The Blues travel to Edgar Street on Saturday to face National League North outfit Hereford FC in the Second Round Proper of the Isuzu FA Trophy.
BRENTWOOD TOWN FC
Brentwood Town enter this weekend having suffered a midweek defeat against Sporting Bengal United. Both sides were level with a goalless draw at half time, but the hosts took the lead through Brandy Makuendi before Joe Gregory added another. The Blues currently sit 10th in the league and are only two points away from 5th position, with two games in hand.
You can watch Wednesday’s highlights against Sporting Bengal United here > https://youtu.be/JHdj1699E3Q
Brentwood Town’s last 5 results:
Sporting Bengal United 2 – 0 Brentwood Town
Brentwood Town 8 – 0 Ipswich Wanderers
Witham Town 2 – 2 Brentwood Town
*Witham win 4-3 on penalties
Felixstowe and Walton 2 – 1 Brentwood Town
Gorleston 2 – 2 Brentwood Town
HEREFORD FC
Hereford head into this weekend with a 4-0 victory over Marine. The hosts currently sit sixth in the league on 27 points and are just five points away from the league’s top spot. They have won two of their previous five games and have lost the remaining three. The Bulls recently made two new additions to their squad with goalkeeper Tom Donaghy on a month-long loan from Fleetwood Town and striker Jaiden White from the Southern League Premier outfit, Redditch United.
Hereford FC’s last 5 results:
Hereford FC 4 – 0 Marine
Hereford FC 0 – 2 Oxford City
Chester FC 3 – 0 Hereford FC
Hereford FC 3 – 0 Farsley Celtic
Warrington Town 2 – 0 Hereford FC
In the opposition’s dugout:
Paul Caddis takes charge of the opposition. Caddis’ personal footballing career has seen him play across League 1 and League 2 for the likes of Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City and Swindon Town as well as represent Scotland at international level. Caddis took charge of Hereford in May 2023 and has won seven out of the 17 league games played this season.
Ones to watch:
The opponents’ leading goal scorer is Andy Williams on six goals in all competitions this season, five of them being league goals. Tate Campbell and Yusifu Ceesay have each netted three respectively for Hereford.
The last time the two sides met:
This is the first time that the two clubs have been drawn against each other in the FA Trophy. A back-to-back cup game victory for The Blues would set a new club record in the competition. Hereford FC reached the final 16 last season and were in the final of the trophy four years ago.
To purchase tickets in advance to the fixture click here > https://herefordfc.ticketco.events/uk/en/e/brentwood_town_fc
By Michaela Georgopoulos
