Yeovil Women have been drawn away at Highburn Athletic in the first round of the Somerset Women’s Senior Cup.
The Glovers who got to the final of the competition last year will be hoping to go one better after losing to Keynsham in the showpiece final last year.
Due to an FA request to align all Women’s Senior Competitions, there will be a wait for this game, not currently scheduled to take place until Sunday 19th January 2025.
Yeovil Town’s youngsters have been drawn away at Bridgwater United in the next round of the FA Youth Cup.
Bridgwater, who got past Fairford Town on Friday night will welcome the Glovers at some point during the week commencing 14th October.
Yeovil beat Helston Athletic 4-1 in their first game in the competition this past week thanks to a couple of goals from Corey Koerner.
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Goals from Worth and Hopwood send The Robins through fo the next round of the FA Youth Cup, where we host @YTFC#WeAreUnited 🟥 pic.twitter.com/eBcnxvx8av
— Bridgwater United FC (@BridgwaterUtd) October 4, 2024
It’s matchday morning!
Ben spoke to Terry from the Game of Headers and Volleys Podcast to preview today’s National League action.
Yeovil Town will be back home action on Saturday as they play host to Dagenham & Redbridge at Huish Park.
The Glovers have found wins hard to come by recently with no wins in their last five, over that period Mark Cooper‘s side have four draws and one loss. Goals have also been even fewer and farther between with just the one goal scored.
The Somerset side picked up that one in last outing which was a 1-1 draw at home to Aldershot Town with on-loan Rotherham United man Ciaran McGuckin’s equaliser being that only goal in the last five.
The Daggers have been very much the opposite of Yeovil over their last five games with four wins and a draw from those outings. The wins have been emphatic as well against good opponents, the run of results include a 7-1 victory over Gateshead and a 3-0 win against Sutton United. Both those wins came on home soil where Dagenham have the sixth best record in the division (P6, W3, D2, L1), but they sit 18th out of 24 in the away form table (P6, W1, D3, L2) after 12 matches.
In their latest fixture they took a very good point from a decent Solihull Moors side, with the match finishing 1-1, albeit manager Ben Strevens described himself as “very disappointed” after seeing his side waste a hatful of chances to make it three points.
The Daggers sit two places and two points ahead of Yeovil going in to the match in tenth place in the National League Premier table.
Yeovil Town – Ollie Wright
I myself have been sceptical about the shot-stopper with some of his mistakes at the start of the season. But over the last couple of matches the young keeper has made some important saves to keep his side in with a chance of a result.
Wright is still learning his trade so mistakes are more than expected, but with the Glovers’ attackers struggling to find the net, the team need the defence and especially goalie to keep the opposition from scoring at the other end. If Yeovil want to get results at the moment they have to rely on the keeper.
Dagenham & Redbridge – Dion Pereira
For the Essex side it’s been former Huish Park loanee Dion Pereira who has blossomed this season. The left winger has contributed seven goals so far this season and has also chipped in with three assists.
The Luton Town loanee, who had a forgettable one-match spell under Darren Sarll in October 2021, has already shown what an asset he can be in his 12 games so far, so will hand full for whoever is chosen to mark him.
Another recognisable name in the lower leagues that is a worth mention is striker Junior Morias, formerly of Peterborough United, who have a knack of picking up talented players.
Yeovil Town boss Mark Cooper is wary of the attacking talents the Essex side have at their disposal. He said: “They have some good, experienced players and they can cause problems on their day with Junior Morais and Josh Umerah up front, they are a handful at this level.”
Daggers’ manager Ben Strevens, who knows Yeovil assistant Chris Todd from their playing days and managerial days together at Eastleigh, said he believed the Glovers should have won their last match at home to Aldershot Town.
There have been 11 meetings between these two teams since they first met in 2010. Of those 11 matches Yeovil have ran out winners on five occasions and The Daggers have won four, with just the two draws.
The last time they met was in January 2023 when the Glovers took all three points with a 2-0 victory, with goals from a Jordan Maguire-Drew penalty and Matty Worthington after the Daggers’ Harry Phipps was sent off after half-an-hour.
The last time we faced the East London side at Huish Park, Yeovil picked up a rare victory under then-manager Chris Hargreaves with Jamie Reckord’s 34th minute strike the difference in August 2022.
We have already mentioned the only former Glover in Dion Pereira, who came on loan to Huish Park in 2021 playing just a single game. He’s quite a different player to the one we saw it seems.
On the Daggers’ bench, Lewis Young, who was part of the 2012/13 side which earned promotion to the Championship, is assistant manager to Ben Strevens at Victoria Road these days.
Neither team will have anyone missing through suspension.
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Yeovil Town manager Mark Cooper‘s red card in the dying seconds of a 1-0 defeat at Oldham Athletic last month has been overturned, the club have confirmed.
The boss was sent to the Boundary Park stands by referee Paul Marsden for his complaints after a loud penalty appeal for a foul on defender Morgan Williams inside the box.
In his interview after the game, Cooper’s assistant Chris Todd said the red had been shown for “persistent moaning” at the match officials.
Ian is back with Dave and Ben to preview Yeovil’s match with Dagenham and Redbridge, in what will be Mark Cooper’s 100th match in charge of the club. There’s some reflection, his first teamsheet plus we had an email that made us feel old.
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Yeovil Town manager Mark Cooper believes that another performance like the one his side showed on their last outing at Huish Park will see them end their winless run of five matches.
The Glovers host Dagenham & Redbridge, who sit two points and two places above them in the National League Premier table, on Saturday, having drawn 1-1 at against Aldershot Town at Huish Park last weekend.
Speaking ahead of the match, the boss said: “We played really well, creating some good chances and we were committed and I thought we deserved to win the game. If you are scraping 1-0 wins and not playing well, you are going to start losing game, but if you are performing like we are, with the spirit and commitment we have, we can go and win lots of games.
“It is just another game for us, you cannot win every game and you go through periods as a team where you do not win some games. It is (the media’s) job to make a thing out of it and it is my job to get the team to get performances and if we do that, the wins will come. But we are still picking up points and that is the main thing.”
Cooper said that full-back Alex Whittle was suffering from a shoulder injury sustained in the goalless draw at Sutton United and could be a doubt for the weekend. However, Bristol City loanee Raphael Araoye is back training with the side having been missing with a dead leg in recent matches. The towering defender played and scored for his parent club’s Under-21s on Monday.
Forward Harvey Greenslade is also back in training having been missing since the end of August with a shoulder injury. There was no update given on the fitness of either full-back Michael Smith (hamstring) or midfielder Josh Sims (knee), who were both involved in the pre-match warm-ups but not in the squad against Aldershot.
Cooper spoke highly of on-loan Port Vale winger James Plant, who joined on loan until January last weekend, and came on as a second half substitute for Whittle last weekend.
The manager said: “When a chance to get a player of James’ quality at our level, you have to try and get him. We have been chasing for a long time and we got the nod we could do it and he showed in his performance what an asset he can be. We had another young (loan player) in Ciaran (McGuckin) at the top of the pitch, who was very good and scored a great goal and set up two other brilliant chances for the other forwards.
“He has pace and he carries the ball, the other wide players we have are intricate players, but James is a runner and he complements the other players we have. We has two foot and can play on both sides either at full-back or down the wing, so he is a great acquisition.”
Dagenham fielded a much-changed side as they competed in their first outing in the National League’s pointless new competition designed as a fig leaf for the footballing authorities’ willingness to give in to the Premier League’s complaints of fixture congestion and scrap replays from the FA Cup first round onwards.
They drew 5-5 against Tottenham Hotspur Under-21s before ‘losing’ on penalties for an additional bonus point due to the ridiculous rules of a ridiculous new competition which benefits no-one other than the game’s richest sides.
Two players who have featured in the Daggers’ first-team, defender Christian N’Guessan and striker Reece Grego-Cox, both went off injured in the match. On Thursday, the Londoners announced the signing of Peterborough United’s transfer-listed central defender Romoney Crichlow, who has featured once for Posh this season having started last season as a highly-rated centre-back.
Cooper is not giving too much credence to the visitors’ exertions in midweek and predicting a tough match against a side which drew 1-1 at home to Solihull Moors last weekend, but have picked up just six points from their six matches on the road this season.
The Glovers’ boss said: “They changed a lot of their team and give minutes to some of the boys that needed it. Some of their starting players played as well, but I do not expect them to be any weaker or stronger. They have some good, experienced players and they can cause problems on their day with Junior Morais and Josh Umerah up front, they are a handful at this level.”
Top scorer Brett McGavin believes the goals will flow for his Yeovil Town team-mates this season.
The Glovers have scored just once in their last five matches and take on a Dagenham & Redbridge side sat just two points and two places above them in the National League Premier table at Huish Park this weekend.
Speaking ahead of the match, the midfielder said: “I don’t think it is one thing (which has contributed to a lack of goals in recent games). I don’t think we have had that luck yet, we have not had a penalty in (12) games, we have had a few off the line and off the bar. I don’t think everyone is just firing at the same time which contributes to no goals, but we feel the frustration as much as anyone.
“Particularly at home we know we should be scoring goal but I think once we get a game where we score two or three, I don’t think it will be a problem any more. We need a home win, I know the players would and I know the fans would, so we are all in the same boat.”
He added: “We have had a few games this season where we felt we should have come away with more, that probably a reflection of where we are in the table, if we had got a few more of those results to swing in our favour we probably would have been higher up. But, if we were really poor in games we would be much more concerned. We have had some really good performances, admittedly we have had some poor ones at home which we need to improve on, but we know we can perform at this level and we know the goals will come.”
The 24-year-old, who joined in the summer from National League South side Torquay United, has played 12 times this season, scoring three goals.
He played 75 minutes in the 1-1 draw at home to Aldershot Town last weekend before being replaced by captain Matt Worthington and knows that he needs to keep his form up to stay in the side with Charlie Cooper and Sonny Blu Lo-Everton also able to play in his central midfield position.
He said: “If there is one week where I am not in the team, I am not disheartened because I know it is just tactical or I have had a poor game. But there are four good midfielders here and, whilst I obviously want to play every game, I realise it is a long season.
“I enjoy scoring goals, of course, so when I am push forward I know I am there to score goals and when I am in the deeper role I am more of a play-maker and I have to do my role in that area as well. It is good to have competition, we all offer different things and the Gaffer knows that, so it is healthy competition.”
I know it’s a long way away (that’s both a geographical and calendar-based reference) but for those of you planning REALLY far ahead, you can now get your tickets purchased for our trip to Hartlepool on Saturday December 21st.
Who loves some Terms, Conditions and match-day info stuff? Yep, we do…
The Hartlepool Cable Services Stand
Away supporters are situated in the Hartlepool Cable Services Stand (also known as the Rink End). This is an unallocated, all-seated stand that has a maximum capacity 800. There is no terraced area available for away supporters. There is space for 7 wheelchair users (plus carers) within the stand. Wheelchair entry for away fans is on the West Stand through the car park (Acland Homes Stand side)
The stand is located on Clarence Road and the turnstiles are adjacent to the main office building, ticket office and shop.
To ease congestion on busy games, fans may be allocated seating on arrival by stewards as they arrive into the stand and we appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
Tickets
Tickets are charged at the below prices:
*Ambulant Disabled/Wheelchair tickets are sold at the relevant category as above and a free companion ticket will be issued for those in receipt of Higher Rate Disability Allowance or Enhanced PIP (must be shown).
*Under 14s will not be allowed entry to The Prestige Group Stadium without an adult.
*Tickets are issued electronically as standard. There will be a £1 additional charge for paper tickets (including postage) and this should be chosen as your delivery method at checkout.
The Club Ticket Office is open from 10am to kick-off on a match day
Please be advised that we may ask for ID for concessions when they reach the turnstiles. It’s not always easy to gauge how old somebody is, so if you are stopped please don’t take offence and be prepared if you look older/younger than your age. We will always ask for Student and Veteran ID so please make sure you carry this with you.
If you are unable to provide the relevant ID when stopped you may be required to pay adult price.
Under 5s can attend for free when accompanied by a full paying adult but they will require a ticket so please ensure you order this along with the rest of your party.
Turnstiles will open 90 minutes before kick off.
You can contact the Ticket Office on 01429 272584 (option 2) or email tickets@hartlepoolunited.co.uk.
Food & Drink
We have a catering outlet inside the away end at The Prestige Group Stadium that serves a selection of hot and cold snacks – including our famous foot-long hotdogs.
We also have a bar facility in the away stand.
Please note that these facilities are CARD only.
After a full week’s break, Yeovil Town welcome both Dagenham and Redbridge to Huish Park this Saturday.
The Daggers, hot off the heels of their first game in the Temu Trophy or whatever they’re calling it, will be looking to win their first match against Yeovil since the back end of the 2021/22 season.
So, who is charge of the game?
Mr Ross Martin is.
Martin, is a referee who has never officiated a Yeovil game that hasn’t ended in a win for the Glovers, three games as referee – three green and white wins.
The most recent of these came on Boxing Day last year, when he took charge of Yeovil’s 4-1 rout over Taunton Town.
He booked the Peacock’s midfielder Nick McCootie in the 85th minute… twice! Quick fire yellows became a red and McCootie was off!
He also jotted the names of Matt Worthington, Charlie Cooper and Joe Day on that occasion.
He was also the man in the middle for home wins over Aveley and St Albans in the same season,.
He will be assisted by Stuart Kane and Kevin Morris (side note: Mr Morris was also flag waving for the Altrincham home game) whilst Daniel Flynn is in charge of keeping the dugouts in order.
