Loan Rangers: Smyth on target for Stanley
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IN an Easter weekend full of exciting clashes, it was attacker Paul Smyth who caught the headlines for our loan Rangers.
With Smyth’s Accrington Stanley coming up against fellow loanee Mide Shodipo and his Oxford United side on Easter Monday, it was attacker Smyth who came out on top.
Heading into this one a goalless draw with Burton Albion for Stanley on Good Friday saw Smyth playing 84 minutes, whilst a 3-1 defeat to Sunderland for Oxford, saw winger Shodipo withdrawn in the 75
th minute for the U’s.
However, on Monday Smyth’s fourth strike of the season got Stanley underway and a second-half effort from Michael Nottingham ensured that John Coleman’s side sealed the victory and remain in the hunt for the play-off places, whilst Oxford now sit a point below them, having played a game more.