Match Report: Carlisle United 3 Yeovil Town 0
2026-02-21
Yeovil Town were sunk by three first half goals at Carlisle United as they dropped to one place above the National League Premier Division relegation zone.
The Glovers were outclassed from the moment Morgan Feeney headed the home side in front after just five minutes before Luke Armstrong added a second from the penalty spot and then Ryan Galvin added a third in first half stoppage time.
The second half was a more even affair as Carlisle took their foot off the gas, but remained in complete control.
The gap between us and the bottom four is the same as it was before the game, but Wednesday night’s home match with Sutton United is looking enormous.
First half
It was the worst possible start for a Yeovil side already low on confidence after the midweek defeat at home to Aldershot Town after they went a goal down after just five minutes. A corner was defended but Ryan Jones played a lazy ball forward which landed straight to the feet of Ellis who swung a ball over to the back post where Morgan FEENEY rose to head in and of the post.
A good ball forward by Brett McGavin set James Daly free down the left after 11 minutes and the winger was brought down by McAdam. A free kick was on target and well punched away by Gabe Breeze in the hosts goal.
On 17 minutes what looked like it was going to be a long afternoon looked even longer. A foul by Finn Cousin-Dawson inside the box handed the home side a chance to double their advantage from the penalty spot. With Jed Ward in goal you always have a chance, but Luke ARMSTRONG made no mistake and sent the keeper the wrong way.
The dangerous Ajiboye had two efforts just off target soon after but it is clear Carlisle are a cut above us. Everything they do looks assured and deliberate, whereas we look as if we need an assist from Lady Luck to fashion a chance.
How we were not three down with 41 minutes gone is beyond me. A corner bouncing in literally on Jed Ward’s goal line had both ex-Glovers’ defender Bevis Mugabi and Armstrong in close proximity but neither could steer it home.
On the stroke of half time, it was 3-0 and and again so simple. Three minutes in to first half stoppage time, a flowing Carlisle move saw Ryan GALVIN released inside the box and he stroked home the third. It was the least they deserved.
Half time: Carlisle United 3 Yeovil Town 0
Second half
There was a notable drop in the intensity of Carlisle from the start of the second half which gave Yeovil the chance to get forward a little more without ever testing keeper Gabe Breeze.
But it was Armstrong who had the first chance of the second half when his stroke from outside the box was pushed away by Ward with 51 minutes gone.
There were attacks by Yeovil with Josh Sims switching sides to try and fashion a chance, but you got the impression Carlisle were happy to let us had possession in the knowledge we had no cutting edge to cause a threat. There were three corners in quick success which could effectively be catching practice for Breeze.
Armstrong put one wide for Carlisle after 68 minutes before a moment which summed up our ineptitude in front of goal. Campbell bundled his way forward down the right, tried to lay it off to Luke McCormick only for the ball to run behind him as far as James Daly who smashed it high over the bar.
On 75 minutes, Carlisle introduced two attacking players valued in six-figure fees in Chris Conn-Clarke and Reagan Linney, we brought on Terrell Works and Harvey Greenslade. There are levels to this game.
As the game pushes in to the final ten minutes, Carlisle pushed to extend their lead and Conn-Clarke had a goal disallowed for offside before Hugh Parker was denied by Ward from a one on one chance on the edge of the area.
There was a welcome return to action for Alex Whittle who was introduced with four minutes remaining, but overall it was a miserable afternoon for those supporters who face not seeing home until the early hours of tomorrow morning.
Full time: Carlisle United 3 Yeovil Town 0
Match Details
Venue: Brunton Park
Date: Saturday 21st February, 3pm kick-off
Competition: Enterprise National League
Scorers: Morgan Feeney 5, Luke Armstrong pen 17, Ryan Galvin 45+3
Pitch: Excellent, you can tell Carlisle invest a lot in it.
Conditions: Cold but mercifully not as wet as the forecast predicted.
Attendance: 6,655 (145 away supporters)
Bookings:
Yeovil Town: None
Carlisle United: Harvey Macadam 7
Referee: Michael Barlow
Yeovil Town
Substitutes: Terrell Works (for Ryan Jones, 74), Harvey Greenslade (for James Daly, 74), Troy Perrett (for Dakari Mafico, 80), Jonathon Page (for Brett McGavin, 86), Alex Whittle (for Luke McCormick, 86), Joy Mukena (not used), Matt Gould (not used).
Carlisle United: Gabe Breeze, Morgan Feeney, David Ajiboye (for Hugh Parker, 78), Ryan Galvin, Elliot Embleton (for Regan Linney, 74), Stephen Wearne (for Chris Conn-Clarke, 74), Jack Ellis, Alex Gilliead, Bevis Mugabi, Luke Armstrong (for Charlie Wyke, 78), Harry McAdam (for Terrell Thomas, 74).
Substitutes (not used): Archie Mair, Cameron Harper.
Team News: Carlisle United (away)
2026-02-21
Yeovil Town have made four changes for today’s game a third-placed Carlisle United (3pm kick-off).
Tahvon Campbell, Josh Sims, Ryan Jones and Kyle Ferguson all return following the 3-1 home defeat to Aldershot Town on Tuesday night.
Foot In The Opposition Camp – Carlisle (A)
2026-02-21
A short trip up the M5 (…and M6) to Carlisle this weekend, so we’re checking in with Lee from the Brunton Bugle to how they’re fairing up north… turns out, quite well.
Match Preview: Carlisle United vs Yeovil Town
2026-02-20
Yeovil Town make the almost 700-mile round trip to Carlisle United as they face the third-placed Cumbrians on Saturday afternoon.
FORM…
YEOVIL TOWN
The Glovers didn’t have the best of games last time out as they were beaten 2-1 by Aldershot Town. Although it wasn’t the strongest of performances by the home side, The Shots have been in good form themselves, currently sitting second in the form tables since their new manager, John Coleman arrived.
Yeovil boss Billy Rowley admitted after the game his side were not ready for the battle with the Hampshire side. Which was clear to see through the efforts of Yeovil’s strikers when they didn’t mop up Jake Wannell’s headers into the six yard box. Talking of Wannell he will miss the Carlisle game through suspension after picking up his 10th yellow of the season.
CARLISLE UNITED
The Cumbrians currently occupy third place in the league and their last five games have shown why. Out of those five games, United have won three against good opposition, such as Forest Green. However, the two teams they lost to, are the two teams that sit above them in the league, York City and Rochdale.
It was in their last fixture against the aforementioned Forest Green that they showed why they deserve to be third. Away from home, most teams would try to feel their way into the match. Carlisle, didn’t need time to settle netting the opener in the 11th minute, through Stephen Wearne. A second followed 11 minutes later as Morgan Feeney doubled the Cumbrians lead, before David Ajiboye effectively ended the match in the 29th minute when he bagged his teams third. Rovers scored a consolation in the 52nd minute through Jay Mingi.
Fun Fact: Since the beginning of the year, Carlisle have scored two more goals in every game they have picked up points in.
KEY PLAYERS…
YEOVIL TOWN – JED WARD
By now I think I may just keep this section for Ward. The shot stopper is exactly that, a shot stopper, which was on full display on Tuesday night. The young keeper pulled off a string of saves that kept Yeovil in a game that should have probably got away from them. To put it bluntly, if it wasn’t for Ward we would be staring down the barrel of the National League South.
The game against Aldershot wasn’t even a good game by the 22-year-olds standards. He had a couple of handling errors, some stray distribution and what will hurt most two goals conceded. But as I said above, if he wasn’t in goal we have been beaten by more.
CARLISLE UNITED – DAVID AJIBOYE
Ajiboye has been in fine form since New Year’s Eve. In the last month and a half, the 27-year-old has bagged four goals, with three being in the last two games. He has pitched in with two assists in that time as well. The forwards uptick in form coincides with the fact striker Regan Linney has been out the side with and injury. Now, I’m not saying when Linney plays the directive has been to give him the ball, but more players like Ajiboye have come a light in that time.
Positionally, AJiboye has been often deployed on the right hand side of the front line. His heat map shows he sits just off the right side of the 18-yard box with not much tracking back. The former Peterborough man will be one to watch on Saturday.
THE GAFFER…
It’s none other than Mr Wales himself, Mark Hughes, in the opposition dugout this weekend. A superstar in his playing days, Hughes turned out for Manchester United, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich and famously played for both Wales and Bayern on the same day in 1987.
Now 61, Hughes has managed at the highest level with Wales, Manchester City, and Stoke. After a tough spell at Southampton in 2018, he returned to management with Bradford City in 2022, earning Manager of the Month before being dismissed a year later.
Following another short break, he took charge at Brunton Park, staying on despite Carlisle’s relegation to the National League. Hughes, has guided Carlisle to third in the league and will be looking for instant promotion this season. He is also an idol of Yeovil boss Billy Rowley.
Hughes has faced the Glovers once in his managerial career drawing that game.
LAST TIME WE MET…
Pic C/O Gary Brown
DON’T I KNOW YOU…
Just the one recognisable face for the travelling Glovers on Saturday with centre-back Bevis Mugabi now plying his trade in Cumbria. Mugabi made 102 appearances for Yeovil during his two-year spell at the club.
THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE…
Greg Rollason is the man in charge for this fixture. For more information on him and his team for Tuesday night check out Ben’s article – here.
Gloverscast #483 – “We’ve spent the season riding the teacups”
2026-02-20
We’ve given Ian a one-podcast ban and so Chris Fox subs in to talk about the defeat to Aldershot and preview the trip to Carlisle.
As ever, thanks to our Voicenoters and GQCers.
Match Officials – Carlisle (A)
2026-02-19
Michael Barlow has the honour of making his way to Brunton Park this Saturday to take charge of the game between Yeovil Town and Carlisle United.
A referee we’ve only seen twice, both on both occasions things didn’t go particularly well for the Glovers.
He took charge of a 1-0 away defeat to Halifax in April 2022, and then, just shy of a year later he took charge of the 3-0 defeat to Wrexham which sealed Yeovil’s relegation out of the National League and into the NLS.
He’s only taken one Carlisle game in his career, a 2-1 defeat away at Southend back in November.
13 games in total for Mr Barlow this season, resulting in 45 yellows (3.46 per game) two reds – both in the EFL – and just one solitary penalty awarded!
He’ll be assisted by George Eaton and Mark Cunliffe with Andrew Daniels on fourth official duties.
Carlisle United (First Team) v Yeovil Town FC (First Team)
National League – Premier
Referee: Barlow, Michael
Assistant Referee: Eaton, George
Assistant Referee: Cunliffe, Mark
Fourth Official: Daniels, Andrew
MOTM Result – Aldershot (H)
2026-02-19
Let’s wrap this game up once and for all shall we, it’ll be of no great surprise that Jed Ward has once again taken your Man of the Match vote for the 2-1 home defeat to Aldershot.
The Bristol Rovers loanee has easily moved into double figures for the number of MOTM wins this season, and continues to impress for the Glovers, win, lose or draw.
Captain Jake Wannell was 2nd, with goal scorer Terrell Works coming in third.
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESPONSES | 1ST (Votes / Percent) | 2ND (Votes / Percent) | 3RD (Votes / Percent) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | |||||
| 09.08.2025 | HARTLEPOOL (Home, 0-0 draw) | 172 | JED WARD (52 / 32.4%) | Morgan Williams (44 / 25.6%) | Jake Wannell (22 / 12.8%) |
| 16.08.2025 | FOREST GREEN (Away, 2-0 loss) | 87 | JED WARD (39 / 44.8%) | Byron Pendleton (16 / 18.4%) | Morgan Williams (11 / 12.6%) |
| 20.08.2025 | BRACKLEY TOWN (Home, 2-1 win) | 153 | JED WARD (89 / 58.2%) | Josh Sims (23 / 15%) | Tahvon Campbell (14 / 9.2%) |
| 23.08.2025 | BRAINTREE TOWN (Away, 1-0 loss) | 71 | JED WARD (29 / 40.8%) | Josh Sims (15 / 21.1%) | James Plant (7 / 9.9%) |
| 25.08.2025 | GATESHEAD (Home, 4-3 loss) | 174 | HARVEY GREENSLADE (65 / 37.4%) | Junior Morias (59 / 33.9%) | Josh Sims (23 / 13.2%) |
| 30.08.2025 | HALIFAX (Away, 3-2 loss) | 93 | JOSH SIMS (36 / 38.7%) | Harvey Greenslade (29 / 31.2%) | Junior Morias (13 / 14%) |
| AUGUST PLAYER OF THE MONTH | 🥇 JED WARD (12 PTS, 3 MOTM) | 🥈 JOSH SIMS (8 PTS, 1 MOTM) | 🥉 HARVEY GREENSLADE (5 PTS, 1 MOTM) |
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| 02.09.2025 | SOLIHULL M (Away, 1-0 win) | 98 | JUNIOR MORIAS (28 / 28.3%) | Luke McCormick (24 / 24.2%) | Jed Ward (15 / 15.2%) |
| 06.09.2025 | YORK CITY (Home, 3-1 loss) | 108 | JOSH SIMS (48 / 44.4%) | Luke McCormick (33 / 30.6%) | Jed Ward (7 / 6.5%) |
| 13.09.2025 | WOKING (Home, 1-0 win) | 127 | LUKE MCCORMICK (47 / 37%) | Kyle Ferguson (37 / 29.1%) | Harvey Greenslade (11 / 8.7%) |
| 20.09.2025 | TAMWORTH (Away, 1-0 loss) | 62 | JED WARD (17 / 27.4%) | Kyle Ferguson (10 / 16.1%) | Josh Sims (7 / 11.3%) |
| 24.09.2025 | ALDERSHOT (Away, 4-1 win) | 94 | ANDREW OLUWABORI (36 / 38.3%) | Tahvon Campbell (25 / 26.6%) | Luke McCormick (10 / 10.6%) |
| 27.09.2025 | ALTRINCHAM (Home, 1-0 win) | 154 | ANDREW OLUWABORI (51 / 33.1%) | Jed Ward (37 / 24%) | Morgan Williams (18 / 11.7%) |
| 30.09.2025 | SUTTON UTD (Away 2-1 win) | 119 | JOSH SIMS (88 / 73.9%) | Andrew Oluwabori (20 / 16.8%) | Jed Ward (6 / 5%) |
| SEPTEMBER PLAYER OF THE MONTH | 🥇 ANDREW OLUWABORI (8 PTS / 2 MOTM) | 🥈 JED WARD (8 PTS / 1 MOTM) | 🥉 JOSH SIMS (7 PTS / 2 MOTM) |
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| 04.10.2025 | BOREHAM WOOD (Home - 0-3 loss) | 87 | JED WARD (61 / 70.1%) | Harvey Greenslade (10 / 11.5%) | Kyle Ferguson (5 / 5.7%) |
| 11.10.2025 | HEMEL HEMPSTEAD (Away 2-1 loss) | 44 | HARVEY GREENSLADE (18 / 40.9%) | Jed Ward (10 / 22%) | Byron Pendleton (6 / 13.6%) |
| 18.10.2025 | ROCHDALE (Away 3-0 loss) | 49 | JED WARD (17 / 34.7%) | Harvey Greenslade (10 / 20.4%) | Kyle Ferguson (5 / 10.2%) |
| 25.10.2025 | CARLISLE (Home 1-1 draw) | 140 | Max Jolliffe (60 / 42.9% | Harvey Greenslade (16 / 11.4%) | George Nurse (13 / 9.3%) |
| OCTOBER PLAYER OF THE MONTH | 🥇 HARVEY GREENSLADE (9 PTS / 1 MOTM) | 🥈 JED WARD (8 PTS / 1 MOTM) | 🥉 MAX JOLLIFFE (3 PTS / 1 MOTM) |
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| 04.11.2025 | WEALDSTONE (Home 0-2 loss) | 67 | LUKE MCCORMICK (13 / 19.4%) | Jed Ward (12 / 17.9%) | Aaron Jarvis (9 / 13.4%) |
| 08.11.2025 | SCUNTHORPE (Away 1-0 loss) | 46 | JAMES PLANT (15 / 32.6%) | Jed Ward (12 / 26.1%) | Harvey Greenslade (10 / 21.7%) |
| 15.11.2025 | SOUTHEND (Home 0-1 loss) | 89 | JED WARD (74 / 83.1%) | Max Jolliffe (5 / 5.6%) | Junior Morias (3 / 3.4%) |
| 22.11.2025 | MORECAMBE (Away 0-0 draw) | 49 | JED WARD (22 / 44.9%) | Harvey Greenslade (12 / 24.5%) | Finn Cousin-Dawson 4 (8.2%) |
| 29.11.2025 | BOSTON UNITED (Home 2-1 win) | 108 | LUKE MCCORMICK (68 / 63%) | Brett McGavin (10 / 9.3%) | James Plant (6 / 5.6%) |
| NOVEMBER PLAYER OF THE MONTH | 🥇 JED WARD (10 PTS, 2 MOTM) | 🥈 LUKE MCCORMICK (6 PTS / 2 MOTM) | 🥉 JAMES PLANT (4 PTS / 1 MOTM) |
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| 06.12.2025 | HARTLEPOOL UTD (Away, 2-0 win) | 106 | LUKE MCCORMICK (78 / 73.6%) | Jed Ward (11 / 10.4%) | Harvey Greenslade (7 / 6.6%) |
| 13.12.2025 | MAIDSTONE UTD (Home, 1-1 [4-2 on pens]) | 125 | JED WARD (83 / 66.4%) | Brett McGavin (10 / 8%) | Harvey Greenslade (9 / 7.2%) |
| 20.12.2025 | FOREST GEEEN (Home, 0-2 loss) | 94 | LUKE MCCORMICK (22 / 23.4%) | Harvey Greenslade (20 / 21.3%) | Jed Ward (17 / 18.1%) |
| 26.12.2025 | TRURO CITY (Away 0-1 loss) | 67 | JED WARD (55 / 82.1%) | Jake Wannell (3 / 4.5%) | Josh Tobin / Aaron Jarvis (2 / 3%) |
| 30.12.2025 | EASTLEIGH (Home 1-1 draw) | 113 | LUKE MCCORMICK (46 / 40.7%) | Jed Ward (29 / 25.7%) | Jake Wannell (10 / 8.8%) |
| DECEMBER PLAYER OF THE MONTH | 🥇 JED WARD (10 PTS, 2 MOTM) | 🥈 LUKE MCCORMICK (9 PTS / 3 MOTM) | 🥉 HARVEY GREENSLADE (4 PTS / 0 MOTM) |
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| 03.01.2026 | BRAINTREE (Home 3-1 win) | 164 | LUKE MCCORMICK (44 / 26.8%) | Aaron Jarvis (27 / 16.5%) | James Daly/Brett McGavin (20 / 12.2%) |
| 10.01.2026 | ALVECHURCH (Home 0-0 [3-1 on pens]) | 172 | DAKARAI MAFICO (86 / 50%) | Jed Ward (55 / 32%) | Josh Sims (9 / 5.2%) |
| 17.01.2026 | BRACKLEY TOWN (Away, 2-1 loss) | 81 | DAKARAI MAFICO (19 / 23.5%) | Harvey Greenslade (15 / 18.5%) | Kyle Ferguson (12 / 14.8%) |
| 31.01.2026 | AFC TELFORD (Away, 2-0 win) | 191 | HARVEY GREENSLADE (79 / 41.4%) | Dakarai Mafico (60 / 31.4%) | Joy Mukena (11 / 5.8%) |
| JANUARY PLAYER OF THE MONTH | 🥇 DAKARAI MAFICO (8 PTS, 2 MOTM) | 🥈HARVEY GREENSLADE (4 PTS / 1 MOTM) | 🥉 LUKE MCCORMICK (3 PTS / 1 MOTM) |
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| 06.02.2026 | ALTRINCHAM (Away, 1-0 win) | 92 | JED WARD (57 / 61.3%) | Troy Perrett (12 / 12.9%) | Kyle Ferguson (7 / 7.5%) |
| 11.02.2026 | BOREHAM WOOD (Away 3-2 loss) | 46 | JAMES DALY (13 / 28.3%) | Jed Ward (12 / 23.1%) | Jake Wannell (8 / 17.4%) |
| 14.02.2026 | ROCHDALE (Home 1-1 draw) | 155 | DAKARAI MAFICO (73 / 45.6%) | Finn Cousin-Dawson (34 / 21.3%) | Jed Ward (13 / 8.1%) |
| 17.02.2026 | ALDERSHOT (Home 2-1 loss) | 86 | JED WARD (50 / 58.1%) | Jake Wannell (10 / 11.6%) | Terrell Works (9 / 9.3%) |
| 21.02.2026 | CARLISLE (Away 3-0 loss) | 47 | JED WARD (21 / 42%) | Finn Cousin-Dawson (10 / 20%) | Harvey Greenslade (6 / 12%) |
| 25.02.2026 | SUTTON UTD (Home 3-2 win) |
Whittle and Page available for Glovers
2026-02-19
Full-back Alex Whittle and midfielder Jonathon Page will both be available for Yeovil Town at high-flying Carlisle United this weekend.
The pair have both been involved in training this week having been missing through injury in recent weeks and are now in the frame to be involved in a tough test in Cumbria. Page has been an unused substitute in the last two games and not featured picking up an injury on his debut in the defeat at Brackley Town last month, whilst Whittle has played just once under Rowley having been dogged by injury.
Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Josh Perkins on Thursday ahead of the 700-mile round trip, manager Billy Rowley said his side were hoping to put in a performance to cancel out a below par performance in the 2-1 home defeat to Aldershot Town on Tuesday night.
He said: “Whitts has been in full training today, I have just given him Man of the Match in training today, he was good out there. Jon Page has also been in full training today and he will be back available for Saturday, he has been really unfortunate since he has come in. So those two lads will come back in the squad and fully available for selection.”
The boss said he showed his side a video nasty as they replayed the opening half-an-hour of their miserable midweek display. The Glovers were 1-0 down inside seven minutes against a visiting side which bossed the game and only drew level courtesy of a spectacular strike from loan forward Terrell Works.
Rowley said: “We have watched some clips of the first 20 to 30 minutes of the game and I think it was important for us all to realign ourselves to what are the minimum expectations of playing for Yeovil. Gouldy (goalkeeping coach, Matt Gould), who is a beam of positive energy in the office, reminded me that in the two-and-a-half months that we have been here, that is definitely the worst we have played and the bottom line is we got outran and outfought on Tuesday night. It was the first time that has happened in the time I have been here, so it was important we pressed the reset button on that and made sure our values of leaving everything on the pitch is still massively important to how we want to play.
“When you are looking around the room, seeing people nodding and looking you in the eye, it is pretty clear that everybody knows we had a bad day at the office on Tuesday. It is something we desperately want to make sure does not happen again and we are looking forward to the game on Saturday to try and change that. It is important to enjoy your wins because it is a short career for a lot of players and managers, but when you do lose a game it is important to remember it is not the end of the world. You have to reflect on it, try and improve on it and try and iron out the things you do not want to see again and that is what we have done. It is not to say we will not lose another game, but we will win plenty as well and we will keep trying to improve.”
The Glovers make the long trip to face third-placed Carlisle United who have won six of their last ten matches in the National League Premier Division and are looking to make up ground on the division’s top two, Rochdale and York City. Last time out they put in an impressive display to win 3-1 at fellow promotion hopefuls, Forest Green Rovers, last weekend but were without a match in midweek.
The Cumbrians’ manager, former Manchester United striker Mark Hughes, confirmed they will be without full-back Josh Williams who picked up a hamstring injury against Forest Green, but Rowley is expecting a tough match.
He said: “They have got a lot of match-winners in their team and Mark Hughes is an idol of mine as a young Man United fan, he was the best volley-er of all time, so it will be great to chat to him about his career, but we are going to go there and try to take three points off them first. They have some top players and it is a great place to go and play football, so I think it will add motivation to our lads. We will go there with a clear mindset and a clear game plan and we have just got to turn up and execute it. We will try to right the wrongs from (the defeat to Aldershot) on Tuesday, run hard and get the win.
“In a weird way I think sometimes the shackles are off (us away from home). I understand modern football can be a little strange for the average punter and something that I keep reassuring our supporters is that we are always looking to score, always looking to get behind teams. Sometimes the execution of that has been off lately, but it is just reinforcing those messages and when we go to an away ground you are naturally the underdog and do not get as many moans and groans and you play without any fear or restrictions. I like this opportunity to go there and upset them, they are a top team with a great manager and we are looking forward to getting out there and doing what we do.“
Mafico: I prefer to play in the middle
2026-02-19
Yeovil Town loanee Dakari Mafico has said his preferred position is in the centre of midfield, but is happy to be learning a new side to his game at left wing-back.
The Cardiff City youngster has been a sensation since joining on loan until the end of the season at the start of January and impressed in a central role during last weekend’s 1-1 draw with league leaders Rochdale at Huish Park.
However, he was switched back to the left wing-back position which he has filled on many occasions since his arrival in Somerset for the 2-1 defeat at home to Aldershot Town on Tuesday night.
Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Josh Perkins on Thursday ahead of the trip to third-placed Carlisle United this weekend, the 19-year-old said: “I try and help where I can. I know my preferred position is to play in the middle, but I have been on the left in most games and that has been a different side to my game that I need to develop. I have enjoyed it so far, when I get to be in the middle, that is where I enjoy it the most and obviously I show my best qualities. But it is about where I can help the team, bring my quality on the ball and drive us forward up the pitch and work on my defensive skills as well.
“I am mostly a number six, that is my main position, but being able to do a bit of both, sometimes I roll in as an eight. But when I am out wide as a left wing-back, I get to work on the one-on-one aspect of my game which I might not get as much in midfielder. It is all positive. This season at Cardiff I played at left-back for the first game of the season and I think I may have played it for one season when I was about nine. I am having to learn quickly and coming (to Yeovil) and having to do the same thing has only helped me with versatility. That obviously gives me more opportunities in the team, but if my name is on the team-sheet, I am happy.”
Mafico was selected as your Player of the Month for January in our regular post-match polls after picking up topping the Man of the Match charts in three matches having arrived at the club. His performance against Rochdale also saw him pick up 45.6% of the vote.
The Cardiff academy product is expected to be in the Yeovil squad which makes the almost 700-mile round journey to Carlisle United this weekend, but knows the Glovers face a tough test against a side which has won seven of their last ten matches on home soil.
Mafico said: “We were not good enough *against Aldershot Town) on Tuesday in all aspects of the performance, but if we can replicate Saturday’s performance (against Rochdale) against Carlisle we could have a good day. It will be tough physically especially going away to them, it will be a tough game but we are confident if we apply ourselves in the right way as we did on Saturday we will be able to get a good result.”