the visitors’ hopes of ending a 10-match sequence without a league victory.
Liversedge rallied in the second half, and visiting goalkeeper Shea Callister tipped over Jack Degruchy’s header from a Paulo Aguas cross.
Joe Walton halved the hosts’ deficit after 73 minutes before Cal...

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