Match Preview
Westbury United v Yate Town
Southern League Division One South
Tuesday 18th March 2025 - Kick-off 7.45pm
Yate Town travel to play Westbury United on Tuesday evening, this game having had to be rescheduled from Saturday 22nd February. This will be Westbury’s first home game for over a month, played at their Meadow Lane ground, following time spent briefly playing a couple of home games at Frome Town’s ground.
The Bluebells will be looking to get back to winning ways after 2 draws and one loss, following a previous spell of good results. With 8 games left to play this season and a 2-point lead over second placed Evesham United they will be looking to extend their lead to five points with this game in hand over the closest rivals.
Form Guide
Having flirted with relegation last season and finally finishing in 17th position in the table, in only their second season at this level, Westbury United have had a much better season on the field of play and currently sit in 10th position, having won 14 of their 33 league games, drawing 6 and losing 13, gaining 48 points in the process and with a goal difference of plus 7 having scored 52 goals and conceded 45 times.
Their last game, at Shaftesbury, saw them level at 2-2 with 85 minutes on the clock but they conceded three late goals to end up losing 2-5. Prior to that they won their previous 4 games winning a “home” game against Willand Rovers 1-0 with a goal from Charlie Wooding. Going back in time they won 2-1 at Cinderford with goals from Stephen Hulbert and Daniel Restorick and at the start of March won 1-0 at Exmouth with a late goal from Charlie Wooding. A fine 5-1 win at Thatcham started the winning sequence with goals form Jack Whitcome 2, Ryan Bole, Edward Butcher and Bevan Cross. Their first “home” game played at Frome ended 2-2 against Didcot, with Cross and Whitcombe scoring.
Previous meetings
Back in November Yate Town beat Westbury United 1-0 at The South West Interiors Stadium with a late goal from James Byrne (pictured below in this match)
Last season the home game against Westbury United was Yate Town manager, Darren Mullings’ first game in charge, on 16th September, and the Bluebells came from behind to win 2-1 with goals from Aaron Parsons and Joe O’Loughlin after Callum Demkiv had given Westbury the lead when he scored from the rebound after Aaron Sainsbury had saved his penalty. With the scores level at 1-1, and Westbury were awarded a second penalty kick but Demkiv’s put his spot kick over the bar.
In the return game on Good Friday, Yate Town won 2-0 at Meadow Lane, Westbury, with first half goals from James Taylor (pictured below) and Dylan Lewis.
Getting there:
Westbury play at Meadow Lane, Westbury, Wiltshire BA13 3AF and the 30-mile journey should take about 58 minutes from Yate via the A46 and the A363. From their ground you can see the famous “Westbury White Horse”.
Next up
Next weekend the Bluebells travel to Bideford and then the following Saturday, 29th March, Bemerton are to visitors to the South West Interiors Stadium.