Braintree Town 0-1 Brackley Town · National League
Braintree Town lost to Brackley Town 0-1 in the National League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Braintree Town and Brackley Town met in the National League at Cressing Road in Braintree on Wednesday, 5 November 2025.
Goalscorers
Braintree Town did not score. Brackley Town: S. Byrne 76'.
How the match went
Brackley Town saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Braintree Town had 11 shots with 4 on target, Brackley Town 8 with 2 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 5 to Braintree Town and 2 to Brackley Town. Braintree Town conceded 19 fouls, Brackley Town 8. The referee showed 8 yellow cards (6 for Braintree Town, 2 for Brackley Town).
Line-ups
Braintree Town started in a 3-5-2: Jack Thompson, George Langston, Tommy Smith, Frankie Terry, Jacob Pinnington, Marley Marshall, Regan Clayton, Chay Cooper, Elliot Thorpe, Lewis Walker, John Akinde.
Brackley Town started in a 3-4-1-2: Jonathan Maxted, Tyler Lyttle, Gareth Dean, Zak Lilly, Michael Nottingham, Jack Price, Shane Byrne, Riccardo Calder, Scott Pollock, Matt Lowe, Morgan Roberts.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Braintree Town 0-0 Brackley Town.
- 76'Goal! Braintree Town 0-1 Brackley Town. S. Byrne (Brackley Town) converts the penalty.
- 90'Full-time. Braintree Town 0-1 Brackley Town.
Full commentary (38 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Braintree Town vs Brackley Town.
- 3'Attempt missed. J. Price (Brackley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 9'Attempt blocked. M. Roberts (Brackley Town), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.00.
- 10'Attempt blocked. J. Pinnington (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 17'Yellow card for Z. Lilly (Brackley Town) for foul.
- 25'Substitution, Braintree Town: J. Vennings comes on for E. Thorpe.
- 26'Attempt saved. M. Nottingham (Brackley Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 28'Yellow card for J. Vennings (Braintree Town) for foul.
- 29'Attempt missed. M. Lowe (Brackley Town), header from a set piece. xG 0.12.
- 33'Attempt saved. L. Walker (Braintree Town), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 33'Attempt blocked. J. Pinnington (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 40'Attempt blocked. S. Pollock (Brackley Town), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 41'Attempt blocked. M. Lowe (Brackley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 45'4 minutes of added time.
- 45+2'Attempt saved. J. Pinnington (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 45+3'Yellow card for F. Terry (Braintree Town).
- 45+3'Attempt blocked. F. Terry (Braintree Town), header from a corner. xG 0.15.
- 45'Half-time. Braintree Town 0-0 Brackley Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Braintree Town: G. Babić comes on for L. Walker.
- 60'Attempt missed. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 60'Attempt saved. J. Akinde (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.29.
- 66'Substitution, Brackley Town: D. Waldron comes on for M. Roberts.
- 66'Substitution, Brackley Town: C. Stewart comes on for M. Nottingham.
- 68'Attempt missed. J. Pinnington (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 68'Attempt blocked. J. Vennings (Braintree Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.00.
- 72'Attempt missed. J. Akinde (Braintree Town), header. xG 0.13.
- 73'Off the woodwork! T. Lyttle (Brackley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 75'Yellow card for J. Thompson (Braintree Town).
- 76'Goal! Braintree Town 0-1 Brackley Town. S. Byrne (Brackley Town) converts the penalty.
- 83'Attempt saved. J. Akinde (Braintree Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 84'Substitution, Braintree Town: T. Works comes on for R. Clayton.
- 84'Yellow card for C. Cooper (Braintree Town).
- 85'Yellow card for J. Price (Brackley Town).
- 90'Yellow card for J. Pinnington (Braintree Town).
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Yellow card for G. Babić (Braintree Town).
- 90'Full-time. Braintree Town 0-1 Brackley Town.