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Wickham gave us the lead just after the restart when his low drive went in off defender Jack Robinson. Maguire made it 2-0 when he scrambled the ball over the line from close range after Wickham fired goal wards. Victory will boost our caretaker manager Stuart Gray's bid to be handed the job on a permanent basis. The match only went ahead following a pitch inspection, which took place 90 minutes before kick-off after heavy rain overnight. The rain continued to fall as the game got under way, with us having the better of the two sides early on. Jacques Maghoma's low shot and Roger Johnson's long-range effort were both well saved by keeper Matt Gilks. We converted just two of our 22 shots that we had on target against Blackpool We started the second half like we did the first and this time we were rewarded through Wickham's strike. Maguire doubled the lead and had a chance for a third but pulled the ball wide of the post.