The Blues return to The Brentwood Centre Arena on Saturdayafter three consecutive away fixtures and welcome Ipswich Wanderers for Matchday 11 in the Isthmian League North Division.
BRENTWOOD TOWN FC
Brentwood Town enter this weekend having narrowly lost to fellow step 4 side Witham Town in the Third Round of the Essex County Cup on Tuesday evening. Benas Vaivada opened the scoring and put The Blues ahead in the closing stages of the first half before the hosts equalised through Ayomide Adelaja. Romél Aarons Royal doubled the scoring in the second half and got his second of the season in all competitions. Adelaja levelled for Witham Town during stoppage time and took the game to penalties, where they secured a 4-3 victory. The Blues have picked up 11 points from their last 5 league matches, with Danny Ogunleye remaining as their leading goal scorer with 12 goals in all competitions this season.
You can watch Tuesday’s highlights against Witham Town here > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U6D7pzRoRk&t=131s
Brentwood Town’s last 5 results:
Witham Town 2 – 2 Brentwood Town
*Witham win 4-3 on penalties
Felixstowe and Walton 2 – 1 Brentwood Town
Gorleston 2 – 2 Brentwood Town
Brentwood Town 4 – 3 Cray Valley PM
Haringey Borough 0 – 5 Brentwood Town
IPSWICH WANDERERS
This weekend’s opposition Ipswich Wanderers enter this weekend having suffered a 1-0 defeat by Sporting Bengal at the Mile End Stadium. The visitors sit 20th in the league having lost four of their last five fixtures and securing a draw against Mildenhall Town. Their last victory dates back to October 2nd where they won 2-0 against Woolbridge Town in the Suffolk County Cup Second Round.
Ipswich Wanderers’ last 5 results:
Sporting Bengal 1 – 0 Ipswich Wanderers
Ipswich Wanderers 0 – 0 Mildenhall Town
Grays Athletic 2 – 0 Ipswich Wanderers
Ipswich Wanderers 1 – 3 Haringey Borough
Waltham Abbey 4 – 1 Ipswich Wanderers
In the opposition’s dugouts:
Assistant Manager Alex Rossis leads the opponents for his first match in charge this Saturday following the resignation of Glen Driver earlier this week. He was the interim manager of Bury Town in 2023, before becoming an Assistant manager to Richard Wilkins at Stowmarket Town. His playing career has seen him in goal for clubs including Leiston, Chelmsford City and Billericay Town.
Ones to watch:
Rasheed Salau is the top goal scorer for The Wanderers having netted 4 goals in all competitions this season. Dylan Kirk has picked up 3 goals, with one being in the league and his other two scored respectively in the Preliminary and Extra Preliminary Round replay of the FA Cup. Michael Bareck has also scored 3 goals in consecutive matches this season.
The last time the two sides met:
Both sides met last season in the league where Brentwood Town secured a 6-1 victory. Our goal scorers were Andy Freeman, Matt Cripps, Shad Ngandu and Danny Ogunleye.
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By Michaela Georgopoulos
