Tamworth 5-1 Braintree Town · National League
Tamworth beat Braintree Town 5-1 in the National League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Tamworth and Braintree Town met in the National League at The Lamb Ground in Tamworth on Saturday, 25 April 2026.
Goalscorers
Tamworth: S. Mols 7', 47'; D. Creaney 29'; C. Ansen 52'; O. Lynch 83'. Braintree Town: L. Walker 22'.
How the match went
Braintree Town saw more of the ball, 57% of it. Tamworth had 21 shots with 13 on target, Braintree Town 16 with 6 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 10 to Tamworth and 4 to Braintree Town. Tamworth conceded 13 fouls, Braintree Town 13. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Tamworth, 1 for Braintree Town).
Line-ups
Tamworth started in a 4-4-2: Jasbir Singh, Matthias Curley, Jordan Cullinane-Liburd, Kennedy Digie, Luke Fairlamb, Stefan Mols, Joe Riley, Teo Kurtaran, Ben Acquaye, Dan Creaney, Oliver Lynch.
Braintree Town started in a 5-4-1: Caleb Ansen, Ryan Battrum, Aidan Francis Clarke, Tommy Smith, James Clarridge, Ben Drake, Amir Hadi, Matthew Max Dibley-Dias, Goran Babić, Chay Cooper, Lewis Walker.
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Minute by minute
- 7'Goal! Tamworth 1-0 Braintree Town. S. Mols (Tamworth) scores, assisted by L. Fairlamb.
- 22'Goal! Tamworth 1-1 Braintree Town. L. Walker (Braintree Town) scores, assisted by M. M. Dibley-Dias.
- 29'Goal! Tamworth 2-1 Braintree Town. D. Creaney (Tamworth) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Tamworth 2-1 Braintree Town.
- 47'Goal! Tamworth 3-1 Braintree Town. S. Mols (Tamworth) scores.
- 52'Goal! Tamworth 4-1 Braintree Town. Own goal by C. Ansen.
- 83'Goal! Tamworth 5-1 Braintree Town. O. Lynch (Tamworth) scores, assisted by L. Fairlamb.
- 90'Full-time. Tamworth 5-1 Braintree Town.
Full commentary (56 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Tamworth vs Braintree Town.
- 1'Attempt blocked. S. Mols (Tamworth), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 4'Attempt blocked. S. Mols (Tamworth), header. xG 0.14.
- 5'Attempt saved. K. Digie (Tamworth), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 7'Goal! Tamworth 1-0 Braintree Town. S. Mols (Tamworth) scores, assisted by L. Fairlamb.
- 9'Attempt saved. O. Lynch (Tamworth), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 13'Attempt saved. B. Acquaye (Tamworth), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 16'Attempt saved. L. Walker (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.18.
- 22'Goal! Tamworth 1-1 Braintree Town. L. Walker (Braintree Town) scores, assisted by M. M. Dibley-Dias.
- 26'Attempt missed. T. Kurtaran (Tamworth), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.00.
- 27'Attempt blocked. A. F. Clarke (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 27'Attempt blocked. L. Walker (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 29'Goal! Tamworth 2-1 Braintree Town. D. Creaney (Tamworth) scores.
- 29'Attempt saved. O. Lynch (Tamworth), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 34'Yellow card for S. Mols (Tamworth) for foul.
- 34'Attempt saved. B. Drake (Braintree Town), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 34'Attempt blocked. L. Walker (Braintree Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.30.
- 34'Attempt blocked. A. F. Clarke (Braintree Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.78.
- 35'Attempt missed. B. Drake (Braintree Town), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.00.
- 45'Attempt blocked. D. Creaney (Tamworth), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Tamworth 2-1 Braintree Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Goal! Tamworth 3-1 Braintree Town. S. Mols (Tamworth) scores.
- 50'Attempt missed. A. Hadi (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 52'Goal! Tamworth 4-1 Braintree Town. Own goal by C. Ansen.
- 53'Attempt blocked. M. M. Dibley-Dias (Braintree Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 59'Attempt saved. R. Battrum (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.
- 60'Attempt missed. S. Mols (Tamworth), header. xG 0.15.
- 61'Substitution, Braintree Town: S. Kamara comes on for G. Babić.
- 61'Substitution, Braintree Town: J. Vennings comes on for T. Smith.
- 61'Attempt missed. S. Mols (Tamworth), left-footed shot. xG 0.16.
- 64'Attempt missed. S. Kamara (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 65'Substitution, Tamworth: B. Milnes comes on for B. Acquaye.
- 65'Substitution, Tamworth: R. Maher comes on for J. Riley.
- 68'Attempt saved. S. Mols (Tamworth), left-footed shot. xG 0.24.
- 69'Attempt saved. B. Milnes (Tamworth), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 69'Attempt blocked. R. Maher (Tamworth), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 70'Substitution, Braintree Town: J. Akinde comes on for A. Hadi.
- 70'Substitution, Tamworth: T. Tonks comes on for T. Kurtaran.
- 70'Substitution, Tamworth: A. Bates comes on for D. Creaney.
- 73'Attempt saved. T. Tonks (Tamworth), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 74'Attempt missed. S. Kamara (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.50.
- 76'Attempt saved. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 79'Yellow card for B. Drake (Braintree Town) for foul.
- 79'Attempt missed. K. Digie (Tamworth), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 80'Attempt saved. S. Kamara (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 82'Substitution, Braintree Town: E. Thorpe comes on for M. M. Dibley-Dias.
- 82'Substitution, Braintree Town: E. Okunowo comes on for B. Drake.
- 82'Substitution, Tamworth: T. McGlinchey comes on for S. Mols.
- 83'Goal! Tamworth 5-1 Braintree Town. O. Lynch (Tamworth) scores, assisted by L. Fairlamb.
- 87'Attempt saved. T. Tonks (Tamworth), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
- 89'Attempt saved. K. Digie (Tamworth), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt missed. L. Walker (Braintree Town), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 90'Full-time. Tamworth 5-1 Braintree Town.