Match preview: Weston-Super-Mare (A)

Tomorrow, Luke Garrard’s men make the 3-hour-long trip to North Somerset for our Vanarama National League South fixture away to Weston-Super-Mare, kicking off at 15:00.

Last season for the Seagulls

Last season in the Vanarama National League South, Scott Bartlett’s men finished in 13th place. This was their first season back in the division, after sealing promotion by winning the Southern South Premier South in the 2022/23 campaign.

Form guide

The Wood travel to the Optima Stadium to face an in-form Weston-Super-Mare side, who have won four of their last five matches. At the beginning of the month, the Seagulls travelled to Chippenham Town for an FA Cup third round qualifying match, where they were held to a 1-1 draw, taking them to a replay. Weston-Super-Mare got over the line in a 1-0 victory through a header from Brandon Bak to reach the next round.

A return to league action was next, as Scott Bartlett’s men travelled to Welling, where they won 3-1. In the Somerset Premier Cup, the Seagulls hosted Keynsham Town in an 8-0 thrashing of the visitors. Finally, to reach the first round of the FA Cup, they travelled to Lowestoft Town where Scott Bartlett’s side came away 3-1.

Last time we met

The Wood haven’t faced Weston Super Mare for over nine years since our 4-1 win in North Somerset on the 21 February 2015. It was a dominant away display from Boreham Wood, with a first half strike from Lee Angol, followed by three second half goals from Ricky Shakes, Daryl McMahon and Charlie Walker. Current Aston Villa forward Ollie Watkins scored for the Seagulls in the 92nd minute of the game.

One to watch

Luke Coulson has been one of the Seagulls top performers so far this season. The 30-year-old has had a flying start to the 2024/25 season, scoring six goals in ten appearances, making him the league’s top goalscorer. He joined the Seagulls from fellow National League South side Dartford in the summer, where he scored 17 goals across two seasons at the club. Coulson’s on track to break his current goal record of ten goals in a season, so it will be important to try and keep him quiet during the game.

The Wood

The Wood have taken maximum points in the league since the return of Luke Garrard as Manager. His second stint as manager began with a 1-0 win away at Eastbourne Borough in the FA Cup, followed by a dominant 6-0 thrashing of Welling United at Meadow Park.

FA Cup action was up next against Larkahall Athletic, where goals from Junior Dixon and Kwesi Appiah got us over the line to win 2-1. We then took a trip to Wiltshire to face Chippenham Town, where Appiah got on the scoresheet again as we won 1-0. Finally, in the final qualifying round of the FA Cup, we hosted Carshalton Athletic in an emphatic 4-0 victory.

Pre-match interview

Ticket information

Ticket information for tomorrow afternoon’s fixture can be found here.

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