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John McGrath
FC Halifax Town
Braintree Town
FC Halifax Town
4-2-3-1 · 5-3-2
Braintree Town
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90'
Full-time. FC Halifax Town 4-0 Braintree Town.
90'
Attempt blocked. T. Latty-Fairweather (FC Halifax Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
88'
Goal! FC Halifax Town 4-0 Braintree Town. J. Mills (FC Halifax Town) scores, assisted by A. Alimi-Adetoro.
86'
Attempt blocked. C. Johnson (FC Halifax Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.00.
78'
Goal! FC Halifax Town 3-0 Braintree Town. W. Harris (FC Halifax Town) scores, assisted by J. Hmami.
73'
Goal! FC Halifax Town 2-0 Braintree Town. J. Hmami (FC Halifax Town) converts the penalty.
62'
Attempt saved. J. Hmami (FC Halifax Town), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.13.
46'
The second half is under way.
45'
Half-time. FC Halifax Town 1-0 Braintree Town.
45'
3 minutes of added time.
41'
Attempt blocked. T. Works (Braintree Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.15.
38'
Attempt saved. W. Harris (FC Halifax Town), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.12.
36'
Goal! FC Halifax Town 1-0 Braintree Town. W. Smith (FC Halifax Town) scores, assisted by W. Harris.
18'
Attempt blocked. J. Hmami (FC Halifax Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.00.
1'
Kick-off: FC Halifax Town vs Braintree Town.
Expected goals (xG) flow
per shotMatch momentum
Minute-by-minute pressure. Bars toward a team mean sustained attacking territory.
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Match events
36'
⚽
W. Smith · assist W. Harris1–0
Half-time · 1–0
65'
🔁
J. Emmanuel-Thomas ◂ G. Babić
68'
🔁
J. Akinde ◂ T. Works
69'
🔁
A. Capello ◂ J. Turner-Cooke
71'
J. Thompson · Foul
73'
⚽
J. Hmami (pen)2–0
77'
🔁
L. Walker ◂ T. Blackwell
77'
🔁
S. Kamara ◂ M. Omrore
78'
⚽
W. Harris · assist J. Hmami3–0
85'
🔁
J. Mills ◂ O. Bray
85'
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O. Devonport ◂ W. Harris
88'
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J. Mills · assist A. Alimi-Adetoro4–0
Full-time · 4–0
90'+1
🔁
J. Jenkins ◂ J. Hmami
90'+1
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S. Tarima ◂ W. Hugill
Coaches
John McGrathStephen Pitt 
Recent form
FC Halifax TownLABoreham Wood1-2
WHSolihull Moors3-0
LASutton United0-2
LHHartlepool United0-1
LACarlisle United0-2
Braintree TownWHMorecambe1-0
DAScunthorpe United1-1
WHTruro City2-0
LAWealdstone0-1
LHBrackley Town0-1
Match facts
Stadium
The Shay
City
Halifax
Kickoff
06 Dec, 15:00 UTC
Competition
National League
FC Halifax Town
4-2-3-1 · 5-3-2
Braintree Town
1
S. Johnson
7.1
19
A. Warburton
6.7
15
W. Smith
8.4
3
A. Alimi-Adetoro
7.1
36
T. Latty-Fairweather
7.1
30
C. Johnson
6.8
11
A. Capello
7.3
↑ 69'
16
J. Mills
7.4
↑ 85'
29
S. Tarima
↑ 90'
20
J. Jenkins
↑ 90'
31
O. Devonport
6.6
↑ 85'
13
J. Thompson
6.2
17
J. Pinnington
6.6
4
G. Langston
6.1
18
S. Kamara
5.8
↑ 77'
24
F. Terry
6.6
33
C. Logan
6.1
6
J. Vennings
6.9
11
C. Cooper
6.6
10
J. Emmanuel-Thomas
6.4
↑ 65'
9
L. Walker
6.6
↑ 77'
14
J. Akinde
6.5
↑ 68'
Substitutes
12GN. Ford
8MJ. Hmami↓ 90'8.4
17MO. Bray↓ 85'7.5
4MW. Hugill↓ 90'7.1
27MJ. Turner-Cooke↓ 69'6.9
9FW. Harris↓ 85'8.3
21FZ. Emmerson
Coach: John McGrath
Substitutes
5DM. Omrore↓ 77'6.5
2DA. F. Clarke
15DT. Smith
7MT. Blackwell↓ 77'6.6
38MT. Works↓ 68'6.5
16MG. Babić↓ 65'6.4
19FF. Hockey
Coach: Stephen Pitt
Top stats
44%Possession56%
2.34Expected goals (xG)0.45
17Total shots5
9Shots on target1
11Corners4
Shots
2Shots off target1
6Blocked shots3
10Shots inside box3
7Shots outside box2
0Hit woodwork0
Attack
21Touches in box12
1Offsides0
4Free kicks3
Passing
321Passes403
251Accurate passes334
25/49 (51%)Long balls18/44 (40%)
5/17 (29%)Crosses4/12 (33%)
16Throw-ins21
Duels
57Duels37
65/118 (55%)Ground duels41/93 (44%)
19/27 (70%)Aerial duels5/29 (17%)
7/17 (41%)Dribbles7/23 (30%)
4Dispossessed4
Defending
4Tackles2
7Interceptions15
16Clearances21
Discipline
9Fouls12
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
Goalkeeping
1Saves5
4Goal kicks9
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