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Yeovil won their third match in a row since Richard Dryden was appointed manager in a 2-1 win at Sutton United.

Andrew Oluwabori scored the opener for the Glovers in second half, before Charlie Bell equalised for the hosts. Aaron Jarvis converted an 82nd minute penalty to clinch another three points as Yeovil climbed to 8th in the table.

First half

Richard Dryden named an unchanged side for the third match in a row, with the Glovers boss hoping the momentum continues.

The first half-chance fell to Junior Morias on the edge who, after a sharp one-two with Tahvon Campbell, struck a weak effort at Jack Sims’ goal.

Yeovil should have been 1-0 up in the 8th minute through Andrew Oluwabori. Yeovil broke at pace through Oluwabori, Morias and Luke McCormick but the Exeter loanee could only strike straight at Sims.

Yeovil continued the pressure, attempting to work an space in front of goal, with Sutton just about managing the clear their lines. Good pressure from Dryden’s side.

On the 22nd minute it was only the frame of the goal keeping the game scoreless. Another bursting run from Oluwabori saw him get the ball to McCormick who opened his body and shot a left-footed looping effort from outside of the box that struck the bar. So close!

James Plant was given a yellow for hauling down a Sutton player outside the box as the hosts broke. Former Yeovil loanee Lewis Simper’s low free kick was comfortable for Jed Ward.

Simper tried another curling effort in the 29th minute which didn’t stretch Ward.

If that didn’t stretch Ward, the save moments later did. Yeovil’s number one somehow managed to get a foot on the ball to scoop Ashley Nadesan’s ball over the bar. Unbelievable save. 

Sutton had the next chance, this time through Simper. A well worked move down the left saw a cross come into the box that the Glovers failed to deal with before Simper hooked an effort fairly wide of the goal.

Simper had another chance to test Ward from the edge of the box in the 39th minute. He could only volley into the houses behind the stand.

McCormick fired a free kick over the bar from a promising position just before the half time break.

Half time: Sutton United 0 Yeovil Town 0

Second half

Tahvon Campbell made way for Aaron Jarvis at half time, refreshing the Glovers’ frontline.

It was Ward who was called into action first though, saving low from Nadesan.

Yeovil could have had a chance at goal moments later but the referee blew up rather than play the advantage with the red and black shirts outnumbering the amber ones.

Oluwabori should have headed Yeovil in front shortly after with another golden opportunity spurned after combining with Jarvis.

Thankfully, Oluwabori finally made the breakthrough on the 51st minute with a low strike from the right side of the six yard box beating Sims in the Sutton goal! 1-0

Yeovil came close to doubling the lead afer a scintillating run from Sims saw him skip through the Sutton team before teeing up Morias who’s shot was deflected wide for a corner.

Sutton had an opportunity from a free kick, which after a long build up was high wide and handsome into the supporters behind the goal.

McCormick had half a sight at goal after Jed Ward’s free kick was knocked down into his path but he couldn’t connect cleanly to test Sims in the Sutton goal.

The hosts levelled it up in the 71st minute with a sumptuous left-footed finish from Charlie Bell leaving Ward helpless. 1-1

Yeovil very nearly fell behind minutes later with Brandon Njoku only able to direct his header over the bar  after getting on the end of a Vincent cross from the left.

Sutton looked to have all the momentum – and the legs – but in their quest for a winner were leaving spaces for Yeovil to exploit. Harvey Greenslade was released by Brett McGavin but could only fire over.

All that momentum was worth nothing, as Josh Sims earned the Glovers a penalty with his cross striking the arm of the Sutton defender and Aaron Jarvis fired the penalty home to restore Yeovil’s lead. 2-1 

With 8 minutes added on from who knows where, there was a nervy conclusion to hold on to all three points and make it the third win on the spin for Richard Dryden’s Glovers!

Full time: Sutton United 1 Yeovil Town 2

Match Details

Venue: Gander Green Lane
Date: Tuesday 30th September, 7:45pm kick-off

Competition: National League Premier Division

Scorers: Andrew Oluwabori 51 (1-0), Charlie Bell 71 (1-1), Aaron Jarvis 80 (2-1)

Pitch: Lovely but cutting up a little
Conditions: Cold but dry with a strong wind going towards the away end

Attendance: XXXX (188 away supporters)

Bookings: 

Sutton United: Lewis Simper 48, Jayden Harris 67
Yeovil Town: James Plant 25, Cousin-Dawson 62

Referee: David Rock

Yeovil Town (3-4-1-2)

Substitutes: Alex Whittle, Aaron Jarvis (for Tahvon Campbell, 46), Brett McGavin (for Finn Cousin-Dawson, 65),  Harvey Greenslade (for Junior Morias, 61), Byron Pendleton (not used), Ben Wodskou ( for Andrew Oluwabori 86), Matt Gould (not used).

Sutton United: Jack Sims, Lewis Simper, Ashley Nadesan, Edon Pruti (for Vincent), Will Tizzard, Jack Taylor, Aaron Jones (for Ogbonna), Mo Dabre (for Bell), Noa Boutin (for De Silva), Brandon Njoku

Substitutes (not used): Aziaya, Odelusi, Eccleston

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Two wins on the bounce for Yeovil Town. Here are Ian’s Five Conclusions after a breathless afternoon at Huish Park.

There’s something about Richard Dryden. Clearly it helps winning back to back matches (and let’s not forget the Woking win too) but there’s something about Richard Dryden that I’m finding quite endearing. He talks plainly, there’s a touch a humour to him and I think – alongside the stress – he’s enjoying it. There was a moment towards the end of the match, when we were backs to the wall where he turned around to the supporters behind them and urged them to up the noise and the crowd responded to it. He may not have been anyone’s first choice, but in a short time he’s built a spirit amongst a squad that crumbled against Gateshead, and picked up four wins from six.

Andrew Oluwarbori was the spark. He’s probably the first player we’ve had that gets people on their feet the second he gets the ball since…himself. You could sense the fear in the Altrincham defence every time Oluwabori got the ball yesterday. His direct running kept the visitors backpedaling and it was a matter of time until he made an impact. His super strike cannoned of the bar (and was so close to sneaking under the bar) and he should have doubled the lead when he was through on goal. But, his deft cross after standing up an Altrincham defender was perfect for Morgan Williams to nod the Glovers ahead. A constant threat and he’s getting closer to scoring each time.

We defended for our lives. After a really exciting end to end first half, the second was very different. After Junior Morias and Josh Sims spurned chances to make it 2-0, Altrincham upped the tempo and started to knock the ball around as we know they can. Richard Dryden had to make changes with tiring legs and the players showed unbelievable spirit to dig in and repel wave after wave of attack by Altrincham. With the supporters roaring every clearance and singing in unison, when that final whistle finally blew the sense of relief was huge.

We still need reinforcements. These two wins have shown the quality of this group, but for the last half an hour yesterday there was only one team with the legs to attack. We looked dead on our feet by the final whistle even with the subs entering the fray. We had a genuinely strong bench yesterday and with Cooper and Maddox still to come back there’s will be even more available eventually, but we still need more. I still worry about our lack of depth at fullback/wingback. If there’s few suspensions or another run of injuries we could quickly be very light again.

You can feel the spirit in this team. After the most ridiculous of weeks, this group of players and staff has shown unity and character in spades. They have a point to prove after this week and appear to have really galvanised around Richard Dryden and Jerry Gill. With Sutton, down amongst the relegation zone, on Tuesday there’s a great chance to take another three points with this momentum.

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Josh Sims breaks away.

Josh Sims said the 1-0 defeat at Tamworth was ‘disappointing’ and it was a tough result to take.

The midfielder spoke to BBC Somerset’s Josh Perkins after the defeat saying: “It was a tough, tough old match. Disappointing result in the end, to be honest, I think you know the way we played in the end, we can’t just hang on for a 0-0 like that. We defended really well as a team for virtually the whole game. So things like that are always going to drop in. You can’t defend like that for 90 minutes, unfortunately. But, yeah, disappointing result.”

Josh Sims on the charge
Pic – Gary Brown

Sims gave credit to Tamworth and their long throw. “Tamworth are good at what they do. Obviously, they’ve got the long throw, they just put pressure in the box, put numbers in there, and then that’s how they get their goal. So it was nothing that we weren’t expecting. It’s just disappointing that we gave him so many opportunities to do it, whether that was corners, crosses, you know, long throws and that kind of thing. So, yeah, really tough, tough one to take in the end.”

With Danny Webb completing his first full week as manager, Sims said training had been positive, but had an eye on the trip to Aldershot on Wednesday.

“It’s been really positive. You know, it’s been a good training week, but we’re just saying in there, it’s all good doing it in training. I know this is where it matters, the 90 minutes on a Saturday. So listen, we’ve got to go again on Wednesday. We’ve got another tough, tough match. So, yeah, we go again.”

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New Yeovil boss Danny Webb will be getting on with recruitment following his side’s 1-0 loss at Tamworth.

Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Josh Perkins, Webb said the squad was lacking pace and physicality, but that it was ‘great for him to see’.

“I knew the magnitude of the job when I came in, and, yeah, seeing it with me own eyes in terms of, you’re thinking at half time, you’ve rode the storm and I thought the boys defended the box and the long throws and the corners tremendously well. But sadly, we were missing actually, first half that little bit of quality when we won the ball back, and a real lack of pace and physicality in our team. So yeah, I think we’re down to work straight away to recruit, get some players in. The boys, fair play, kept going right to the end, worked their socks off, it certainly wasn’t a lack of effort.

“It’s a shame that the goal that wins it is a corner, where for most of the game, we’ve defended them really well, but you can’t concede, I would say probably over 20-25 corners and long throws combined. You can’t. And, eventually one of our lads is going to get overpowered, one’s going to lose their marker, it’s going to happen. So after that, it just becomes a bit of a free for all, because you’re throwing people up front, you’re trying to get back in the game, whereas if you keep it at 0-0 and gradually go up the gears, then you’ve got a chance.”

When asked about what he said to the team in the second half, Webb said there was a mixture of tactical and set piece feedback, but conceded that the better team won on the day.

On his words at half time, he said: “Let’s think we’ve rode the storm. You can’t concede see that many corners again. We probably conceded more in the second half, and really couldn’t, really couldn’t get going. Loads of things to tactically to look at for the first half, two centre forwards too far apart. When we had good possession of the ball, we had no one running beyond Tamworth. Everything was in front of them. Going against, we’re having duels with players who were quicker and making poor decisions. As I say, it’s really, it’s a really disappointing result, and the best team definitely won.”

Webb spoke highly of the returning Andrew Oluwabori, who had a good chance to get a point for the Glovers.

“Andrew is a great spark. I can see the calibre of player I want to bring in, and he’s certainly done himself no harm at all today. He’s a League One player, you know, and the Yeovil Town should be getting players in of that calibre, and we will start doing that now. It wasn’t a wake up call for me, so to speak. But you talk about training, because the lads have been excellent away in terms of their attitude and approach to everything. They’re very committed, definitely. But yeah, need a bit more quality going forward.”

Webb added: “Yeah, and it’s a chance for these lads to keep showcasing what they what they can do and what they want to do for the club. Because obviously the owners and stakeholders are very keen to to bring players in as well. So it’s about bringing the right player in. I think you saw of Andrew, he is the right player, or the first of many I think, that’ll be hopefully improving the squad. But yeah, in the meantime, supporting the lads and maintaining their attitude and professionalism, because they have been, they have been good. But today, I just felt that every time we had maybe a simple decision, we had a silly shot from 30 yards, where we could dribble we come back inside, when we should have passed we dribbled. Lots of poor decisions, so great for me to see, really good for me to see going forward.

With players coming in, Webb was asked about departures: “I think that happens as a consequence and I think that that will naturally happen. Obviously, in terms of the budget to work within, etc. So, yeah, it’s the same, if players aren’t really part my plans, I don’t really want to waste anyone’s time. It won’t happen overnight. It won’t be a couple of games. It’d be quite a few games to really see how this squad takes shape. So as I say, it’s it’s frustrating, because a great reaction last Saturday, I just felt today it was it was probably needed to fair. Tamworth won fair and square and loads of lessons to be learned.

“There has to be an element of patience, which I know there is from everyone, because Rome weren’t built in a day, and this will certainly take more than a day. I urge our supporters to stick with us, because I thought they were fantastic today.”

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Yeovil grabbed their second home win of the season against Woking yesterday. Here are Ian’s conclusions from the Huish Park press box.

Huish Park needed that. After all the turbulence of the last few weeks the unveiling of Danny Webb before the match set the tone for what (eventually) ended up being a memorable afternoon at Huish Park. Richard Dryden said it in his post-match interview, and he’s right, the whole club needed that win. The players ran themselves into the ground and they earned it. The coaching staff who’ve been able to steady the ship and maintain morale amongst players earned it. The supporters who, especially at Huish Park, have been starved of moments. Luke McCormick’s late winner was one of those moments that will live long in my memory and can hopefully be the catalyst for this season under Danny Webb.

Trialist Luke McCormick runs past a Bristol Rovers player in a pre-season friendly match.
Luke McCormick on the move. Picture courtesy of Gary Brown

Don’t fall in love with footballers. It’s a risky business having a favourite, they inevitably leave and break your heart. The performances of Luke McCormick in recent weeks have been the kind that make you catch feels. He had another good game yesterday and his stoppage-time goal was well-deserved for those recent performances. He’s built a great partnership with Brett McGavin in midfield and, to me, comes across as a real organiser on the pitch, looking for runs, making runs and playing positively with intent. After the match he said how he ‘loves the club’ and if he continues to play like this, we’ll love him too.

The first half was poor. It was, as the cliche goes, a game of two halves. Woking had the best of a very poor first half. I didn’t think either side was particularly brilliant but the visitors had a bit more control albeit with chances from outside the box. Woking couldn’t handle the second half reaction from the Glovers who, by the full time whistle, we were well worth the win. I thought the subs made an impact on the game, Tahvon Campbell could have got the winner himself, Aaron Jarvis was the disrupter-in-chief making the Woking defence (and keeper) as uncomfortable as possible.

Thanks to Richard Dryden. In the last couple of weeks I feel like we’ve got to see more of Richard Dryden and get a sense of what he’s about. He and Chris Todd have kept this group motivated, happy and working hard. Off the back of Mark Cooper’s departure I think it was generally expected that Dryden would follow, but he’s kept morale high and while results haven’t been amazing, you can’t say the players have downed tools while the managerial situation has been in limbo. There was a sense of relief with Dryden yesterday with Danny Webb taking the reins now and you have to give him  some credit for keeping things steady.  He deserved the win yesterday.

That was a great result going into the new era. This squad of players, united in victory, goes into a full week of training with a new manager with new ideas. There is a feeling of freshness, optimism and energy about the club and, I think, a manager that everyone will unite behind. Danny Webb got a good ovation before the game, was scribbling notes throughout the match and was in the tunnel waiting for his new players after the game. It’s exciting to see what’s next and it all starts with Tamworth next weekend.