Brentwood Town vs Tilbury

The Blues play host to Tilbury tonight at The Brentwood Centre Arena, with an opportunity to go further clear at the top of the Isthmian North Division table.

The Blues

Brentwood Town won their last match 2-1 away at Witham Town, leaving them 5 points clear at the top of the table ahead of Bury Town.

The opener came in the 13th minute from an own goal by Issac Skubich, after Rowan Dorling was sent off early for the hosts. Witham equalised 9 minutes later through Liam Whipps, before Benas Vaivada added a second just before the hour mark. The Blues have won 8 of their last 10 league games, and remain in pole position to win the division.

Brentwood Town’s Last 5 Results

Witham Town 1-2 Brentwood Town

Brentwood Town 6-1 Mildenhall Town

Maldon & Tiptree 2-0 Brentwood Town

Brentwood Town 5-0 Newmarket Town

Brentwood Town 3-2 Felixstowe & Walton United

Player to Watch

Alex Hernandez is the key man for the visitors with 3 goals in his last 5 games. His goal last weekend was his 20th league goal of the season for the Dockers. The striker has stepped up throughout the season to secure important points for Tilbury, including in their recent 1-0 win over Mildenhall where he scored the only goal.

Last Time Out

The last time the two sides met was back in February, in the reverse league fixture. Daniel Ogunleye secured the three points for Brentwood Town late on in the 85th minute, with the only goal of the match.

By Matthew Trevelyan