Boreham Wood 2-1 Boston United · National League
Boreham Wood beat Boston United 2-1 in the National League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Boreham Wood and Boston United met in the National League at Meadow Park in Borehamwood on Thursday, 27 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Boreham Wood: M. Rush 85', 89'. Boston United: T. Cursons 26'.
How the match went
Boreham Wood saw more of the ball, 78% of it. Boreham Wood had 28 shots with 5 on target, Boston United 3 with 1 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 7 to Boreham Wood and 1 to Boston United. Boreham Wood conceded 10 fouls, Boston United 15. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (1 for Boreham Wood, 4 for Boston United).
Line-ups
Boreham Wood started in a 4-2-3-1: Luca Gunter, Tylor Golden, Charlie O'Connell, Chris Bush, Oliver Bainbridge, Regan Booty, Tom White, Lewis Richardson, Zak Brunt, Farhaan Ali Wahid, Matt Rush.
Boston United started in a 5-4-1: Louis Chadwick, Sai Sachdev, Connor Teale, Niall Canavan, Jamie Grimes, Lewis Shipley, Gavan Holohan, Ken Aboh, Lennon Wheeldon, Jake Rooney, Tom Cursons.
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Minute by minute
- 26'Goal! Boreham Wood 0-1 Boston United. T. Cursons (Boston United) scores, assisted by K. Aboh.
- 45'Half-time. Boreham Wood 0-1 Boston United.
- 85'Goal! Boreham Wood 1-1 Boston United. M. Rush (Boreham Wood) scores, assisted by Z. Brunt.
- 89'Goal! Boreham Wood 2-1 Boston United. M. Rush (Boreham Wood) scores, assisted by R. Booty.
- 90'Full-time. Boreham Wood 2-1 Boston United.
Full commentary (48 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Boreham Wood vs Boston United.
- 5'Attempt missed. Z. Brunt (Boreham Wood), right-footed shot. xG 0.00.
- 8'Attempt blocked. F. A. Wahid (Boreham Wood), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.48.
- 8'Attempt blocked. L. Richardson (Boreham Wood), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 16'Attempt blocked. F. A. Wahid (Boreham Wood), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 21'Attempt missed. F. A. Wahid (Boreham Wood), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 21'Attempt blocked. L. Richardson (Boreham Wood), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 24'Attempt blocked. O. Bainbridge (Boreham Wood), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 26'Goal! Boreham Wood 0-1 Boston United. T. Cursons (Boston United) scores, assisted by K. Aboh.
- 31'Attempt missed. M. Rush (Boreham Wood), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.
- 36'Attempt missed. L. Richardson (Boreham Wood), header from a set piece. xG 0.11.
- 40'Yellow card for L. Shipley (Boston United).
- 41'Attempt missed. Z. Brunt (Boreham Wood), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 41'Attempt blocked. F. A. Wahid (Boreham Wood), left-footed shot. xG 0.00.
- 45'Half-time. Boreham Wood 0-1 Boston United.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Boreham Wood: D. Cashman comes on for F. A. Wahid.
- 47'Attempt missed. D. Cashman (Boreham Wood), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 48'Attempt blocked. K. Aboh (Boston United), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 49'Attempt blocked. M. Rush (Boreham Wood), right-footed shot. xG 0.52.
- 53'Yellow card for G. Holohan (Boston United).
- 54'Yellow card for O. Bainbridge (Boreham Wood).
- 55'Yellow card for L. Wheeldon (Boston United).
- 60'Attempt missed. T. White (Boreham Wood), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 60'Attempt saved. D. Cashman (Boreham Wood), right-footed shot. xG 0.50.
- 61'Attempt missed. J. Grimes (Boston United), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 62'Attempt saved. L. Richardson (Boreham Wood), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 65'Attempt blocked. Z. Brunt (Boreham Wood), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 66'Substitution, Boreham Wood: T. Allarakhia comes on for L. Richardson.
- 69'Attempt blocked. D. Cashman (Boreham Wood), right-footed shot. xG 0.29.
- 70'Attempt saved. R. Booty (Boreham Wood), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 71'Attempt blocked. Z. Brunt (Boreham Wood), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 72'Attempt missed. R. Booty (Boreham Wood), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 77'Attempt missed. Z. Brunt (Boreham Wood), left-footed shot. xG 0.19.
- 78'Substitution, Boston United: T. Agyemang comes on for G. Holohan.
- 78'Substitution, Boston United: K. Mauro comes on for L. Wheeldon.
- 80'Attempt missed. M. Rush (Boreham Wood), right-footed shot. xG 0.35.
- 81'Substitution, Boston United: L. John-Lewis comes on for T. Cursons.
- 81'Substitution, Boreham Wood: J. Clarke comes on for T. Golden.
- 82'Attempt blocked. D. Cashman (Boreham Wood), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 84'Attempt blocked. D. Cashman (Boreham Wood), right-footed shot. xG 0.21.
- 85'Goal! Boreham Wood 1-1 Boston United. M. Rush (Boreham Wood) scores, assisted by Z. Brunt.
- 89'Goal! Boreham Wood 2-1 Boston United. M. Rush (Boreham Wood) scores, assisted by R. Booty.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Substitution, Boston United: J. Holmes comes on for J. Grimes.
- 90+3'Yellow card for L. John-Lewis (Boston United).
- 90+4'Attempt missed. M. Rush (Boreham Wood), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 90'Full-time. Boreham Wood 2-1 Boston United.