Morgan Williams and Charlie Cooper return to the Yeovil Town starting XI for today’s trip to York City (3pm kick-off).
They replace the suspended Jake Wannell and Sonny Blu Lo-Everton with Sonny on the substitutes’ bench.
Substitutes: Michael Smith, Dom Bernard, Sonny Blu Lo-Everton, Josh Sims, Dylan Morgan, Harvey Greenslade, Matt Gould
The Glovers travel to York today to face the team in second place. Dave spoke to Same Old City Podcast about today’s match.
Yeovil Town will travel to Yorkshire to face second place York City in the league this weekend.
The Minstermen have been in good form this season, as they sit second in the table behind Barnet. Over their last five games in the league York have had four wins and just the one loss. That loss however came last time out as they fell 2-0 away from home to Forest Green.
The game looks like it could be a fairly high scoring affair, with four of their last five games having three or more goals scored.
The Glovers good form took a hit last week when losing 0-1 at home to Halifax. Although not the end of the world boss Mark Cooper will be look ling for a step up in performance from his team.
Over their last five games, Yeovil have won three, drawn one and lost one.
York City – Ollie Pearce
The Striker has been in superb form this season topping York’s goalscoring charts with nine goals. Alongside his goals, the 29-year-old has contributed with four assists as well, topping that stat for the Minstermen as well.
Arriving in the summer from Worthing, Pearce will be known to Yeovil fans after bagging three goals against the Somerset side last season. Taking the next step hasn’t phased the front man however, scoring a goal every 180 minutes.
Yeovil – Charlie Cooper
The Glovers uptick in form was partially down to a settled midfield that included Cooper Jr.
You could see his presence was missed in the 0-1 loss to Halifax last weekend. After completing his yellow card suspension the midfielder will likely make a return to the starting eleven to help break the game up against a very good York team.
York gaffer, Adam Hinshelwood spoke about how he wants to show up for the home fans. He said: “I’m sure the fans will be out in full force, we’re looking for another big performance, we look for to it and we’ll try to be better than the last game.”
Yeovil boss, Mark Cooper, spoke to the press before Saturdays game. He said: “[They’re a] Good team, very well coached. Adam (Hinshelwood, the York City manager) and his team, you can tell have been left to get on with just coaching the team and they’ve put their own stamp on it and brought their own players in, how they work – they want the ball all of the time, they’re good. Exactly like we do, we want the ball, so hopefully it’s a really good game of football.”
The two Y’s of the English football pyramid have met six times previously. Out of the six the results have been split evenly with Yeovil winning three and York also winning three.
The last fixture between the two finished 2-1 to York in February 2023.
The Minstermen have a plethora of ex-Glovers.
We’ll start off on the playing side of things with York boasting both Zanda Siziba and Callum Harriott.
Both played for Yeovil in the tumultuous selling of the club by former owner <NAME REDACTED>. Siziba made a total of six appearances at the back end of the 2023 season.
Harriott however only played the three games at Huish Park before seeing his career take him elsewhere.
Now for the off the field. Anyone remember the name Matt Uggla (of course you do). The man who promised a lot and ultimately delivered nothing after his deal to buy Yeovil fell through at the last minute. Since then he and his mum have gone on to purchase York City and after finding his feet in his first season in full ownership, Uggla seems to have found his feet as an owner.
Uggla has also been know to have online spats with Glovers chairman/owner Martin Hellier, so there may be fireworks on Saturday.
Jake Wannell misses out due to having his red card appeal rejected.
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Yeovil Town defender Finn Cousin-Dawson is looking forward to heading to York City this Saturday as it gives the Glovers the chance to take on one of the favoured sides in the National League this season.
Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Jack Killah on Thursday, he said how he’s relishing his time in the team after waiting for an opportunity to get into the starting eleven.
“I found it hard for game time at the start, I got my chance a few weeks ago and I think I’ve done well, but just really enjoying it.
“It’s more about the team winning games, if I can help that, then I can help that. (The 1-0 home defeat to FC Halifax Town on) Saturday was a bit disappointing, but hopefully we can bounce back.
“We’re just a together group, we try and play out as much as we can, and out of possession, we try and be solid at get at teams, perhaps it was something we should have done a bit more against Halifax. The way we play, we get the ball down and try and dominated the game and it’s really enjoyable as a player.”
FC-D has been a constant in the Yeovil back line of late with Dom Bernard, Morgan Williams and Jake Wannell all having suspensions and time out of the side. It doesn’t matter to Cousin-Dawson who is in the line up, they’re a unit.
“It doesn’t really matter to me, we all have each other’s backs, if one’s not playing, we’re supporting the others who are playing, pushing each other every day.”
Looking ahead to the weekend, York might be one of the stand out sides in the division this season, but FC-D thinks there’s no reason to fear them… or Barnet or Woking who follow in the next week.
“We’ve not watched loads of them, but we’ll do our work on them this week. But it’s just another team, we shouldn’t really fear anyone, but they’re obviously playing well and scoring lots of goals.
“We believe, on our day, we can beat anyone. I think Saturday-Tuesday, just grinding out games is a lot better, especially if you’re in good form, you can just keep the momentum going.
“We just look forward to the next game, if you get three points, we do, we try and make sure we don’t lose, but we just try and win… and we’ll see where we are come the end of the season.”
Yeovil Town manager Mark Cooper has said that whilst he is disappointed to not have defender Jake Wannell’s red card overturned he has said that the team have enough to cover his absence for this weekend’s trip to high-flying York City.
Wannell was given his second red card of the season late in the 1-0 defeat at home to FC Halifax Town last weekend for an alleged stamp on visiting defender Will Smith. The Glovers provided video evidence which Cooper said after the incident he felt would vindicate his player, but the dismissal has been upheld.
Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Jack Killah on Thursday ahead of the trip to York, Cooper confirmed centre-half Morgan Williams will be available after serving his own ban. The boss also has Dom Bernard following suspension, the former Forest Green Rovers player was on the bench last weekend.
“It doesn’t surprise me that [the appeal] was rejected, apparently the footage we supplied wasn’t clear enough, the linesman can see from 70 yards away that it was a stamp, but the panel can’t see clearly on the footage that there is no stamp, I mean, I can see there isn’t a stamp.
“Jake just tries to release his leg, the lad has got hold of his leg, Jake tries to release it, not one of the Halifax players appeals, not one, and they’re five yards away and that’s always the biggest clue, if they appeal and not one person appealed.
“So, yeah, they have gone on a linesman 70 yards away, I can see on the footage there’s no stamp, but the FA can’t. It’s four games, we can’t do anything about it, the FA Trophy counts as one but we’ve got Morgan Williams coming back in, we’ve got Dom Bernard as well, so we’re covered.”
Midfielder Charlie Cooper is back in the fold after a one-match ban of his own. Combined with Matt Worthington’s return to full training means that only young midfielder Caleb Hughes, who is yet to appear since his arrival at Huish Park, remains on the physio’s table.
“You want as many good players, who are experienced at the level, you want as many of those available as you can. Losing Jake, it’s good that we’ve got Morgs coming in now and Charlie coming in gives us some competition in the middle.”
“[Worthington] is back in today with the group and we’ll see how he goes, Caleb Hughes picked up a hamstring injury last week and won’t be available for a while.”
With the defence chopping and changing recently, one of the stand-out performers has been former Bradford City defender, Finn Cousin-Dawson. Cooper spoke of how he’s taken his time to get going, but is now in the swing of things at Huish Park.
“I’m not one for talking about individuals, because you’re setting someone up for a fall, all the players are playing really well. Finn had a difficult start, he’s come to a different part of the country, a different way of doing things, the way football is, you’re expected to hit the ground running and play in a new environment and be a ten out of ten [ed. we assume he means seven out of seven]. Sometimes it takes time,
“Finn has started to find his feet and the way that we train, the way that we play, he knows exactly what he has to do in that back line and full credit to him.”
Looking ahead to the weekend, Mark Cooper said Saturday’s clash with York has the potential to be two similar styles and two entertaining sides going head to head.
“[They’re a] Good team, very well coached. Adam (Hinshelwood, the York City manager) and his team, you can tell have been left to get on with just coaching the team and they’ve put their own stamp on it and brought their own players in, how they work – they want the ball all of the time, they’re good. Exactly like we do, we want the ball, so hopefully it’s a really good game of football.
“We don’t want it to be end-to-end, we want it all at one end, but there’s two parts to football, you have to be really good when you don’t have the ball and have to be really good when you do have the ball. It’s got the makings of a good game.”
Yeovil Town make the trip to North Yorkshire this Saturday for a clash with York City.
Oliver Mackey is the lucky duck who gets to officiate the game, he’s jumped between National League and EFL games this season, taking charge of four games at this level, putting a total of 20 names into his little notebook.
We have seen him before, he was the referee for Bath City against Yeovil in the National League South, where if you recall, he awarded the Glovers a (stone wall) free kick late on which Morgan Williams turned home for the winner. Great decision, ref.
He did book Jordan Young and Matt Worthington though.
He’s also had the honour of refereeing one Jude Bellingham when the then Birmingham player was captain of England Under 16s in the 2018/19 season, in a 2-2 draw with Brazil Under 16s.
Mr Mackey will be assisted by Richard Wigglesworth, Adam Burgess and Ben Tomlinson, the latter will be on fourth official duties.
YORK CITY (First Team) v Yeovil Town FC (First Team)
National League – Premier
Referee: Mackey, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Wigglesworth, Richard
Assistant Referee: Burgess, Adam
Fourth Official: Tomlinson, Benjamin
Feniton Feel Glovers Wrath
Yeovil Town Women returned to winning ways as they thumped Feniton by 4 goals to 1. This result left them in 5th position in the Regen Arable Division One South.
Two changes were made to the starting eleven which faced Sticker the week before, as Chloe Davenport and Chloe Bateman replaced Hannah Bishop and Zoe Ball. Emily Hall was back between the sticks for the Glovers.
Yeovil began the affair positively, as they earned their first opportunity in the 20th minute, Davenport saw her strike go just wide of the post.
Swiftly after this the Glovers broke the deadlock as Becky Miles fed Abbie Carslake, who cut inside and fired into the top corner to give Yeovil the lead.
The visitors continued to put pressure on Feniton as the half progressed, with Laura Wensley heading wide of the post following a Miles cross, on the stroke of half time.
Yeovil did not have to wait long before they doubled their lead in the second period, as Terri Will played a through ball for Davenport, who slotted confidently past the goalkeeper.
Moments later, and despite Yeovil’s dominance, the hosts had their first meaningful chance of the half, as Hall made an impressive save to deny Feniton a lifeline.
Following this, on the hour mark Yeovil took a step closer to returning to winning ways as Miles and Wensley combined again to make it three. Wensley confidently headed in from Miles’ corner.
60 | GOALLLL! MILES!
Becky Miles slots the ball past the keeper to add our fourth of the afternoon
🔵0-4🧤#YTFC 💚 pic.twitter.com/byl8mDvysQ
— Yeovil Town Women FC (@YTWomenFC) November 17, 2024
The Glovers rubbed salt in Feniton wounds as they extended their lead further just a minute later. Miles added to her two assists and got herself on the scoresheet, all but confirming a Yeovil victory.
The Glovers were denied a clean sheet in the 65th minute as Feniton pulled one back.
The match finished 4-1 and ensured that Yeovil returned to winning ways in comprehensive style.
The player of the match was awarded to Abbie Carslake.
Yeovil Town Women return to action on the 1st December as they host Bideford AFC at Alvington 14:00 KO.
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Yesterday’s result for the women.
The women travel to Bideford this Sunday in search for their first 3 points👀#UTF💙 #FWFC pic.twitter.com/KEGlSV532h
— Feniton Women FC (@FenitonWFC) November 18, 2024
Yeovil Town’s game against Weston-super-Mare has been postponed this evening (Tuesday 19th) due to a waterlogged pitch.
Yeovil have said that anyone who had pre-purchased tickets for the game, can use them for the rearranged game, whenever that may be.
𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗢𝗙𝗙 ❌
Tonight’s Somerset Premier Cup fixture at Yeovil has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch 🌧️
A new date will be announced in due course 🗓️ pic.twitter.com/jSr0Qr64bw
— Weston-super-Mare AFC (@WSM_AFCOfficial) November 19, 2024
It was an end to the unbeaten run for the Glovers, as they fell to a 1-0 defeat at Huish ark against FC Halifax Town. Let’s see how the rest of the league got on…
We begin in East London, where a classic was staged between hosts Dagenham & Redbridge, and a victorious visiting Barnet. Despite leading 3-1 a few minutes into the second half, the hosts succumbed to a pair of Nicke Kabamba penalties, and a Rhys Browne winner to leave them stranded in mid-table. It was chaos at the Kuflink Stadium as 10-man Ebbsfleet United were hit for six by 10-man Solihull Moors, a 15-minute Connor Wilkinson hat trick leaving the hosts rooted firmly to the foot of the table.
There was another hat trick, this time a perfect one, at Boundary Park as James Norwood’s first half heroics led Oldham Athletic to an easy 4-0 win over Tamworth. Gateshead continued their stop-start form under new boss Carl Magnay, as they were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Aldershot Town, while in a top of the table clash, it was Forest Green Rovers who triumphed with a 2-0 win over next weekend’s hosts York City.
The upset of the day came at Wealdstone, as they made light work of an out-of-sorts Rochdale side in a 2-0 win, and by the same score, Altrincham continued their good run of form in a home win over Southend United. In a big win at the bottom, Braintree Town secured a 1-0 win over AFC Fylde, who finished the game with 10 men, and there were two further 1-0 wins for home sides, as Woking and Sutton United defeated Boston United and Maidenhead United respectively. In the final clash of the day, it finished goalless between 10-man Hartlepool United and Eastleigh.
National League results – in full
Altrincham 2-0 Southend United
Braintree Town 1-0 AFC Fylde
Dagenham & Redbridge 3-4 Barnet
Ebbsfleet United 0-6 Solihull Moors
Gateshead 2-2 Aldershot Town
Hartlepool United 0-0 Eastleigh
Oldham Athletic 4-0 Tamworth
Sutton United 1-0 Maidenhead United
Wealdstone 2-0 Rochdale
Woking 1-0 Boston United
Yeovil Town 0-1 FC Halifax Town
Forest Green Rovers 2-0 York City
