Morpeth Town held to 0-0 draw by 10-man Heaton Stannington

Morpeth Town were unable to find a way past 10-man Heaton Stannington in their NPL East clash on Tuesday evening.

In the wake of their dramatic late victory over West Auckland Town on Friday night, the Highwaymen picked up yet another valuable point in an entertaining stalemate at Craik Park, with their visitors reduced to 10-men shortly before the interval after captain Joe Shepherd was shown a red card.

An enthralling contest would see both sides create chances in the early knockings, with Aaron Chungh proving to be a constant menace for the hosts and goalkeeper Dan Langley reacting smartly to keep out a Heaton effort from close range.

Shepherd would then be dismissed for denying a goal-scoring opportunity, with Will Dowling hitting the crossbar from the resulting free-kick, but despite their numerical advantage and the barrage of openings they created, Town were unable to fashion a breakthrough against their spirited opponents.