Shrewsbury Town 3-2 Stevenage

Striker James Collins, 24, joined Shrewsbury from Hibernian last summer

James Collins scored late on to earn a 3-2 win over Stevenage, lifting Shrewsbury to second in League Two.

Four goals came in the first half, the visitors taking the lead through Adam Marriott's shot from inside the box.

Two goals in three minutes - a neat finish from Collins and a Liam Lawrence penalty - put Shrewsbury ahead but Stevenage levelled through Dean Wells' cushioned volley from a corner.

But Town won it when Collins netted his second of the game from a tight angle.

Shrewsbury Town manager Micky Mellon told BBC Radio Shropshire:

"I don't think there is a person in the stadium, maybe just one or two, who wouldn't say we deserved to win. It was brilliant, as we all want to win games of football. But we have achieved nothing yet.

"Stevenage came and gave it a right go. They dug in for their manager but for us to dig in and get what we deserved was fantastic. We had to stand up to them and we kept going.

"We had put so much into the game and thrown everything at them. We had three or four real clear-cut chances that we never took and it would have been a real shame if we hadn't won. But it was obviously thrilling to get a goal right at the end."

Stevenage manager Graham Westley told BBC Three Counties Radio:

"We've had to do a lot of building work to get where we are. But we showed we're an improved side. Going into the last 10 minutes we could have won it.

"It was a solid start. We got on top and took the game to them. We wanted to come here and score goals.

"It was a perfect start. It was difficult to concede after we thought it was a foul. We saw Adam Marriott get fouled and obviously the overload from the counter attack that followed led to the goal. It's harsh, when you see a foul as blatant in my eyes and the players' eyes as that it's hard to accept it, for sure."