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Yeovil Town striker Slavi Spasov has said his team-mates will not be getting carried away with their unbeaten start to the new National League season.

The Glovers picked up maximum points over the August Bank Holiday win courtesy of a 2-1 win at Barrow last Friday night and a 3-2 home win over Tamworth on Monday and are one of only three sides to not be defeated in their opening five fixtures.

Speaking to BBC Somerset reporter Jack Killah on Thursday, Spasov said: “Performance-wise we maybe could have been better in certain games because the first two games we let a lead slip both times, but we are not getting carried away because we know we are only five games in to the season.

“We know we are due some sort of adversity at some point and it is about how we react when that does come, so we are not getting carried away we are just looking forward to the next game and putting on another good performance.”

The next game takes the 24-year-old to familiar surroundings as he returns to Southend United, the club he joined Yeovil from in the summer. Spasov was not a regular starter for the Shrimpers last season but still managed seven goals in 28 appearances as they reached the division’s play-offs last season.

He said: “Because of what they have been through as a club is what makes it a special club, they are a tight knit group, the fans get right behind them and travel all over the country for away games and the stadium will be rocking when they are at home. I had a great season there last year and enjoyed my time there, but I felt it was the right time to move on. 

“We can expect them to start fast and expect the fans to get on top of you, but the rest of what I have told the boys I will keep quiet for the time being and see how it plays out on Saturday.”

Southend appointed former Newcastle United player Kieron Dyer followed the sacking of Kevin Maher, the boss who guided them to an FA Trophy win last season. Spasov only had a brief amount of time under the new boss before his move to Somerset.

He said: “I only spent a week or ten days with (Dyer) when he joined in the summer, so I am not too familiar with exactly how they will play. But we will do our analysis and see how we can counteract their strengths and impose our style of play.“

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Manager Billy Rowley is expecting a different test for his Yeovil Town side as they travel to one of the division’s promotion favourites Southend United this weekend.

The Glovers came out of the August Bank Holiday weekend with six points after picking up a win at Barrow last Friday and then edging past Tamworth at home on Monday and held on to their unbeaten start to the National League season.

Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Jack Killah on Thursday, Rowley said his side would not be getting carried away with their early season as they take on the Shrimpers, now managed by former Newcastle United winger Kieron Dyer.

He said: “I said to the lads after training this is one of the games which motivates you so much. I think Southend are a brilliant club, I think Kieron is going to be an incredible manager, stylistically they have some really good ideas. So it is going to be a really good test for us. We have started well, but the message to the lads today has been ‘let’s not get too comfortable’, we will keep doing what we are doing, training hard and go to Southend and do as best as we can.

“They are more possession-based, they play with wingers now and they are really exciting to watch, so this is going to be very different test to any we have had so far in an incredible stadium with a great set of fans. I am very much looking forward to this game, I don’t want to say it is going to be ‘a free hit’ because it is not, but we are going to a team that is expected to go up – but why not go there and have a go?”

Yeovil Town are unbeaten in their opening five games of the season. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Southend were held to a 1-1 draw at Woking on Monday having lost 3-1 at home to newly-promoted Kidderminster Harriers on Friday night, but Rowley said that he was reading nothing in to either result. The Shrimpers completed the signing of Bristol Rovers striker Promise Omochere on Wednesday and the 25-year-old will be available to face the Glovers.

Rowley said: “If you look at their early chances, the results were probably undeserved. They had moments and chances and it is just typical of football, if you don’t take those chances you end up ruing it. We have been there, we had some of those situations last season, so I will not look in to the scorelines of those last two games too much.

“We have a really good group which is willing to step in when called upon and deliver. I don’t think it was our best performance against Tamworth, but the fans got their money’s worth. I have learnt we have a great squad, some decent depth and a great set of lads, so from a selection perspective it is good.

“It is a relentless division, we have been on the end of a couple of moments of fortune and if those games both ended in draws it does not look as good. But, there are so many reasons fans love this division, anyone can beat anyone, every team has match-winners, so nothing surprises me. I know we have a good set of lads who are ready to attack any game.”

The boss also revealed that summer signing midfielder Joe Haigh is expected to be training with the ball at his feet in the near future. The former Dagenham & Redbridge man underwent surgery on an ankle injury in the summer and Rowley says it will take longer for him to get involved in full contact training.

He added: “Joe is seeing a specialist today, so we should have some news after that. In terms of being in training with the ball I would think he is close, but he is probably three or four weeks away from being out there and getting tackled. We have all been impressed by Joe, he is such a talent, and we have to make sure we get this right. We do not want to rush him back, we do not need to rush him back, and it is just about trying to introduce him when he is ready.“

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Gloverscast Fans' Quiz #14

Welcome to the September Gloverscast Fans’ Quiz, where once again we’re putting your Yeovil Town knowledge to the test.

We’ve got all the usual rounds – Golden Oldies, Facts & Stats, The Day Today and Fans’ Favourite – with plenty of questions where an educated guess might be your best bet.

And to finish, there’s a quickfire three questions on former Yeovil Town player, captain and (briefly) manager Josh Staunton.

No Googling, no cheating and no complaining about the questions. Probably.

Let’s get quizzing!

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At the start of the 2002/2003 season, Yeovil Town ground-shared whilst Huish Park’s pitch was relaid, but which stadium did they play at?

2 / 12

In the 1988/89 season, Yeovil Town midfielder Jimmy Quinn had a reputation for his combative style and picked up six bookings and a sending off before September. But how many matches did he miss through suspension that season?

3 / 12

Name the striker who Gary Johnson brought to Huish Park from Doncaster Rovers in the summer of 2002 and went on to score the opener in the FA Trophy final that season.

4 / 12

When Leeds United clinched the League One title in April 2008, Huish Park set its record attendance, but how many fans were in the ground that day?

5 / 12

Arguably the club’s most famous FA Cup giant-killing over Sunderland in 1949 attracted the club’s biggest ever attendance to the old Huish ground – how many were there that day?

6 / 12

Yeovil Town have played Manchester United four times in the FA Cup, how many goals have the Red Devils scored against us?

7 / 12

Who was the goalkeeper signed on loan from Southampton that joined Yeovil Town at the start of the 2024/25 season?

8 / 12

There were 16 different loan players on the books at Yeovil Town during the 2025/26 season, which of them scored the most goals?

9 / 12

Name the striker who joined Yeovil Town from Bristol City at the start of the 2023/24 season.

10 / 12

Josh Staunton signed for Yeovil Town in 2019, but which club did he join us from?

11 / 12

Against which team did Josh Staunton did score his first goal for Yeovil Town?

12 / 12

Following the departure of Charlie Lee as interim manager, Josh Staunton managed – and won – a single game for Yeovil Town. Which team did his side beat that day?

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Substitute and goalscorer Ryan Jones paid tribute to the strength of Yeovil Town’s squad after contributing to a 3-2 home win over Tamworth at Huish Park on Bank Holiday Monday.

The winger came off the bench in the 54th minute of the game and put his side 3-1 ahead just 12 minutes later before they had to endure a nerve-jangling ending with the visitors having a late ‘goal’ ruled out for offside.

Manager Billy Rowley made seven changes to his starting XI as the Glovers started their second game in under three days having made a 600-mile round journey to Barrow on Friday night.

Speaking to BBC Somerset reporter Mark Stillman after the game, Jones said: “In a squad that wants to achieve something having competition for places is one of the most important things. You can’t become complacent in your position and think that you’re going to play every minute of every game, because that’s just not the case.

“Obviously, we had a lot of travelling to do at the beginning of this weekend, so I think it was expected there would be some changes to rest a few bodies. All the lads that started, they came into the team and they all did brilliantly.

“The togetherness of the group is really good. So even if we’re not starting, we’re getting round the lads, supporting them, making sure that they’re ready to go.“

Jones said he was given the instruction to “come on and be positive” when he replaced James Daly nine minutes in to the second half. He did exactly that soon after his arrival when he pressed down the right side and hit a shot which took a deflection off a Tamworth player on its way in to the net.

He said: “I think the ball came out to me on the right and I just kind of took on a couple of players, ended up in the box. I think it was deflected anyway, but I think it was on target, so I think it would go down as mine anyway. It was really good to score, get my first one of the season, so hopefully I can kick on now.“

The visitors Kieren Donnelly reduced the advantage just three minutes after Jones had made it 3-1 and there was a heart-in-mouth moment late on when it appeared Tamworth had equalised. Yeovil keeper Jos Barker came to claim a ball in to the box and was beaten by a header from Morgan Roberts allowing Hayden Hollis to head in to an unguarded net. It looked to everyone inside Huish Park that the scores were level before referee Matthew Scholes ruled the goal out for offside with Hollis having been behind the keeper when he scored.

Jones admitted he was a little unsure about what happened, saying: “I could kind of see it, but I was not really sure, I don’t really know what the rules is – there’s so many changes! It looked offside because of where Jos had come out but I’m not sure. I’ll have to watch it back.“

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Yeovil Town boss Billy Rowley insisted that there are still things to improve on despite seeing his side close out the Bank Holiday weekend with their unbeaten start to the new season intact.

The Glovers came out on the right side of a five-goal thriller with a determined Tamworth side in front of a crowd of almost 4,000 at Huish Park. They went 3-1 up before visitors pulled one back and then looked to have got a late equaliser before it was ruled out for offside as both sides appeared ready for the restart.

Rowley praised the efforts of his side who were coming off the back of a 2-1 win at Barrow less than three days earlier which include the small matter of a 600-mile round journey to Cumbria.

Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Mark Stillman after the game, he said: “It’s very rare that on a Bank Holiday weekend a team wins two of these games. I think we’re apparently one of two that have done it this weekend. Credit to Tamworth, I thought it was a really tough fixture for us and they’re really good at what they do, but we did we did make a little bit of hard work of it ourselves. We got back at 5am from Barrow, we’ve had a couple of days, not really much prep on the game, so to come out three days after that and get another win, I think it’s really important for us.

“We all love coming here and playing, the pitch is great and I had goosebumps when the fans were singing in the Thatcher’s at the end. I am not over-the-moon with the performance today, but I am not going to dive in to that too much because that is for the staff and the players to review and keeping trying to improve. But I was pleased with the energy in the stadium, we scored another three goals, so I am really pleased for the fans as well.”

Rowley made seven changes to his starting XI from the dramatic late win at Barrow on Friday night with all seven substitutes in that game given a start against Tamworth. He insisted that the decision was driven by sports science with a number of players at risk of picking up injuries.

He said: “It was always the plan (to make changes) today, it might have been a little dependent on our result at Barrow, but all of the boys in this squad deserve to play. We have left two out of the squad today that also could play and those decisions are always results-driven. If we lose today, the first thing people will say is ‘why are we making so many changes?’, but if we win it is ‘great rotation and a sign of how good the squad is’ – and I’m glad it is the second. All the boys are training really well, forming a great bond and I was just really happy we were able to make changes and keep a strong side on the pitch.”

Luke McCormick celebrates his opener against Tamworth. Picture courtesy of Indy Pitman/Indy’s Visuals.

Captain Luke McCormick put Yeovil ahead after just 17 minutes when he stabbed home a beautiful move from the hosts before the visitors Jake Hutchinson levelled just after the half-hour mark following a swift counter attack. The boss admitted the first half performance did not get his blood pumping as much as he would have liked.

He said: “We want to be a team that has a lot of the ball. We want to be possession-based. We want to try and create opportunities to progress certain ways. But I think what that can end up looking like sometimes is just a lot of safety and just passing to the guy that’s closest to you, nearest to you. It becomes quite easy for the opposition and it also becomes pretty boring for the supporters to watch.

“I think there’s certain times, there’s certain players, where you just have to risk the ball. You have to try and break a line. You have to try and take someone on and carry the ball into the box, which is just something we’re going to have to look at and try and improve on. We have to understand that when you try those things, you turn the ball over. So we’ve got to be really good in those turnover moments as well. It’s just something else for us to keep working at and keep improving. But I think the boys have performed excellently in these last two games, so full credit to them.”

Thank goodness for the offside rule – whatever it is!

Rowley pleaded ignorance when it came to the heart-stopping moment at the end of the match when it appeared Tamworth had grabbed an equaliser. The moment saw goalkeeper Jos Barker beaten as he came to claim a cross in to his box and the ball dropped to the visitors’ Hayden Hollis who headed in to an unguarded net. That fell foul of the offside rule which says because Hollis was behind the keeper when he scored, he was in an offside position.

The Glovers’ boss said: “It’s another one I am going to have to watch again. Daz (Simpson, assistant manager) had the iPad next to me and he said it was offside. I have to credit the officials in these moments, it is a big decision which has gone our way and there were quite a few that didn’t today. I remember a handball on the edge of the box when we played some combination play, which should’ve been given. I don’t know, that might’ve been a penalty or just outside.

“But full credit to (the officials). They’re not able to go and check VAR like they are on the TV, so credit to them for actually reversing that moment in their head and replaying it and I think, from what I have heard, making the right decision.“

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Yeovil Town served up a five-goal thriller in front of the biggest crowd of the season at Huish Park to retain their unbeaten start to the National League season.

Captain Luke McCormick gave the Glovers the lead with 17 minutes after another impressive start but were pegged back when a counter attack found Jake Hutchinson at the back post and he levelled.

Mason Obeng and Ryan Jones’ efforts were both given a helping hand in to the net before Tamworth showed their never-say-die attitude to reduce the advantage through Kieren Donnelly with 20 minutes still to play.

But the real drama came in the closing stages when the visitors thought they had levelled through Hayden Hollis only for the officials to rule the goal out for offside as both sides were ready to restart. Then, with the final kick of the game, McCormick won a penalty and hit it against the inside of the post.

A breathless finish, but at the end of it the unbeaten start was intact.

First half

Billy Rowley made seven changes to the starting XI which started the 2-1 win at Barrow less than three days earlier with all the substitutes for that match starting and all those dropping out named on the bench.

The boss called for another quick start from his side and an early goal almost came after just four minutes when visiting keeper Rhys Lovett tipped over a Brett McGavin effort from the edge of the box before Johl Powell, one of those seven changes, fired wide five minutes later. Whilst there has not been a goal in the opening ten minutes, the Glovers have been in complete control in these opening exchanges.

Jos Barker was called in to action on 12 minutes when he got down well to deny Tamworth forward Kieren Donnelly, but it was Yeovil who deservedly took the lead through a fantastic team goal. McGavin engineered a move forward before darting in to the box to collect a pass from Spasov and flicked it to Luke McCORMICK who slid in to make no mistake for his fourth goal in the last three games.

Tamworth thought they had levelled when Donnelly fired in to the top corner, only for the offside flag to deny him. It is a warning that, despite our impressive start to this match, the opposition still have plenty of threat. They showed exactly that on 31 minutes when Tamworth equaliser. A quick move forward from the back found Yeovil’s defence out of position as Tom McGlinchey strode forward, laid it off to TJ Bramble whose ball across the face of goal picked out Jake HUTCHINSON completely unmarked at the back post to smash past Barker.

We have kept pressing forward looking for a second and Tamworth took advantage with a quick break, we simply could not get back in to our defensive shape quick enough. Credit to the visitors, they took their opportunity ruthlessly but that will be watched back in the post-match review – possibly more than once.

They almost did it again on 38 minutes when a long ball forward found Donnelly down the right side, he tore forward and his effort was tipped over by Barker. Another warning of what Tamworth can do, if we needed one.

Two contrasting styles. Expansive, possession-based from Yeovil, whilst Tamworth are looking to hit the Glovers on the counter attack – and that’s exactly how both goals have come about. Level at the break, but an enjoyable opening 45 minutes.

Half-time: Yeovil Town 1 Tamworth 1

Second half

There were no changes for either side at the break. The first chance of the half fell to the visitors after Mason Obeng was muscled off inside the box and the ball fell to Oliver Dyson just inside the box and he curled an effort wide.

There was movement on the Yeovil substitutes bench and, perhaps realising he might be at risk, Mason OBENG made himself difficult to withdraw as he restored Yeovil’s lead. McGavin picked him out on the right side and the winger moved in to the box and his effort deflected off Joe Rye and in to the net.

Mason Obeng celebrates restoring Yeovil’s advantage. Picture courtesy of Indy Pitman/Indy’s Visuals.

The changes happened anyway with Ryan Jones replacing Daly and Ben Radcliffe coming on for Loick Ayina as the two sides lined up for the restart.

But, yet again, Tamworth gave us an almost immediate warning as Roberts’ high cross in from the left found Donnelly on the back post and he headed over. A better chance than the finish it got.

On the hour mark, one of the most obvious handballs I’ve seen since Harry Maguire’s for Manchester United on Sunday was not given by referee Matthew Scholes and Tamworth broke and Donnelly got a shot in which Barker got down to.

Zain Westbrooke and Archie Davies replaced Johl Powell and Hayden Muller on 64 minutes and two minutes later Ryan JONES extended Yeovil’s lead. The winger picked the ball up just inside his own half, cut in from the left and fired in a shot which deflected off Tamworth defender Hayden Hollis and in to the net.

But, Tamworth are not the types to fold and they got one back three minutes later. The Lambs got a cross in from the left despite the presence of plenty of Yeovil defenders, it flashed across the face of goal and Kieren DONNELLY was there to turn it in at the back post. They have always been a threat despite not seeing much of the ball and you have to credit their never-say-die attitude.

Barker was called in to action again when another Tamworth counter attack on 76 minutes was Donnelly denied and two minutes later McGavin’s effort from just inside the box flew just wide. Jordan Norville-Williams replaced Obeng with 11 minutes of normal time left.

With 88 minutes on the clock, a scramble on the goal line just about denied when Barker threw himself on the ball and moments later the visitors levelled – or so they thought. A long punt forward from Lovett was headed up in the air by Norville-Williams, Morgan Roberts’ jumped with Barker who had come a long way off his line and beat the keeper, the ball looped up and there was Hayden Hollis to head it in to an unguarded net. Tamworth celebrated and everyone inside Huish Park thought it was a goal, ran back to the halfway and then the game stopped. The assistant’s flag is up……but it wasn’t up when the ball hit the net or when the visiting players celebrated in front of him. In fact, it didn’t go up until he had spoken to the referee.

Thank goodness for the offside rule.

This correspondent is not the best one to decipher that for you, but the best guess I can make is that because Radcliffe was the only covering defender and Hollis was behind the keeper, it’s offside. I might need to defer to Gloverscast Ben to explain that one.

But, there was still more drama to come from this game in the penultimate minute of the seven added on as McCormick went clear through on goal and was brought down inside the box by Lovett. Penalty given, just a yellow card for the keeper. McCormick stepped up his effort came off the inside of the post and away.

The final whistle came seconds after the restart. Yeovil unbeaten as August comes to an end and up to fourth in the National League Premier Division table – but it is only five games gone, of course.

Full time: Yeovil Town 3 Tamworth 2

Match Details

Venue: Huish Park
Date: Monday 31st August, 3pm kick-off

Competition: National League Premier Division

Scorers: Luke McCormick 17 (1-0), Jake Hutchinson 31 (1-1), Mason Obeng 53 (2-1), Ryan Jones 66 (3-1), Kieren Donnelly 69 (3-2)

Pitch: In good nick given the recent rain.
Conditions: Cloudy but dry.

Attendance: 3,945 (93 away supporters)

Bookings:
Yeovil Town: None
Tamworth: None

Referee: Matthew Scholes

Yeovil Town

Substitutes: Ben Radcliffe (for Loick Ayina, 54), Ryan Jones (for James Daly, 54), Zain Westbrooke (for Hayden Muller, 65), Archie Davies (for Johl Powell, 65) Jordan Norville-Williams (for Mason Obeng, 79), Charlie Lennon (not used), Ste Walker (not used).

Tamworth: Rhys Lovett, Joe Rye, Jordan Cullinane-Liburd, Hayden Hollis, Luke Fairlamb (for Riccardo Calder, 86), Tom McGlinchey (for Nathan Tshikuna, 86), Oliver Dyson (for Teo Kurtaran, 73), TJ Bramble (for Ben Milnes, 73), Morgan Roberts, Kieren Donnelly, Jake Hutchinson (for Ben Acquaye, 73).

Substitutes (not used): Daniel Rachel, Tom Parkes.

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Yeovil Town boss Billy Rowley said the seven changes he has made to his starting XI for today’s home match with Tamworth would “freshen up the legs and the energy levels.”

The Glovers will kick-off against Tamworth at Huish Park just less than three days after they finished a draining 2-1 win at Barrow – followed by a 300-mile journey home – on Friday night.

Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Mark Stillman ahead of the match, the manager said: “None of the changes are enforced. I think it’s just a massive pat on the back to the squad. I can’t fault anyone’s attitude in training, everybody’s been brilliant.

“It was just having one game a week for the past couple, it’s easy to name the same team. But we’ve had two days’ rest, really. That’s all. So it’s more of a thought to just freshen up the legs and the energy levels, and that’s it really.“

The seven players named on the substitutes’ bench at Barrow – defenders Joe Gubbins, Loick Ayina, Hayden Muller, midfielders Mason Obeng, James Daly and Johl Powell and striker Slavi Spasov – all start with the seven who have dropped out named on the bench against Tamworth.

Johl Powell starts his first league game for Yeovil Town against Tamworth today. Picture courtesy of Jayden Tate | Tate’s Photography

Midfielder Powell, one of three summer signings from Rowley’s old club, Walton & Hersham, starts his first league game for the club having appeared off the bench since the start of the season.

Rowley said: “Johl deserves his start. I think because of the role of Archie Davis at the moment, it’s been really hard to get Johl in the team, and it’s through no fault of Johl. He’s trained really well and he’s deserved a chance.

“But Archie gets through probably the most high-intensity sprints out of the whole team. He’s constantly sprinting 60, 70 yards. Especially with the sports science today, we just thought it would probably be a bit of an injury risk. But he’s still available. We just didn’t want to play him another 90 minutes.“

Tamworth had an even more dramatic Friday night than their hosts today as they came back from 2-1 down to beat newly-promoted Worthing on their artificial surface with two goals in second half injury time. The Lambs have made just three changes from the starting XI in their previous game.

The Yeovil manager said: “Traditionally they are better at home than they are away from home. We’re excellent on our pitch at the moment. The surface suits us, the support is behind us. So, look, we want to start this game really quick. We want to try and put them on the back foot, score an early goal, settle the fans down, and then we can start playing our football.”

The boss also revealed that the players recovered from a 600-mile round trip to Barrow with a relaxing day at a spa at the weekend – albeit without the management team present.

He said: “The lads had a day where they went to a little kind of outdoor spa resort, which is lovely for their recovery — outdoor saunas, cold plunge pools, little lakes to swim in. We tried to get them to top up their energy levels as much as possible, but it was a bit of a team bonding one as well.“

Asked if he got an invite to the day, Rowley added: “I did, but I didn’t want to crash! You know, sometimes when the manager’s not around, they can talk about things that they can’t when I’m in the room, so I just leave them to it.“

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Yeovil Town have made seven changes to the starting XI as they prepare for their second game of the Bank Holiday weekend at home to Tamworth (3pm kick-off).

All seven players who started the 2-1 win at Barrow on Friday night are in the starting XI with only goalkeeper Jos Barker, defender Joy Mukena and midfielders Luke McCormick and Brett McGavin remaining. Coming in are Hayden Muller, Loick Ayina, Joe Gubbins, Mason Obeng, James Daly, Slavi Spasov and Johl Powell.

The seven who drop out are all on the bench, namely Jordan Norville-Williams, Archie Davies, Ben Radcliffe, Zain Westbrooke, Ryan Jones, Charlie Lennon and Ste Walker.

Goalkeeping coach Matt Gould and defender Jack Kingdon are not in the squad.

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Goalkeeper Jos Barker was “buzzing” after making a string of crucial saves to help Yeovil Town to a 2-1 win at Barrow on Friday night.

The 22-year-old, who stepped up two tiers of the football pyramid when he joined from Walton & Hersham in the summer, pulled off a stunning fingertip save just seconds deep in to second half stoppage time in Cumbria.

But, speaking exclusively to Gloverscast Ben after the match, he said he felt his effort to keep out the hosts’ Kennedy Digie’s header after just ten minutes was better.

The keeper said: “I thought I made a save in the first ten minutes of the game which I thought was a better save! But because it was in injury time at the end of the game everyone was buzzing for it, even Brett (McGavin) who is probably the biggest keeper hater in the world – but he came up to me and said ‘what a save’! That is the first time I have heard that from him.

“It is just instinct, I was not sure if I should come out and press the ball to put him off the shot, but then there is the risk of not getting it. My old coach always told me to stand and be hard to be beat and that is what I did and managed to get my fingers to it.”

Jos Barker has made an impressive start to life between the posts with Yeovil Town. Picture courtesy of Indy Pitman/Indy’s Visuals.

The victory came courtesy of a Joe Gubbins header four minutes in to second half stoppage time and means the Glovers remain unbeaten with four matches of the National League season completed. Barker said the spirit in the team has surpassed even his best expectations.

He added: “The way we have connected as a group is better than I ever thought it would happen, the character we showed in that game is unreal, everyone is buzzing. It was a man for man game, you know what you were going to get with their press and their energy was unbelievable which makes the game harder as a goalkeeper in terms of distribution and finding the right pass because you know whoever you are passing to has a man right behind them.

“The first half was not amazing, but I think we combated it well in the second half and brought on some much energy in the likes of James Daly on the wing and we just matched them and came out on top.”

Don’t miss Monday’s episode of the Gloverscast podcast to hear Yeovil’s number one discuss his relationship with goalkeeping coach Matt Gould and boss Billy Rowley