Match Preview: Yeovil Town vs Solihull Moors
It’s the final game of the season this weekend as Yeovil Town take on Solihull Moors, with kick-off at Huish Park 12:30pm.
FORM…
YEOVIL TOWN
It’s the end of the season, and even I’m bored of saying it but the Glovers have been inconsistent at best throughout the campaign. The most consistent they have been is when losing three in a row back in August. Thankfully though with the end of the season comes the end of the Jekyll and Hyde form (fingers crossed).
Last time out form had to be chucked out the window as Yeovil took on a formidable York City side. In what was always going to be a difficult away trip, the Glovers succumbed to a 3-0 defeat, although playing some decent football, the quality in sides was easy to see. An opener from league top scorer Ollie Pearce set the Minstermen on the their way to three points, before their other star man, Josh Stones doubled the lead three minutes from half time. With the game all but wrapped up, Joe Grey added a third in the second minute of added time at the end of the match.

SOLIHULL MOORS
The Moors sit one spot above Yeovil going into this game, and have been very similar to the Glovers when it comes to recent form. From the last five fixtures, they have two losses, two draws and a win to their name. That sole victory was two and a bit weeks ago, when they defeated Boreham Wood 4-1 at home.
If we look at their most recent game, the Midlands side lost 3-0 at home to Boston United. That game saw Solihull drop to 15th in the table and replaced by Boston. The game was in the balance until the 66th minute when striker Conor Wilkinson was sent off for allegedly making a discriminatory remark to referee Sunny Singh. The official took both sides off the pitch for 20 minutes and The Moors never recovered, Boston scored three times in the final 23 minutes to win comfortably.
KEY PLAYERS…
YEOVIL TOWN – THE TEAM
With it being the last game of the season I thought I’d bring some positivity to end the season. In what has been a very turbulent campaign for the Glovers, with it being the first year of the new ownership, having four managers and ultimately a high turnover in players.
So for the last game of the season, the whole team is important. From Player of the Season contender goalkeeper Jed Ward to the fellow loanees of Terrell Works, Dak Mafico and Troy Perrett and everyone in between. Vote for your Player of the Season – HERE. It may not have been pretty at times but this team has seen us to a solid mid table position even if it looked scary at times. For many it’s the last time they will play in front of the Huish Park faithful and let’s hope they can put in a performance that we as fans can be proud of as we stroll off into the early summer sun.

Pic C/O Gary Brown
SOLIHULL MOORS – LAURIE WALKER
It’s not just the Glovers who have their own star keeper, with the Midlanders’ number one being their main man. Walker, has been solid this season, keeping key clean sheets and being, like Jed Ward, a solid base at the spine of the team. It was a tough time out last time for the shot stopper as he conceded three but he was a strong presence before his side went down to 10 men.
Before that game however he had been in what can only be described as great form, with only two goals conceded in the five games leading up to the Boston game. Clean sheets are what makes a keeper valuable and for Solihull Moors they have a very valuable asset in Walker.
THE GAFFER…
The final gaffer to sit in the away dugout at Huish Park this season is Chris Millington. The 50-year-old has had very solid first season in charge at the ARMCO Arena. Millington took over the job at the start of October after Matthew Taylor’s dismissal.
The former Man City academy player never made an appearance in professional football as he became a coach of the Altrincham under 18’s at an early age. Millington first foray into professional football as a manager was as the assistant to Pete Wild, when he was caretaker boss at Oldham. In 2019, Wild was announced as Halifax Town manager taking his assistant with him. After a successful three seasons in Yorkshire, Wild moved on to pastures new at League Two side Barrow. Millington however stayed and became the first team boss a day later. After another three years at Halifax, Millington resigned.
LAST TIME WE MET…
It was way back on September 2nd the two sides last met, which was at the ARMCO Arena. Yeovil took the three points that day with a smash and grab 0-1 win. The only goal of the game was scored by Junior Morias at the end of the first half.

The last game played at Huish Park between the two, was in September 2024, with Solihull taking the spoils. A Conor Wilkinson goal in the third minute that day secured the three points for the Moors.
DON’T I KNOW YOU…

THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE…
Andrew Humphries will be the man with the whistle on Saturday, for more on him and his team read Ben’s article here.


























