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Braintree Town 2-1 Eastleigh · National League

Braintree Town beat Eastleigh 2-1 in the National League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Braintree Town and Eastleigh met in the National League at Cressing Road in Braintree on Saturday, 31 January 2026.

Goalscorers

Braintree Town: C. Cooper 40'; L. Walker 75'. Eastleigh: A. Blair 56'.

How the match went

Eastleigh saw more of the ball, 53% of it. Braintree Town had 10 shots with 5 on target, Eastleigh 20 with 12 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 5 to Braintree Town and 7 to Eastleigh. Braintree Town conceded 15 fouls, Eastleigh 8. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (4 for Braintree Town, 1 for Eastleigh).

Line-ups

Braintree Town started in a 3-4-1-2: Mason Terry, Aidan Francis Clarke, George Langston, Ben Drake, Jacob Pinnington, James Vennings, Elliot Thorpe, Calum Logan, Chay Cooper, Sahid Kamara, Lewis Walker.

Eastleigh started in a 4-2-3-1: Nick Townsend, Temi Eweka, Luis Fernandez, Aaron Pierre, Archie Harris, Jordan Cousins, Lloyd Humphries, Aaron Blair, Kieron Evans, Sam Pearson, Harvey Saunders.

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Minute by minute

  1. 40'Goal! Braintree Town 1-0 Eastleigh. C. Cooper (Braintree Town) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. Braintree Town 1-0 Eastleigh.
  3. 56'Goal! Braintree Town 1-1 Eastleigh. A. Blair (Eastleigh) scores, assisted by S. Pearson.
  4. 75'Goal! Braintree Town 2-1 Eastleigh. L. Walker (Braintree Town) scores, assisted by J. Pinnington.
  5. 90'Full-time. Braintree Town 2-1 Eastleigh.
Full commentary (47 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Braintree Town vs Eastleigh.
  2. 6'Attempt saved. J. Cousins (Eastleigh), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  3. 9'Attempt missed. A. Blair (Eastleigh), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  4. 10'Attempt missed. A. Blair (Eastleigh), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  5. 15'Attempt missed. E. Thorpe (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  6. 18'Attempt missed. S. Kamara (Braintree Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.12.
  7. 26'Attempt missed. S. Pearson (Eastleigh), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  8. 29'Yellow card for G. Langston (Braintree Town) for foul.
  9. 30'Attempt saved. K. Evans (Eastleigh), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.22.
  10. 32'Attempt saved. K. Evans (Eastleigh), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  11. 33'Attempt missed. H. Saunders (Eastleigh), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
  12. 38'Attempt missed. K. Evans (Eastleigh), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.00.
  13. 40'Goal! Braintree Town 1-0 Eastleigh. C. Cooper (Braintree Town) scores.
  14. 40'Attempt saved. L. Walker (Braintree Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.28.
  15. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  16. 45+1'Substitution, Eastleigh: J. Lundstram comes on for J. Cousins.
  17. 45+1'Attempt missed. T. Eweka (Eastleigh), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  18. 45'Half-time. Braintree Town 1-0 Eastleigh.
  19. 46'The second half is under way.
  20. 50'Attempt blocked. L. Fernandez (Eastleigh), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
  21. 51'Attempt saved. L. Walker (Braintree Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.36.
  22. 52'Attempt missed. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  23. 53'Attempt saved. S. Kamara (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.35.
  24. 56'Goal! Braintree Town 1-1 Eastleigh. A. Blair (Eastleigh) scores, assisted by S. Pearson.
  25. 56'Attempt saved. A. Blair (Eastleigh), left-footed shot. xG 0.39.
  26. 56'Attempt saved. H. Saunders (Eastleigh), header. xG 0.19.
  27. 58'Yellow card for A. F. Clarke (Braintree Town) for foul.
  28. 59'Attempt blocked. L. Humphries (Eastleigh), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  29. 60'Attempt missed. L. Walker (Braintree Town), header from a corner. xG 0.24.
  30. 63'Attempt saved. K. Evans (Eastleigh), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  31. 68'Attempt missed. G. Langston (Braintree Town), header from a set piece. xG 0.10.
  32. 70'Attempt saved. L. Humphries (Eastleigh), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  33. 71'Yellow card for B. Drake (Braintree Town) for foul.
  34. 73'Substitution, Braintree Town: R. Clampin comes on for C. Logan.
  35. 75'Goal! Braintree Town 2-1 Eastleigh. L. Walker (Braintree Town) scores, assisted by J. Pinnington.
  36. 78'Yellow card for J. Vennings (Braintree Town) for foul.
  37. 79'Attempt saved. K. Evans (Eastleigh), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  38. 82'Substitution, Braintree Town: G. Babić comes on for E. Thorpe.
  39. 83'Attempt saved. J. Lundstram (Eastleigh), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  40. 87'Yellow card for A. Pierre (Eastleigh) for foul.
  41. 88'Substitution, Eastleigh: J. Vokins comes on for S. Pearson.
  42. 90'Substitution, Braintree Town: Z. Massiah-Edwards comes on for S. Kamara.
  43. 90'Substitution, Braintree Town: J. Akinde comes on for L. Walker.
  44. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  45. 90+3'Attempt saved. L. Fernandez (Eastleigh), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.20.
  46. 90+4'Attempt saved. L. Humphries (Eastleigh), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  47. 90'Full-time. Braintree Town 2-1 Eastleigh.
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