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It wasn’t quite the fairy tale return to Huish Park after four weeks on the road, in-form Hampton and Richmond came to town and battled to a 0-0 draw. Ian was at Huish Park and here are his conclusions…

It was another game where we spurned chances. It’s become a growing theme in recent games that we’ve not been able to finish good chances. We saw it at Chippenham and Dartford on the road, and it was the same on the return to Huish Park. Rhys Murphy had two good opportunities in the first half and Frank Nouble should have scored when he was played through by Sonny Blu Lo-Everton. With Hyde and Stevens injured, Fisher still finding fitness and Cox back at Exeter we could do with a top up up top.

Rhys Murphy wide of goal. Picture courtesy of Gary Brown.

You can see why Hampton and Richmond have enjoyed a good run. They had early chances in both halves and we struggled to break them down. They were disciplined defensively and when they our press and got the ball to Jake Gray they had good moments around the edge of the box. When they brought on Bloomfield in the second half if gave them an extra man up top and his physicality gave our defence an extra battle to contend with. While Joe Day had more routine saves to make, I thought we were pretty comfortable defensively.

Sonny Blu Lo Everton tries his luck. Picture courtesy of Gary Brown.

We took too long to get some pace on.  It wasn’t until the 88th minute that Will Dawes was introduced and he had one sprint down the wing which had Hampton backpedalling towards goal. It was a flat atmosphere at Huish Park, and we needed a spark to get the fans going. Dawes gives us that with his direct running so it was a shame to not see him earlier. Without Stevens, Dawes is the only attacking pace we have and when Mark Cooper says he wants to strengthen in the forward areas, that’s where I think we could do with more.

Jay Foulston had a solid debut. Our Friday night signing came straight into the team while Alex Whittle is still recovering. He got himself into good positions going forward and looks to have fitted in straight away. Before the match, Mark Cooper said he’d been on the club’s radar for a while but the deal wasn’t financially possible until now with Taunton’s troubles. We’ve been wanting depth at left back to provide cover for Alex Whittle and now we’ve got a genuine battle for position.

Jay Foulston finds his man. Picture courtesy of Gary Brown.

I have questions about the midfield. We’ve reverted to a three, with Charlie Cooper, Matt Worthington and Lo-Everton. Matt Worthington was given a license to roam yesterday but spent of a lot of time in left midfield in the 2nd half as it became more of a 4-4-2. In the switch to 4-3-3, I feel we’ve taken away from the attack. It was a familiar tale to the start of the season with a lot of possession in between the boxes but that lack of magic as we entered the box. I think we’ve got four good centre midfielders in Cooper, Worthy, Lo-Everton and Josh Owers and I think we’ve played better with two in midfield rather than three. Three gives us control of game but if Jordan Young doesn’t produce a moment there’s no one else who can.

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It’s time for another Loan Watch as we wrap up how the Glovers out at other clubs are getting on.

Joe Day wasn’t the only Glovers’ goalkeeper who picked up a Cleano in the National League South. Will Buse and his Bath City side played out a 0-0 draw of their own against Dover Athletic.

Taunton did not have a good day at the office, they were soundly beaten by Havant and Waterlooville, Malachi Linton was initially named on the bench, but was introduced on the hour mark.

Let’s go to Melksham were Benjani Jr was also a substitute, but he did come on – as we can see from this gallery of images HERE – but we don’t quite know when. We do know his side drew 2-2 with Bristol Manor Farm.

Down at Dorchester, the Magpies threw a 1-0 lead away to lose 2-1 against Walton and Hersham. Ollie Haste started and was creative throughout the game.

Shepton Mallet were on the wrong end of a last minute goal from Clevedon to leave their home game with nothing.

Charlie Bateson was introduced on the hour mark and nearly snatched a late goal of his own.

Aidan Skiverton was named amongst the subs for Sherborne who lost against Andover, (although information is light on if he played or not).

Welton Rovers got beat fairly heavily against Helston, 9-1, the youthful side included Mason Alden and Jacob Shore.

Far better news from Gillingham, where plenty of goals were scored by young Glovers over their two games this week.

In midweek, they lost to Hamworthy in the Dorset cup 3-2, with goals from both Josh Haskett and Harry Lock, Jack Bareham and Harrison Foster were both involved too.

On Saturday they produced a brilliant display to beat Keynsham 5-2. Josh Haskett again on the score sheet (he set up three others too) whilst Jack Bareham picked up a goal himself and more minutes for Lock and Foster too.

 

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Yeovil Town boss Mark Cooper admitted he is looking to strengthen his side up front after seeing them draw a blank at Huish Park for the first time this season.

The Glovers’ boss started with a front three of top-scorer Rhys Murphy, Frank Nouble and Jordan Young in the 0-0 draw with in-form Hampton and Richmond Borough before bringing on Alex Fisher as a second half substitute.

But, with the return of loanee Sonny Cox to his parent club Exeter City and injuries to Jake Hyde and Jordan Stevens, the manager admits he is in the market for new recruits.

Speaking to our man Ian Perkins after the match, he said: “We are looking to bring people in at the top end of the pitch. We need to move one or two out first before we do that, we have a budget to work to but we definitely need another creative player, someone who is going to chip in with a couple of goals.

“At the minute we are relying too much on Jordan Young and if he has an off day, we seem to struggle, so we are looking. We have a couple of targets, but we could do with moving a couple on.”

Frank Nouble rues a missed opportunity.
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Nouble has a gilt-edged opportunity to open the scoring against an in-form Hampton side, who have not lost in the league since they were beaten by Yeovil at the end of September, and Cooper said that his side’s failure to finish their opportunities was all that stood between them and three points.

He said: “If we score the first goal, which we should do with the chances we had, they have to come out and it becomes a different game. But, in those big moments, your forward-thinking players have to produce and we didn’t do it today.

“We have to keep playing like we are, there’s not a lot wrong apart from we didn’t convert our controlled play in to goals. If you analysis the first half, there are so many good opportunities there that on another day we could have won by three or four. We are always going to create chances, we need to start converting them.

“There were a couple of blocks, but when you look at the really good chances we have in the first half, we have to score. I have just seen them back on the video and it was the same as last week at Dartford when we could have been five up, we should have been at least two up at half-time today. When you are not, it gives the opposition strength.”

Asked what he felt the difference was between his forward players converting the chances and missing them, Cooper added: “That is the life of a lower league footballer, sometimes it just doesn’t happen  The difference between the players in the top divisions and others is that they score those every week, and that is why they get paid £100,000-a-week.

“As a coach I can get our players safely and controlled to the edge of the opposition’s box and show them patterns, but when the moment comes to kill, you can’t coach that, that is just a technique which we are missing at the moment. But as long as we keep creating chances, that is the main thing.”

As if the way this season, Mark Cooper also spoke to the club’s official YouTube channel. You can watch this video here….

 

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Yeovil Town new boy Jay Foulston has admitted the opportunity to return to full-time football was an opportunity he could not turn down.

The 23-year-old, who began his career at Newport County, joined from National League South rivals Taunton Town on loan until the end of the season with a view to a permanent move.

He played his first 90 minutes in green-and-white in the goalless draw with Hampton & Richmond at Huish Park on Saturday.

Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Josh Perkins after the match, the Welshman said his former Peacocks’ team-mate – and now Glovers centre half – Jake Wannell had played a major role in his move.

He said: “I speak to Jake and he tells me how fantastic the club is which helped me a lot getting here. It was a tough decision to leave Taunton, but full-time football was something I just couldn’t turn down.

“It was tough going out of full-time to part-time football, so it is great to be back playing full-time football again.

“A few rumours have been flying about here and there (about me joining Yeovil), but you never know quite how much truth there is in them. But when the opportunity came it was one I could not turn down and it was great to be out there today.”

Jay Foulston.
Picture courtesy of Gary Brown.

Foulston lined up alongside Wannell for his debut filling in at left-back in place of the position’s first choice incumbent Alex Whittle who is still out through injury.

Asked about the experience, he said: “First in green-and-white, so it was just nice to be out there. There are obviously one or two things where I am probably not quite on the same wavelength as one or two lads out there and I probably do not know what they are doing with one or two things.

“There are always areas where you can improve and we will look to go again next week and hopefully get the win.”

 

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It was a stalemate in the first match which Huish Park has seen for some time. Who was your Man of the Match in today’s home match with Hampton & Richmond?

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Yeovil Town played out a goalless draw with the National League’s in-form team Hampton and Richmond at Huish Park this afternoon.

The Glovers had their chances in the first half, but an even second half was well contested with Hampton showing exactly why they’re in the position they are. Yeovil remain 7 points clear at the top.

Here’s how Ian saw it from Huish Park..

First half

There were two changes for in the starting line up for Yeovil, with Jay Foulston immediately coming in at left back in place of Will Dawes and Frank Nouble replacing Sonny Cox.

Former Glover Jake Gray had a the first of the chances at Huish Park in the 5th minute. Space opened up nicely for Gray on the edge the Yeovil box and he drew a strong low save from Joe Day.

Minutes later, Rhys Murphy had a great chance to open the scoring. The poacher was in a familiar position inside the box and as he swivelled and fired a low shot at goal, Adam Desbois got down smartly to keep it out with a great save.

Rhys Murphy.
Picture courtesy of Gary Brown.

After those two chances, the game entered a cagey phase, with Yeovil struggling to break the lines of Hampton and the visitors having some bright moments around Yeovil’s box.

Yeovil dominated the possession, albeit with no real threat. Jay Foulston and Michael Smith were starting to find space in wide areas, and it was Foulston who nearly put it on a plate for Murphy. Hampton cleared for a corner and Charlie Cooper very nearly put said corner straight in!

As dominant as Yeovil were with the ball, Hampton did find pockets of space as they beat the Yeovil press as Gray got himself into good crossing positions.

Most bits of good play from the Beavers came from Gray, and his left-footed shot in the 34th minute trickled just wide of Day’s right hand post.

Frank Nouble.
Picture courtesy of Gary Brown.

A minute later, Frank Nouble should have put Yeovil ahead. A ball through in the inside left channel found its way to Nouble and the striker opened up his body to bend it into the far corner but put it wide of Desbois’ post.

Such was the spirit of the game, there was no stoppage time at the end of the first half and both sides seemed fairly content to go in at 0-0.

Half time: Yeovil Town 0 Hampton & Richmond 0

 

Second half

Like with the first half, Joe Day was the first of the keeper called into action, saving a fiercely struck left-footer from Ruaridh Donaldson.

Neither side were able to break the other down, and on the 62nd minute both side made changes. Alex Fisher came on for Rhys Murphy and Mason Bloomfield joined Ben Seymour up front for Hampton and Richmond.

 

Alex Fisher slides in.
Picture courtesy of Gary Brown.

Fisher very nearly made his mark moments later. Matt Worthington, who was playing with a lot of freedom, curled a teasing ball across the six yard box with the outside of his boot and Fisher couldn’t have got closer to getting a toe on the ball.

Yeovil had another opportunity in the 72nd minute with Worthington latching on to a Nouble flick on. It was an awkward height for Yeovil’s skipper, who couldn’t get his shot on target as he was closed down by Desbois.

Bloomfield’s physicality was causing problems for Yeovil and Day had to be alert in the 77th minute to parrying a powerful shot out for a corner. Bloomfield was on the end of a cross moments later but couldn’t direct a header towards goal.

Seymour and Donaldson combined nicely as the clock ticked over 80 minutes, and Day was called into action making another good save from Donaldson.

Yeovil were crying out for a bit of pace, and Will Dawes replaced Frank Nouble in the 88th minute to provide that pace, although with not a lot of time to do much…

Full time: Yeovil Town 0 Hampton & Richmond 0

Match Details

Venue: Huish Park
Date: Saturday 16th December – 3pm kick-off

Competition: National League South

Pitch: Looking the part, but cutting up a bit
Conditions:  Mild and dry

Attendance: 3388 (86 away)

Scorers: None

Bookings: 
Yeovil Town: Charlie Cooper 49, Alex Fisher, 74, Jordan Young, 90
Hampton & Richmond: Ben Seymour, 71

Referee: Isaac Searle

Yeovil Town (4-3-3)

Substitutes: Will Dawes (for Frank Nouble, 88) , Alex Fisher (for Rhys Murphy, 62), Jordan Maguire-Drew (not used), Josh Owers (not used), Duncan Idehen (not used).

Hampton & Richmond: Adam Desbois, Jordan Thomas, Ruaridh Donaldson, Luis Ferandez, Rob Hall (Mason Bloomfield, 62), Ben Seymour, Jake Gray, Sam Deadfield, George Hunt (for Shane Dunne, 86), Sam Dreyer, Dan Wishart. Substitutes (not used): Isaac Pitblado, Dom Revan, Joshua Anifowose.

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Welcome to Yeovil, Jay Foulston!

There’s a new Glover in town, Jay Foulston has followed Jake Wannell from Taunton to Yeovil and it’s an exciting signing, Callum Hallett has taken a deep dive into the new man in town… here’s what we can expect!

In this analysis I will be explaining who Jay Foulston is and what sort of player he is using, prior knowledge as well as getting a point of view from @Jaakecruump, who has watched many of the Welshman’s games over the last few years! Finally I will be using stats from the brilliant @Hoopsss to backup my points to give people a clear understanding of what type of player Yeovil have signed.

Enjoy the read! It’s a lot of words!

 

What sort of player is Jay Foulston?

Foulston is a player Yeovil have been crying out for in the last couple of weeks. A versatile, left footed defender who can play at left wingback in a 5, left back in a 4 or even left side of central defence in a 3 or 4! His quality both on and off the ball at such a young age (23) is why this is such a brilliant signing for Mark Cooper and his Yeovil side. This is vital for a manager like Cooper as we know he is always changing his formation game by game and even in games as well!

I spoke to former Taunton Town media assistant Jake Crump to get an opinion on the Glovers’ new signing from the eyes of someone who would’ve seen the talented defender player dozens of times for the Peacocks.

The way Jake described Jay is that “he was the first player you’d fall in love with when you watched Taunton”. This is always a good thing you want to hear after signing a player is that they fight for the badge and leave nothing out on the pitch. These words are backed up with some stats from Foulston so far this season:

• 4.71 Ariel duels per 90.

• 4.59 defensive duels per 90.

• 6.12 interceptions per 90.

As Jay is a defender, these 3 stats are massively key for him, 6.12 interceptions per 90 is the 29th highest out of any player in the National League South.

Mark Cooper is a manager who likes his defenders to be commanding and powerful when challenging for duels.

However, he is also a threat going forward as well, whether that be from a set piece, which is where he scored his only goal this season, or whether it is from distance in play or in a deadball situation. Jake said that Foulston has a “fantastic strike on him!”

As we know, Wannell and Williams both have 3 goals so far this season and (Wannell especially) loves to come out of defence and have a shot if he can 

It isn’t just his shooting that causes trouble for opposition defences, his passing is impressive as well! In a Taunton side that isn’t always looking to keep the ball for long periods, Foulston still manages to make 31 passes per 90, including 7.76 progressive passes per 90. A progressive pass is ”a pass that significantly advances the ball towards the opponents goal.” Despite playing the majority of his football this season as a left sided centre half, Jay Foulston still makes 0.71 deep completions per 90. A deep completion is where “a pass is completed within the penalty area of the oppositions goal.” 

This is Cooper’s perfect style of centre half, someone who is confident on the ball, allowing his sides to progress the ball forward. Foulston will be able to show his skill set even more in a Yeovil shirt as we are a side who like to keep the ball.

How many times have we seen Jake Wannell bring the ball out of defence from that left side position, into the midfield to create a massive overload, allowing us to keep the ball?

This is exactly how Jay Foulston will thrive in this team, giving him the freedom to roam out of defence when we have the ball, giving us an extra body in midfield. So far this season, Foulston completes 1.76 dribbles per 90 and travels with the ball 2.43 metres per minute! To put that into perspective, Will Dawes does 2.5 metres per minute!

Jay Foulston chases down now Yeovil Town team-mate Alex Fisher in last season’s FA Cup tie with Taunton.
Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

How does Foulston fit in?

Cooper has made his intentions clear in many games this season, he is willing to change formation and player positions around on many occasions from game to game, or even sometimes minute to minute! For example, against Bath, we started in a back 5 but when Whittle got injured we changed to a back 4 or even a back 3 with Smith stepping into midfield. Personally, I believe Foulston is best suited at left centre half in a back 2 or back 3 as it allows himself a lot of time on the ball, where he can show off his quality, progressing the ball into midfield.

It will be interesting to see how Cooper sets up, and whether Foulston plays at all on Saturday. Good luck Jay!

Once again thank you too Jonathan Hooper, and Jake Crump for their help with this Foulston analysis, i hope you enjoyed the read!
 
 

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It’s game day in South Somerset and we welcome in-form Hampton and Richmond to Huish Park today. Ian welcomes back Seb White (with a foot in both camps, of course) to chat about today’s National League South match.

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