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No substitute for having good options fit and ready to come off the bench and make their mark

The Sentinel

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August 11, 2025

Any manager in this division will tell you that you don't win anything with 11 players - that was never more evident than here.

You must have alternatives behind you perched on your bench, particularly as games wear on into second halves, proceedings begin to stretch and players tire.

In the final advances, Mark Robins here turned to Tatsuki Seko - who having turned in a very impressive display against Burnley a week ago might've contended to start this game, although Baker fully justified his selection alongside Ash Phillips and Jamie Donley.

Seko produced some magic to create Mubama's winner.

Donley, late in the day, showed a real awareness, despite being fresh and new to the game, to pick out Thomas to his right and allow his fellow summer signing to seal the deal with what was almost the last kick of the game.

Throw in Phillips' titanic winner against Matt Clarke in his own box, and it was a clean sweep of substitute impacts.

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