It’s time for our first evening game of the season. Yeovil will face Ebbsfleet at 7.45pm Tuesday night in what will be hopefully a noisy Huish Park.
Here’s what you need to know…..
Form Guide…
After two games the Glovers have won one and lost one which has them sitting mid-table. Their win on Saturday was solid and should provide some building blocks for the Somerset side.
Ebbsfleet have lost both games to start the season but they have had to face two of the favourites for promotion in Barney and Gateshead. In their last game against Barnet they only lost 2-1, so will provide a stern contest for the home side.
Key Players…
Yeovil – Matty Worthington
So we have looked at forwards and defenders in the last two weeks, so let’s now look at a midfielder. Matty Worthington is a stalwart, he does the things many don’t want to do, he is the definition of box-to-box and above all else he is a bloody good captain.
The “Ginger Pirlo” has been a mainstay in the midfield since he joined the Glovers permanently in 2019. Last season he started to add goals to his game which has been what’s missing for him. If he can carry that on this season he’ll be even more of an asset to Mark Cooper.
Picture Courtesy of Gary Brown
As captain he doesn’t need to do much else, Worthy is a modern Yeovil great, who has green and white running through his blood.
Ebbsfleet United – Dominic Poleon
The striker has been at The Fleet since 2021 after leaving Newport County. Poleon has bagged one goal in his only game so far this season.
90+4′ Dominic Poleon grabs a goal late on for the Fleet.
GFC 5-1 EUFC pic.twitter.com/TVH028f89A
— Ebbsfleet United FC (@EUFCofficial) August 10, 2024
The big man has been what you’d call prolific for the Kent side, scoring 71 goals across 131 games. Originally a Leeds United academy product the St Lucian has bounced around the leagues and will be a handful for the Glovers defense on Tuesday.
Thats what he said…
Ahead of Tuesday night’s game Yeovil boss Mark Cooper spoke to the clubs social media.
“I haven’t thought about it yet…but we’ll have some tired bodies. I’ll have to pick the freshest best team we can to try and get the three points in tough game on Tuesday.”
Speaking to BBC Radio Kent Danny Searle was looking at the good his side has done so far this season. He said: “Let’s get ourselves back on the training pitch, let’s go to Yeovil and take the positives from today, and we’ll look at the negatives and address them.”
We’ve met before…
Yeovil have the head to head record in this match having only played one game against each other in the covid hit 2019/20 season.
That year Darren Sarll’s side romped to a 3-1 win. With goals coming from Rhys Murphy, Remeao Hutton and Tom Whelan. Aswad Thomas was scored Ebsfleet’s only goal.
Don’t I know you…
For the second week in a row there is no former Glovers who now ply their trade in Kent.
However last season, they did have Billy Clifford. Technically he never actually played a game for us but he did have a loan to Somerset in 2013, that’s the best link we can get.
Who’s been naughty then…
Although neither team has players missing through suspension, both sides had yellow cards in their last games.
What makes this noteworthy is Ebbsfleet received five bookings throughout the game so there maybe some hotheadedness within their ranks if Yeovil can find the right buttons to push.
The Fleet will be without first-team coach Grant Basey who was sent off against Barnet.
HOW CAN YOU KEEP ACROSS THE GAME?
IN PERSON
Get to Huish Park! Tickets are available for the game here.
ON THE RADIO
Ian is back on the mic with Jack Killah for BBC Somerset and Three Valleys Radio will have full match coverage too.
ON THE TV/ STREAM
National League TV has this game listed as available to watch. Match Passes are £9.99
ON THE GLOVERSCAST.CO.UK
We’ll have team news, match report, Five Conclusions and our usual reaction podcast to follow on Monday.
Doesn’t the official site do match previews any more ?