Stevenage boss Graham Westley poured praise on his battling side after they survived an early Tom Soares red card to hold promotion-chasing Colchester to a goalless draw at the Lamex Stadium. “What a work ethic – what a hunger, what a desire, what an appetite, what a togetherness,” commented Westley. Frank Nouble’s attempted lob hit Farman in the face soon after, and before half-time Stevenage almost scored an own goal when an attempted clearance hit Ben Nugent and bounced off the crossbar. Farman denied Pell and Harriott headed a great far-post chance wide but the spoils ended up shared. “It’s one where we’ve hit the woodwork three or four times and their keeper was outstanding – he was very, very good.

Source: Express January 04, 2020 18:56 UTC