EZE DOES IT WITH DAZZLING DISPLAY

BOLTON loanee Dubem Eze stole the limelight with a scintillating first-half display, culminating in a stunning strike on the cusp of half-time which effectively wrapped up the points for the Magpies in the battle of the promotion chasers.

- Mike Neild

Impressive Chorley's victory was rather more comfortable than the scoreline suggests, the Linnets' goal coming too late to do more than trigger a nervy last couple of minutes for the home side and their fans.

Magpies manager Andy Preece said: "I thought we were excellent, especially in the first half. To restrict a full-time team to so little was a great achievement. I was really please for (Eze)."

The hosts dominated a lively first period, the industrious Eze repeatedly spraying searching passes from midfield.

King's Lynn struggled to make an impact, too often losing possession with misplaced passes.