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A brace from striker Aaron Jarvis and a blistering strike from Charlie Cooper saw Yeovil Town cruise to a 3-1 home win over Maidenhead United at Huish Park.

The Glovers took the lead after ten minutes when Jarvis did superbly inside the box before lashing home the opener, before the visitors’ Kevin Lokko pulled the game levelled when he flicked a header past Ollie Wright on 26 minutes.

But when Jarvis added his second on 52 minutes with a poacher’s finish from a cross from the impressive Kofi Shaw before a thunderous strike from Cooper sealed the win with 63 minutes on the clock.

Yeovil were good value for their three points which moves us in to the National League Premier Division play-off places in seventh place, ahead of eighth-placed Solihull Moors on goal difference.

First half

Manager Mark Cooper made four changes to his starting line-up following the goalless draw at Tamworth four days earlier. Finn Cousin-Dawson replaced the suspended Morgan Williams, Alex Whittle came in for injured captain Matt Worthington with Dylan Morgan dropped to the bench in place of Bristol Rovers’ loanee Kofi Shaw and Frank Nouble replacing Ciaran McGuckin, who was recalled by Rotherham United in the week.

Following a quiet ten minutes, the first action of the match led to the opening goal for Yeovil. Neat play between Shaw and Brett McGavin found Nouble who picked out Aaron JARVIS. The striker still had a lot of work to do, he turned his defender one way and then the other before stroking a composed finish pass Craig Ross. A great start.

Jarvis had another shot blocked two minutes later before Shaw played a great ball through to Nouble who forced a fine stop from Ross. Jarvis was typically all-action and had a couple on ‘discussions’ with manager William Davies. A dangerous game to play with  the striker on four bookings this season, one more means a suspension.

But on 25 minutes the visitors equalised. A soft free-kick conceded by Jake Wannell on Sam Barrett saw Barrett float a superb ball in to the box and centre half Kevin LOKKO got the faintest of touches on it to guide it in to the net. Maidenhead had created nothing in open play, but pick your cliche about the importance of set-pieces at this level.

Remember I mentioned about Jarvis? On 27 minutes, he got the booking which he had been warned about for a shove on Lokko and that means he will miss the next fixture at Southend United in a couple of weeks.

There was a nervous moment on 35 minutes when a quick break saw Shawn McCoulsky got the better of Cousin-Dawson and tried to lob Ollie Wright but the keeper did well to get something on it to turn the ball wide.

Four minutes before half-time, Jarvis almost got his second goal when his goal-bound header from Whittle’s cross was denied by a full stretch save from Ross. From the resulting corner, Cousin-Dawson glanced a header over from Brett McGavin’s corner.

As the game ticked in to injury time, a lovely shimmy from Shaw saw him create something from nothing and get a ball to the far post where McGavin could not quite get on the end of it. Shaw has definitely shown there is a lot of talent in his legs and someone who has a trick up his sleeve.

Half time: Yeovil Town 1 Maidenhead United 1

Second half

If you liked the early goal to the first half, how do you fancy it again in the second half? Okay fine. Shaw was involved with a lovely back heel which created space from Jake Wannell whose cross took a slight deflection and landed at the feet of Aaron JARVIS who turned home his second with 52 minutes on the clock.

Jarvis almost made it a hat-trick on 55 minutes when he could not quite get on the end of an early James Plant cross after good play between McGavin and Whittle, and then again five minutes later after another nice back heel from Shaw saw him pick out Jarvis whose effort was well saved by the knees of Ross.

On XX minutes, a wonderful bit of build up play found Wannell inside the 18-yard box and tried to find Jarvis but it was well defended by Maidenhead for a corner. From the resulting corner, Nouble had an effort blocked on the post by Barratt.

You just felt a goal was coming and then it came in some style. A McGavin corner was defended by the visitors and fell to Charlie COOPER who blasted it back through a crowded area and past an unsighted Ross. That is his first goal for Yeovil Town – and his first since scoring for Wealdstone in April 2022. Worth the wait.

For the second weekend in a row, the game feels like it has been put to bed with time to spare. Maidenhead have not threatened to create much and made a number of changes off the bench including ex-Yeovil striker Tristan Abrahams as the game crept towards the end.

The Glovers’ changes came soon after with Josh Sims replacing Alex Whittle and then Sonny Blu Lo-Everton replacing Shaw, who got a rapturous reception from the Huish Park crowd. Sandwiched in between them there was a booking for Dom Bernard, his fifth of the season as well. That means we will be without both Jarvis and Bernard and the already suspended Morgan Williams for the match at Southend in the next match.

Full time: Yeovil Town 3 Maidenhead United 1

Match Details

Venue: Huish Park
Date: Saturday 26th October – 3pm kick-off

Competition: National League Premier Division

Scorers: Aaron Jarvis 10 (1-0), Kevin Lokko 25 (1-1), Aaron Jarvis 52 (2-1), Charlie Cooper 63 (3-1)

Pitch:  Looking decent for October – despite the burst sprinkler which required a pre-match repair
Conditions: Low autumn sunshine meaning goalkeepers requiring baseball caps

Attendance: 3,333 (70 away supporters)

Bookings:
Yeovil Town: Aaron Jarvis 28, Dom Bernard 85
Maidenhead United: Will de Havilland 34

Red Cards:
Yeovil Town: Text
Maidenhead United

Referee: William Davies

Yeovil Town (3-4-2-1)

 

Substitutes:  Josh Sims (for Alex Whittle, 84), Sonny Blu Lo-Everton (for Kofi Shaw, 87), Harvey Greenslade (for Aaron Jarvis, 89), Dylan Morgan (for James Plant, 90+3), Caleb Hughes (not used), Matt Gould (not used).

Maidenhead United: Craig Ross, Will De Havilland (for Alan Massey, 84), Kevin Lokko, Thierry Latty-Fairweather, Nathan Ferguson, Shawn McCoulsky (for Tobi Sho-Silva, 74), Casey Pettit, Reece Smith (for Ruben Carvalho, 80), Miles Welch-Hayes (for Owen Cochrane, 80), Sam Barratt (for Tristan Abrahams, 64), James Golding.

Substitutes (not used): Harvey Collins, Kane Ferdinand.

 

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Yeovil Town boss Mark Cooper says defender Finn Cousin-Dawson has deserved his chance in the starting XI for today’s home match with Maidenhead United.

The defender, a summer signing following his release by Bradford City, replaces the suspended Morgan Williams who is banned following his sending off in the goalless draw at Tamworth on Tuesday night.

Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Ian Randall ahead of the match, Cooper said: “Finn Cousin-Dawson replaces Morgs, there is no drama there. Finn has waited patiently for his chance, trained really hard so he gets an opportunity. Whittle comes in on the left and we have switched Plant across to the right, he is right-footed, so that is an easy one for us.”

The 22-year-old has made seven appearances ahead of today’s game although only started twice. He is one of four changes to the Glovers’ XI with Alex Whittle, Frank Nouble and Kofi Shaw all in the starting line-up.

New signing Caleb Hughes is named among the six substitutes – of the seven able to be named this season – and Cooper revealed pre-match that the original plan had been to loan the former Cardiff City academy product out.

He said: “Caleb has been training with us for a number of weeks now and initially the thought was that we were going to get him in and loan him straight out, to give him a chances to get some games under his belt. But we need him today for numbers, so he will be on the bench.”

Following the match, the Glovers will sit out next weekend following their exit from the FA Cup, but the manager said the break would give injured players including full-back Michael Smith and injured captain Matt Worthington more time in their own fitness fights.

He added: “It enables us to clear a few little niggles up. We would rather be in the FA Cup, but it gives Michael Smith and Worthy an extra week and it gives some of the players who are not quite up to speed yet a chance to top up.”

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Yeovil Town make four changes to the side which drew 0-0 at Tamworth in midweek as they take on Maidenhead United at Huish Park (3pm kick-off).

Finn Cousin-Dawson replaces the suspended Morgan Williams, Alex Whittle and Frank Nouble are in for injured captain Matt Worthington and Dylan Morgan and there is a first start for Bristol Rovers’ loanee Kofi Shaw, who replaces Ciaran McGuckin following his recall by Rotherham United in midweek.

Morgan and new signing Caleb Hughes are among the six substitutes – with seven the maximum number allowed this season – but there is no place in the Glovers’ squad for winger Jordan Young.

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Cardiff City academy product Caleb Hughes has joined Yeovil Town until the end of the season.

The 21-year-old midfielder has been a free agent since his release from the Welsh side at the end of last season.

He signed professional terms with Cardiff on his 17th birthday and was described by then-academy boss James McCarthy as “a hard working, energetic centre midfielder with a good range of passing and good quality from set pieces.”

In his interview with the club, he confirmed he had been training with the squad for “about a month“, he added: ”

With club captain Matt Worthington expected to be missing following an injury picked up in the 0-0 draw at Tamworth on Tuesday night, he brings extra options for manager Mark Cooper in the midfield position.

Announcing the signing on Friday evening, Yeovil said he had represented Cardiff at Under-18s and Under-21s with a loan spell at Haverfordwest in the Welsh League Premier Division, making seven appearances in the 2021/22 season.

The statement concludes: “Come watch Caleb make his debut at Huish Park tomorrow as the Glovers take on Maidenhead United.” Which suggests he will be involved in National League Premier Division action fairly swiftly.

Welcome to Somerset, Caleb!

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Yeovil Town are back in action at Huish Park this weekend as they go up against an in-form Maidenhead United.

Form Guide…

The Glovers form has picked up since their shock defeat in the FA Cup to Chesham United. Since that game the Somerset side have been unbeaten winning one and drawing the other.

If we focus on Yeovil’s last five league game, they have taken 9 points from a possible 15. Last time out on they drew with Tamworth in a scoreless game.

Maidenhead’s position of 18th may be a bit of a red herring, with The Magpies form over their last five league fixtures being nothing short of phenomenal, with three wins and two draws. They did this whilst also beating Taunton Town in an FA Cup replay.

Key Players…

Yeovil – Charlie Cooper

Cooper gets a lot of flack from fans for being the gaffers son. However, that criticism is probably not just after his performances this season.

The midfielder plays his role with the in the team well, here’s there to do the dirty work that no one else wants to do. He breaks play up, but also helps the team progress down the pitch. He will be key in what will be a battle in the centre of the pitch against The Magpies centre mid Nathan Ferguson.

Charlie Cooper. Picture courtesy of Gary Brown.

Maidenhead United – Reece Smith

Smith has been good form this season with three goals and three assists so far. The left winger hasn’t had the best of times in recent weeks with just the one goal and an assist in the his last five matches. That doesn’t dismiss his quality though as he did bag a brace against league leaders Barnet, which can’t be sniffed at.

Thats what he said…

Yeovil manager Mark Cooper spoke to club media ahead of the fixture. He said: “I’ve always found them [Maidenhead United] a tough team to play against because they’ve got a lot of unpredictability in their team. They have players that can turn defence into attack, there’s some goals in there and they’ve got some real stalwart  characters.

The manager [Alan Devonshire] was a terrific player himself, so it’s always a tough game.”

Mark Cooper in a press conference.

The Magpies assistant, Ryan Peters, was keen to stress the difference between being full-time and part-time teams after their draw vs Oldham. He said: ” [Oldham] were able to come down on Monday, have a leisurely stroll and do things the way they wanted to do in preparation for the game today. Us, we finish training, we go to work, we turn up here after work to play again.

It’s going to look no different for this game on Saturday; we’re going to go to work, we’re going to train as best as we can do ready for that game on Saturday, but we’re not going to change anything – we’re going to keep going as best as we can and try and pick up some more points where we can.” 

We’ve met before…

The head to head doesn’t stack up favourably for the glovers with no win in seven fixtures against Maidenhead. Out of those seven games The Magpies have won three and the other four matches have been draws.

Shamir Fenelon playing for Maidenhead United at Huish Park in 2019. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

The last time these two met was in 2023 when Maidenhead ran out 2-0 winners. The last time they met at Huish Park was in 2022 when it finished as a goalless draw.

Don’t I know you…

There are two current Magpies who used to be Glovers, Tristan Abrahams and Zac Bell. Both players were only on loan at Huish Park but both will be well known to Yeovil fans.

Bell played  10 games for the Glovers at the start of last season but hasn’t found games as easy to come by since joining the Magpies in a free in the summer. The left-back played just two games before picking up an injury which will keep him out of the clash at Huish Park.

Zac Bell.
Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Abraham’s came on loan to Yeovil in 2019 making 15 appearances and scoring three goals. The centre forward has started the season in better form, with four goals and an assist in 12 games so far, but has missed the past couple of games through illness.

Who’s been naughty then…

Morgan Williams will miss out due to being sent off in midweek against Tamworth. Four players are also  currently one yellow card away from being suspended, the culprits are Frank Nouble, Aaron Jarvis, Charlie Cooper and Dom Bernard

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Ciaran McGuckin has seen his loan spell at Huish Park cut short after being recalled by Rotherham United.

McGuckin scored three in six league games for Yeovil including the winner over Dagneham and the third goal against Wealdstone last Saturday.

Millers’ boss Steve Evans told the Rotherham United website;

“At present, our available player numbers are very low and young Ciaran has been outstanding at Yeovil.

“It will be good to see the kid with us as we move forwards.”

Thanks for everything, Ciaran!

 

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… at least he can’t be as bad as the ref we had on Tuesday.

The Glovers are back at Huish Park for the visit of Maidenhead United this coming Saturday afternoon and we have Mr William Davies in charge.

Davies has never taken charge of a Yeovil game with most of his games taking place in the North and Midlands.

He’s officiated seven National League Premier games this season.

He’s dished out 24 yellows and zero red cards.

He was though in charge of a feisty clash between Everton U21s and their counterparts from Reading. The game was 3-0 to Everton with 72 minutes on the clock (including a goal from the penalty spot, below) but a Verrell George Hat Trick drew the game level, including a 90th minute incident which saw Toffee’s youngster Harrison Armstrong sent off.

Mr Davies will be assisted by Adam Ricketts and Sean Rothwell with Samuel Fudge making his THIRD Huish Park appearance of the season.

Referee Will Davies

 

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Plympton Punish Glovers

Match Round Up

Yeovil Town Women suffered their second league defeat of the season as Plympton Ladies overcame the Glovers by three goals to nil. A goal by Izzy Rogers as well as a brace by Elsa Finnegan ensured that Plympton’s perfect start to the season continued.

Paul Knight made three changes to the side who thrived in the FA Cup last week, as Abbie Vernon, Terri Will and Niamh Nicholls came in to the starting eleven.

Yeovil started positively against the league leaders, with Becky Miles testing the goalkeeper early. Moments later, the Glovers had the ball in the net as Nicholls fired in after Will’s effort cannoned off the crossbar, however Nicholls was denied by the offside flag.

The hosts grew into the affair as the half progressed and took the lead in the 41st minute.

The teams went in at half time with Plympton leading by one goal to nil.

Yeovil Women in action
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Plympton began the second half with a point to prove and doubled their lead within the first minute, to rub salt in Yeovil wounds.

Plympton confirmed that their winning form would continue, as they made it three in the 78th minute, all but confirming the victory.

Despite a late rally by Yeovil, in which Nicholls and Becky Miles had efforts on goal, the match finished 3-0 to the hosts Plympton, who retained their perfect record in the Regen Arable Division One South.

That’s what they said

Yeovil Town Women manager Paul Knight spoke to the media after the match.

“It was disgracefully poor. Paul began, “the girls have let themselves down today and it’s just not good enough. I can’t even say that we lost to a better opposition today, we lost to, I’m sorry to say, a relatively poor side. Fair play to the opposition, they obviously wanted it more, they took their chances. I can handle losing, but we lose when we fight and we play and we never did that today and they know that.”

The Glovers failed to score for just the second time of the league season.

“There was just a lack of desire, not taking our opportunities in front of goal. We made it easy for the opposition and these are the hardest ones to swallow because we win against greater opposition last week. You can blame us coaches but there’s only so much you can do in terms of setting up and prepping them. The players know they haven’t turned up today and there was no desire to turn up I believe.”

Ahead of FA Cup action in a fortnight’s time, Paul discussed the need for his side to regroup during their break from league action.

“I think we’ve just got to gather our heads, go back to basics, everything today that was missing was basics, but it wasn’t even necessarily the football, it comes down to that fire in the belly, so I think it’s just getting the team united and making sure they’re up for it. We’ve got to put today behind us, it’s quite difficult. There’s quite a bit of reflection to do so we have that little bit of time off now to get our heads straight.”

Yeovil Womens manager Paul Knight
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Up Next

Yeovil Town Women return to action on the third of November as they travel to Cheltenham Town in the first round proper of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup 13:00 KO. The Glovers do not have a league fixture this weekend. 

 

OppositionKick OffH/ACompetitionScoreLocationScorers
September
01.09.2024SGS Olveston Utd14:00AFAC 1st Q Rnd0-2SGS CollegeN Nicholls '8, B Miles '92
08.09.204Sticker14:00HLeague2-2Alvington LaneB Miles '11, E Hall '55
15.09.2024Helston Athletic14:00ALeague3-1Helston Ath FCB Miles '46
22.09.2024Pucklechurch AFC14:00HFAC 2nd Q Rnd1-1 (4-3Pens)Alvington LaneCarslake '57
29.09.2024Bideford AFC14:00ALeague0-9Kingsley RoadCarslake '10, Hodge '20, Nicholls '45 '85 '90, East '50, Miles '65 '69, Beattie '75
October
06.10.2024Weston-super-Mare14:00HLeague2-1Alvington LaneCarslake '11, Miles '32
13.10.2024Southampton Women's FC14:00HFAC 3rd Q Rnd 1-1 (4-2 Pens)Alvington LaneBall '35, Evans S/O '81
13.10.2024Feniton14:00ALeagueP-PTBC
20.10.2024Plympton14:00ALeague3-0Paradise Road, Plympton
November
03.11.2024Cheltenham Town14:00AFAC 4th Q Rnd7-0Newlands Park
03.11.2024W*ymouth14:00HLeagueP-PAlvington LaneRearranged for 27.04.25 at Huish Park
10.11.2024Sticker14:00ALeague4-0Burngullow Park
17.11.2024Feniton Women14:00ALeague1-4Station Road, FenitonCarslake '26, Davenport '46, Wensley '59, Miles '60
December
01.12.2024Bideford AFC14:00HLeague7-0Alvington LaneMiles '14 '75, Will '42, Davenport '56, Hughes '76, Nicholls '78, Carslake '79.
08.12.2024Weston-super-Mare14:00ALeagueP-PTBC
15.12.2024Honiton14:00HLeague6-0Alvington LaneHughes '8 '40 '49, Davenport '17, Fordrey '44, Childs '68
January
05.01.2025Plympton14:00HLeague3-4Buckler's Mead Leisure CentreUndisclosed Scorers
12.01.2025W*ymouth14:00ALeague1-3Bob Lucas StadiumFordrey '8, Carslake '44, Hunt '69
February
02.02.2025Feniton14:00HLeague5-0Somerton Sports Club Hall '9, Hunt '11 '34, Childs '12, Fordrey '80
09.02.2025Saltash Utd14:00HLeague3-0Alvington LaneMiles '17, Hunt '39, Carslake '53
March
02.03.25Honiton14:00ALeagueHoniton Sports and Social Club
09.03.25Weston-super-Mare14:00ALeagueThe Optima Stadium
16.03.25Keynham Town14:00ACounty CupKeynsham Town FC
23.03.25Saltash United14:00ALeagueKimberly Stadium
April
27.04.25W*ymouth14:00HLeagueHuish Park