Craig Westcarr headed home a Joe Ashurst corner in the 90th minute to take all three points home along with goals from new signing Niall Towle and Ashurst himself.

Andy Ingle named four changes to the side that came back incredibly to beat Blackstones in midweek action, with Towle, Aaron Lamb, Connor Whiles and Jamie Crawford replacing Billy Brooks, Kai Wilson, Oliver Brown and the injured Kieran Knight.

Hucknall were knocking on the door from the off and almost took an immediate lead as Ashurst’s ball across the face of goal just barely evaded the stretching Westcarr at the back post here three minutes in.

Towle displayed sublime individual skill to work himself a few chances, first cutting back on the edge and firing wide from range, and secondly spinning a gorgeous touch into space from a Crawford cross to fire at the goalkeeper.

It was Towle who broke the deadlock, grabbing his second in as many games for Hucknall Town by rising high at the front stick to slam home a fine cross from Westcarr.

The visitors shut down a bit from there, though, and paid the price as forward Wes Jubbs broke in near the half hour mark and rolled an equaliser past Louis Kinnerley.

There was to be another goal on the brink of half time, and Towle was involved again as his cross field pass picked out Crawford again, who found Ashurst in the area to flick his first touch into a yard of space and place home yet another goal.

Grantham almost found an instant reply as a corner scrambled around in the area, but it was hacked off the line by a Yellow shirt.

In the second half, Kinnerley was called into action as Jubbs again broke in and tried to lob the Hucknall stopper on the bounce, but Kinnerley breathtakingly stretched high to claw the shot out the air from behind him.

Lamb, who had a fantastic performance on the right wing, had a golden chance to grab another for Hucknall as he won the ball back off of the goalkeeper and was faced with an open goal, but a shocking playing surface for the better of him and he failed to connect with the shot.

Hucknall were pegged back again soon after, as a soft challenge in the area was penalised against by the referee for hosting captain Gibbons to slam home from the spot.

Hucknall piled forward in search of a frantic winner, and grabbed it at the death through Westcarr, who’s header at the front post met Ashurst’s corner to slam home the winner in a tense and tired affair.

Hucknall starting XI: Kinnerley, Crawford, Short (C), Whiles, Tomlinson, Sims, Ashurst, Lamb, Towle (Whyte 70’), Lathall (Thatcher 70’), Westcarr.

Unused subs: Oli Brown, Kieron Lane

Man of the Match: Jamie Crawford

Report by Louis Wheeldon