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Chelmsford City 4-1 Braintree Town · FA Cup

Chelmsford City beat Braintree Town 4-1 in the FA Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Chelmsford City and Braintree Town met in the FA Cup on Saturday, 1 November 2025.

Goalscorers

Chelmsford City: J. Adigun 19'; L. Taylor 28', 50'; J. Uchegbulam 42'. Braintree Town: J. Akinde 37'.

How the match went

Braintree Town saw more of the ball, 53% of it. Chelmsford City had 14 shots with 6 on target, Braintree Town 10 with 3 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 3 to Chelmsford City and 4 to Braintree Town. Chelmsford City conceded 19 fouls, Braintree Town 18. The referee showed 1 yellow card (1 for Chelmsford City, 0 for Braintree Town) and 1 red card.

Line-ups

Chelmsford City started in a 4-2-3-1: Chris Haigh, Kian Ronan, Ben Tompkins, David Longe-King, Harry Barbrook, Dominic Odusanya, Ricky Holmes, Jason Adigun, Sam Folarin, Jesurun Uchegbulam, Lyle Taylor.

Braintree Town started in a 4-2-3-1: Jack Thompson, Jacob Pinnington, George Langston, Aidan Francis Clarke, Frankie Terry, Marley Marshall, James Vennings, Chay Cooper, Goran Babić, Terrell Works, John Akinde.

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Minute by minute

  1. 19'Goal! Chelmsford City 1-0 Braintree Town. J. Adigun (Chelmsford City) scores, assisted by S. Folarin.
  2. 28'Goal! Chelmsford City 2-0 Braintree Town. L. Taylor (Chelmsford City) scores, assisted by J. Uchegbulam.
  3. 37'Goal! Chelmsford City 2-1 Braintree Town. J. Akinde (Braintree Town) converts the penalty.
  4. 42'Goal! Chelmsford City 3-1 Braintree Town. J. Uchegbulam (Chelmsford City) scores, assisted by S. Folarin.
  5. 45'Half-time. Chelmsford City 3-1 Braintree Town.
  6. 50'Goal! Chelmsford City 4-1 Braintree Town. L. Taylor (Chelmsford City) scores.
  7. 61'Red card! A. F. Clarke (Braintree Town) is sent off.
  8. 90'Full-time. Chelmsford City 4-1 Braintree Town.
Full commentary (40 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Chelmsford City vs Braintree Town.
  2. 9'Attempt missed. J. Adigun (Chelmsford City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
  3. 14'Attempt missed. J. Akinde (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.19.
  4. 16'Attempt missed. L. Taylor (Chelmsford City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.54.
  5. 18'Attempt blocked. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  6. 19'Goal! Chelmsford City 1-0 Braintree Town. J. Adigun (Chelmsford City) scores, assisted by S. Folarin.
  7. 24'Attempt missed. D. Longe-King (Chelmsford City), header from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
  8. 25'Attempt saved. H. Barbrook (Chelmsford City), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  9. 28'Goal! Chelmsford City 2-0 Braintree Town. L. Taylor (Chelmsford City) scores, assisted by J. Uchegbulam.
  10. 28'Attempt blocked. L. Taylor (Chelmsford City), header from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  11. 32'Attempt missed. M. Marshall (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  12. 37'Goal! Chelmsford City 2-1 Braintree Town. J. Akinde (Braintree Town) converts the penalty.
  13. 38'Attempt missed. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  14. 40'Attempt saved. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
  15. 42'Goal! Chelmsford City 3-1 Braintree Town. J. Uchegbulam (Chelmsford City) scores, assisted by S. Folarin.
  16. 42'Attempt blocked. J. Akinde (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  17. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  18. 45+2'Attempt saved. L. Taylor (Chelmsford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  19. 45+3'Attempt missed. J. Akinde (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  20. 45'Half-time. Chelmsford City 3-1 Braintree Town.
  21. 46'The second half is under way.
  22. 46'Substitution, Braintree Town: L. Walker comes on for T. Works.
  23. 50'Goal! Chelmsford City 4-1 Braintree Town. L. Taylor (Chelmsford City) scores.
  24. 52'Substitution, Braintree Town: E. Thorpe comes on for G. Babić.
  25. 52'Attempt missed. J. Uchegbulam (Chelmsford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  26. 52'Attempt blocked. L. Taylor (Chelmsford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  27. 54'Attempt blocked. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  28. 58'Attempt missed. J. Adigun (Chelmsford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  29. 61'Red card! A. F. Clarke (Braintree Town) is sent off.
  30. 63'Yellow card for D. Odusanya (Chelmsford City).
  31. 68'Substitution, Braintree Town: T. Smith comes on for M. Marshall.
  32. 73'Substitution, Chelmsford City: S. Remy comes on for S. Folarin.
  33. 79'Substitution, Chelmsford City: L. Kudiabor comes on for L. Taylor.
  34. 84'Attempt missed. H. Barbrook (Chelmsford City), header. xG 0.10.
  35. 90'Substitution, Chelmsford City: J. Castiglione comes on for J. Uchegbulam.
  36. 90'Substitution, Chelmsford City: T. Clark comes on for R. Holmes.
  37. 90'Substitution, Chelmsford City: A. Tamplin comes on for J. Adigun.
  38. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  39. 90+4'Attempt saved. E. Thorpe (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  40. 90'Full-time. Chelmsford City 4-1 Braintree Town.
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