Yate Town v Evesham United
Southern League Division One South
Saturday 23rd November 2024 – kick-off 3.00pm
Be there to support YOUR local club.
Yate Town return to League action following their FA Trophy exploits this season, with a fixture against a fast-improving Evesham United side. Yate Town manager, Darren Mullings, has had the bonus of having no midweek match since the Hampton game last Saturday and apart from the injured Ewan McMillan will have a fit squad to choose from, in what will be a challenging period up until the New Year with most fixtures against clubs in the upper reaches of the league table.
Form Guide:
Evesham United currently sit in 4th place in the table having won 8 of their 16 league games, amassing a total of 27 points whilst scoring 20 goals and conceding 19. Last Saturday they had an excellent 3-2 win at home to Heston Athletic with ex-Yate defender Toby Raison scoring their first goal and Regan Messenger getting the other two. The previous week Raison was also on the scoresheet in a 1-1 draw at Larkhall. Evesham also beat in form Melksham at the beginning of the month with Joshua Barlow getting the only goal of the game to inflict only the second defeat of the season on the Wiltshire side. Prior to that Evesham lost to Malvern Town (0-2), Willand Rovers (0-4) and Thatcham Town (0-1), so have now just started to hit some good form recently.
Toby Raison, who made 5 appearances for Yate Town last season during January and February and had previously played for Yate in season 2022/23 in the Southern League Premier Division South.
Previous meetings:
Last season the teams met on 4th November and after taking an early lead in the 32nd minute through Callum Hutton, the young forward on loan from Bristol City, the visitors equalised three minutes later through Will Owen. With the game looking very even things changed dramatically after 70 minutes when Owen scored again for Evesham who then added another three goals through Fred Willcox, Amer Awadh and Ethan Morgan to end up winning comfortably, 5-1, in front of 274.
The return fixture was played on 10th February with the game ending in a 1-1 draw after Oli Jenkins had scored in the 71st minute firing home following a corner, Evesham equalised just seven minutes later with a goal from Ethan Moran who curled in a shot from 20 yards to level the scores. The crowd was 288.
In Yate Town promotion season of 2018/19, the Bluebells got the double over Evesham winning 2-1 in Worcestershire and 3-2 at Lodge Road.
Action from last season’s game at the South West Interiors Stadium as Yate Town’s Callum Hutton puts the Bluebells in front
Visit our new club shop
The club shop is open on match days, where you can buy a whole host of new club merchandise, including shirts, tops, Yate Town fixture mugs, key rings, mouse mats, badges, coasters and much, much more. The new Christmas mug is now available too, priced £9 and stocks are limited so get in quick to get yours!
So, make sure you take a look. Tracey, who will also be selling match day programmes and 50/50 tickets plus Flexi 10 match season tickets, FESTIVE FIVE SEASON TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE and Christmas Draw tickets.
And, don’t forget to visit the clubhouse for that pre-match and post-match drink and chat.
Watch the Premier League game in the bar, Leicester City v Chelsea on TNT Sports from 12.30pm and enjoy reduced priced drinks at £3.90 a pint from 12.15pm to 2pm.
The match day programme front cover
Other information:
We also welcome our mascots group from Yate United Under 11s and our match day sponsors – Russ Rollins and friends.
Match day information
Admission prices: -
Adult: £12
Concessions: Over 65, Students, NHS, armed forces and fire services – just show correct ID information: £8
Children: (11-17) £5
Under 11: Free
Bristol City, Bristol Rovers and Forest Green fans - show your season ticket at the turnstiles to gain entry for £8#
The left-hand turnstile is for card payments and programmes can also be purchased at this turnstile
The right-hand turnstile is for cash payments only.
Please arrive early to ease congestion.
NB – All U-11’s entering the ground must be accompanied by an adult.
Programmes: £2.50 – with loads of information that is only available via the matchday programme – so BUY YOUR COPY AT THE GAME with a special feature on Stan Wyatt and Wayne Nderemani is on the front cover. Programmes can be purchased outside the ground, at the left hand turnstile and at the club shop.
Club Shop: The club shop will be open before the game, at half time and after the game.
The bar is open from 12.15pm
Turnstiles open: 12.15pm
Parking – plenty of space is available but if you are parking on the roadside, PLEASE CAN YOU PARK WITH CONSIDERATION TO THE CLUB’S NEIGHBOURS.
PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT DUE TO THE CHISTAMS TREE SALES STORE IN THE CAR PARK THERE WILL BE LESS PARKING SPACE THAN USUAL.
Food and drinks are available inside the ground.
Please note that the South West Interiors Stadium is a NO dogs ground (apart from guide dogs).
Yate Town FC website: www.yatetownfc.co.uk
Next up:
Yate Town travel to Melksham next Saturday followed by TWO home games, against CRIBBS on Tuesday 3rd December and BIDEFORD on Saturday 7th December