Match Previews

Team News:  John Akinde (knee) and Richard Brindley (ankle) are still recovering from injuries picked up in preseason, but this game is likely to be too soon for their return. Elliott Johnson (knee) will be out for most of the season. Brighton are likely to make wholesale changes, giving a number of fringe players the […]

Team News: Elliott Johnson is out for much of this season following the knee injury he picked up in last weekend’s game. Harry Taylor (face) is doubtful and Richard Brindley (ankle) and John Akinde (knee) are both recovering well. Last Time We Met: On the final day of last season, Crewe ran out comfortable 4-1

  Team News:  Jack Taylor has served his one match suspension following his red card at Forest Green Rovers. Richard Brindley his still out (foot) whilst Curtis Weston (calf) and John Akinde (knee) are recovering. Last Time We Met: The Hatters were 1-0 victors here at The Hive back in April. Olly Lee scored the only

Team News:  John Akinde is still recovering from a minor knee injury which kept him out of Saturday’s game at Forest Green. Richard Brindley (foot) and Curtis Weston (calf) are doubtful. Jack Taylor will serve his one match ban following his red card on Saturday. Last Time We Met: The two teams met at The Hive

Team News:  Barnet only picked up a handful of injuries during our pre-season campaign. Richard Brindley (foot) and is doubtful. Michael Nelson (ankle) and Curtis Weston (calf) are back in first team training. Last Time We Met: The two sides last met in our Conference winning season of 2014/15, with Forest Green running out 3-1 winners

Kick off is at 7pm and the game will be played on their new 5G pitch and is free entry for all spectators. The Bees will field a mixture of under 23s, first team squad players and one trialist. Michael Nelson will be in the dugout for Barnet, accompanied by Alex Armstong. Ex-Barnet players Tom

Rossi Eames will be taking an “energetic side” which will feature a number of young first team players as well as a couple of trialists.   Braintree will be preparing for life in the National League South this campaign following relegation last season. They picked up 48 points, scoring 51 but conceding 76. Their season

In comes Ruben Bover, after recovering from a minor injury, and David Tutonda. They replace Curtis Weston, who misses today’s match through injury, and Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro who drops to the bench. The full line-up is as follows: 1 Jamie Stephens 3 Elliott Johnson 4 Charlie Clough 5 Ricardo Almeida Santos 9 John Akinde 10

Richard Brindley will be part of a Barnet FC squad for the first time today as he is named of the bench against West Ham United XI. Rossi Eames makes two changes from the first half side that helped beat Swansea City midweek. In come Curtis Weston and Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro who replace Dan Sweeney

The National League outfit finished 14th place last campaign. They picked up 58 points with 16 wins, 10 draws and 20 defeats in their first season back in the fifth tier of English football. The Stones have fought their way back through the league system following the collapse of the original side. The first Maidstone