Match Preview
Yate Town v Poole Town
Southern League Premier Division South
Tuesday 10th February – kick-off 7.45pm
Be there to support YOUR local club.
Yate Town complete a sequence of three home games at the South West Interiors Stadium, with the visit of third placed Poole Town, following on from the 6-2 win against Hungerford Town last Tuesday, and then Saturday’s 1-0 reversal against Dorchester Town.
The two teams drew 2-2 at Poole last month with Poole Town equalising with a late penalty.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE A LUNCHTIME PITCH INSPECTION ON TUESDAY.
Form Guide
Poole Town finished in 14th position last season, in the Southern League Premier Division South but are now in third place and in their side is the division’s leading goalscorer, Shaquille Gwengwe.
Last Saturday Poole beat Hungerford 3-1 with Gwengwe again on the score sheet, scoring twice, with Harvey Slade getting the other goal.
The previous Saturday the Dolphins lost 2-0 at Weymouth but their game prior to that saw them inflict the first home defeat of the season on league leaders, Walton & Hersham, winning 2-1.
Earlier games, since the start of December, have seen Poole win at Havant & Waterlooville (3-0) and Wimborne (2-0) and draw at Hanwell (1-1), whilst there have been home wins against Uxbridge (3-1) and Plymouth Parkway (7-0) and the 2-2 draw against Yate Town. Their only other defeat, apart from the game at Weymouth, was a 1-0 loss at home to Sholing on 20th December.
Their league record this season is; played 29, won 16, drawn 7 and with 6 defeats, whilst scoring 61 goals and conceding 35 times. Only second placed, Gloucester City and leaders, Walton & Hersham, have scored more league goals this season (63).
Previous meetings
Prior to the meeting at Poole in January, (which saw Selim Saied put the Dolphins in front by half time, but Yate scored twice in the second half, through a Marlon Jackson penalty and a goal from Josh Bennett before Shaquille Gwengwe equalised from the spot in the 90th minute) the last time that the teams played each other in a League game was when the Bluebells were previously in the Southern League Premier Division South, in the early 2020s for a couple of seasons. In season 2021/22 Yate Town won 2-1 at home with two goals from Luke Hopper and they got the double by winning 2-0 away with goals from Ricardo Rees and Olly Mehew. The tables were turned the following season (2022/23) when the Dolphins did the double, winning their home game 5-0 and 3-2 at the South West Interiors Stadium with Ross Staley and Rex Mannings scoring for Yate Town in front of a crowd of 261.
The Dolphins and the Bluebells have played each other 17 times before (15 in the league, once in the FA Cup and once in the FA Trophy) and these 17 games have seen Yate Town win 8 times, Poole Town winning 7 times and there being just two drawn games. Yate Town have scored 48 goals to the 30 by Poole.
James Taylor scores the opening goal in the FA Trophy game at the South West Interiors stadium in October, after 72 minutes, but two late goals from Poole’s Harvey Slade and Antonio Diaz saw the Dolphins through to the next round and below Marlon Jackson tucks away this penalty in the 2-2 draw in the league, at Poole last month.
Match day information
Admission prices:
Adult: £12
Concessions: Over 66, Students, NHS, police and fire services – just show correct ID information: £8
Youth: (12-18) £5
Under 12: £1 (accompanied by adult)
Bristol City, Bristol Rovers and other EFL season ticket holders - show your season ticket at the turnstiles to gain entry for £10
All U-12’s entering the ground must be accompanied by an adult. If the adult has a “School Ticket” they can enter at half price along with their child free.
All fans with season tickets that have a QR code please go to the gate to the right of the turnstiles to gain entry.
NB 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.
Please arrive early to ease congestion.
The bar is open from 6.15pm
Turnstiles open: 6.15pm
The match day programme front cover
Programmes: A DOUBLE PROGRAMME covering the games against Dorchester Town and Poole Town – with extra pages too - Cost £3.00 - and include a special article on Bluebells Yate Town goalkeeper Aaron Sainsbury and his 100 appearances for the club plus lots more to read plus action photographs. Don’t forget to buy YOUR copy.
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.
Other information
And, don’t forget to visit the clubhouse for that pre-match and post-match drink and chat.
Food is available inside the ground.
PARKING
There is plenty of space available but if you are parking on the roadside, or once the car park is full, PLEASE CAN YOU PARK WITH CONSIDERATION TO THE CLUB’S NEIGHBOURS.
· Please do NOT park in Addlings (a new road near the end of Lodge Road) as the estate roads are tight and there is limited parking for residents
· The Fox pub car park is for patrons only
· If you park over on the trading estate, please make sure that you are aware of any parking restrictions that may be in place.
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
The Bluebells travel to Bracknell Town on Saturday 14th February before Farnham Town visit the South West Interiors Stadium on Saturday 21st February.