Boreham Wood vs Brackley Town

7 March 2026 · National League · 2025/26 · Referee Matthew Scholes

Full time 5 – 3

Half-time: 3–1

  • Matt Rush 4’, 84’
  • Lewis Richardson 12’
  • Abdul Abdulmalik 21’
  • Zak Brunt 69’ (pen)
  • Shane Byrne 45+5’
  • Ben Wodskou 49’
  • Zak Brown 55’

Match summary

Boreham Wood won 5-3 at home to Brackley Town. Boreham Wood led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Matt Rush put Boreham Wood ahead in the 4th minute, Lewis Richardson made it 2-0 in the 12th minute, Abdul Abdulmalik made it 3-0 in the 21st minute, and Shane Byrne pulled one back to make it 3-1 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Ben Wodskou made it 3-2 with a direct free kick in the 49th minute, Zak Brown equalised in the 55th minute, Zak Brunt put Boreham Wood back in front from the penalty spot in the 69th minute, and Rush made it 5-3 in the 84th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Boreham Wood created 2.78 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Brackley Town 3.04 from 21.

Match stats

60% Possession 40%
13 Shots 21
9 Shots on target 9
9 Corners 7
493 Passes 337
85.4% Pass accuracy 82.5%
2 Tackles 9
16 Fouls 10
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 0

Key events

Boreham Wood Brackley Town
Kick-off
Matt RushLeft foot shot1-0 (Boreham Wood)
4’
7’
Ben WodskouShot on target
Lewis RichardsonLeft foot shot2-0 (Boreham Wood)
12’
Abdul AbdulmalikRight foot shot3-0 (Boreham Wood)
21’
Zak BruntShot on target
30’
33’
Shane ByrneByron Pendleton
33’
Kyle MorrisonRiccardo Calder
Lewis RichardsonFoul
41’
45+5’
Shane ByrneLeft foot shot3-2 (Brackley Town)
Half-time3-1
Leon AyindeLewis Richardson
46’
49’
Ben WodskouFree Kick3-1 (Brackley Town)
Second half underway
Zak BruntShot on target
54’
55’
Zak BrownRight foot shot3-3 (Brackley Town)
55’
Ben WodskouShot on target
58’
Zak BrownShot on target
Marley MarshallShot on target
60’
61’
Zak LillyShot on target
64’
Aidan Elliott-WheelerFoul
Zak BruntPenalty4-3 (Boreham Wood)
69’
70’
Aidan Elliott-WheelerShot on target
78’
Jack PriceFoul
80’
Kian HarrattJack Price
83’
Zak LillyFoul
Matt RushRight foot shot5-3 (Boreham Wood)
84’
85’
Morgan RobertsShot on target
Charles ClaydenAbdul Abdulmalik
86’
Tom WhiteRegan Booty
90’
Joe NewtonMatt Rush
90+3’
Zak BruntShot on target
90+3’
Oluwafemi IlesanmiFoul
90+6’

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.78 3.04 4’ Matt Rush (Boreham Wood), 1-0 4’ 12’ Lewis Richardson (Boreham Wood), 2-0 12’ 21’ Abdul Abdulmalik (Boreham Wood), 3-0 21’ 45+5’ Shane Byrne (Brackley Town), 3-1 45+5’ 49’ Ben Wodskou (Brackley Town), 3-2 49’ 55’ Zak Brown (Brackley Town), 3-3 55’ 69’ Zak Brunt (Boreham Wood), 4-3 69’ 84’ Matt Rush (Boreham Wood), 5-3 84’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.78 3.04 4’ Matt Rush (Boreham Wood), 1-0 Rush 4’ 12’ Lewis Richardson (Boreham Wood), 2-0 Richardson 12’ 21’ Abdul Abdulmalik (Boreham Wood), 3-0 Abdulmalik 21’ 45+5’ Shane Byrne (Brackley Town), 3-1 Byrne 45+5’ 49’ Ben Wodskou (Brackley Town), 3-2 Ben Wodskou 49’ 55’ Zak Brown (Brackley Town), 3-3 Brown 55’ 69’ Zak Brunt (Boreham Wood), 4-3 Brunt 69’ 84’ Matt Rush (Boreham Wood), 5-3 Rush 84’
Boreham Wood 2.78 xGBrackley Town 3.04 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brackley Town attacking Boreham Wood attacking 
4’ Matt Rush (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.78 xG, goal 69’ Zak Brunt (Boreham Wood), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 55’ Zak Brown (Brackley Town), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 85’ Morgan Roberts (Brackley Town), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 75’ Zak Brown (Brackley Town), from a corner, 0.27 xG, blocked 89’ Kian Harratt (Brackley Town), open play, 0.27 xG, blocked 49’ Ben Wodskou (Brackley Town), direct free kick, 0.25 xG, goal 80’ Leon Ayinde (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 81’ Charlie O'Connell (Boreham Wood), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 37’ Gareth Dean (Brackley Town), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 86’ Kian Harratt (Brackley Town), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 84’ Matt Rush (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 12’ Lewis Richardson (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 29’ Gareth Dean (Brackley Town), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 58’ Zak Brown (Brackley Town), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 85’ Kian Harratt (Brackley Town), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 54’ Zak Brunt (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 30’ Zak Brunt (Boreham Wood), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 90+3’ Zak Brunt (Boreham Wood), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, saved 7’ Ben Wodskou (Brackley Town), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 50’ Shane Byrne (Brackley Town), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 60’ Morgan Roberts (Brackley Town), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 21’ Abdul Abdulmalik (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 37’ Morgan Roberts (Brackley Town), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Marley Marshall (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Ben Wodskou (Brackley Town), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 70’ Aidan Elliott-Wheeler (Brackley Town), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Marley Marshall (Boreham Wood), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 61’ Zak Lilly (Brackley Town), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Morgan Roberts (Brackley Town), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Aidan Elliott-Wheeler (Brackley Town), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Abdul Abdulmalik (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 54’ Shane Byrne (Brackley Town), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 44’ Morgan Roberts (Brackley Town), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 4’ Matt Rush (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.78 xG, goal 69’ Zak Brunt (Boreham Wood), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 55’ Zak Brown (Brackley Town), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 85’ Morgan Roberts (Brackley Town), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 75’ Zak Brown (Brackley Town), from a corner, 0.27 xG, blocked 89’ Kian Harratt (Brackley Town), open play, 0.27 xG, blocked 49’ Ben Wodskou (Brackley Town), direct free kick, 0.25 xG, goal 80’ Leon Ayinde (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 81’ Charlie O'Connell (Boreham Wood), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 37’ Gareth Dean (Brackley Town), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 86’ Kian Harratt (Brackley Town), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 84’ Matt Rush (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 12’ Lewis Richardson (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 29’ Gareth Dean (Brackley Town), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 58’ Zak Brown (Brackley Town), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 85’ Kian Harratt (Brackley Town), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 54’ Zak Brunt (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 30’ Zak Brunt (Boreham Wood), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 90+3’ Zak Brunt (Boreham Wood), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, saved 7’ Ben Wodskou (Brackley Town), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 60’ Morgan Roberts (Brackley Town), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Shane Byrne (Brackley Town), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 21’ Abdul Abdulmalik (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 37’ Morgan Roberts (Brackley Town), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Marley Marshall (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Ben Wodskou (Brackley Town), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 70’ Aidan Elliott-Wheeler (Brackley Town), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Marley Marshall (Boreham Wood), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 61’ Zak Lilly (Brackley Town), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Morgan Roberts (Brackley Town), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Aidan Elliott-Wheeler (Brackley Town), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Abdul Abdulmalik (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 54’ Shane Byrne (Brackley Town), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 44’ Morgan Roberts (Brackley Town), open play, 0.00 xG, off target
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Lineups

Boreham Wood 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Curd
Ilesanmi
O'Connell
Bush
Coxe
Marshall
Booty 90’
Brunt
Abdulmalik 86’
Richardson 46’
Rush 2 90’
Brackley Town 4-4-2 Starting XI
Maxted
Calder 33’
Dean
Lilly
Pendleton 33’
Brown
Price 80’
Roberts
Elliott-Wheeler
Lowe
Wodskou

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Ted Curd
90′ 6 3 28 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
Cameron Coxe
90′ – – 2 6 1 43 3 – – –
Charlie O'Connell
90′ – – 3 3 2 69 1 – – –
Chris Bush
90′ – 1 – 6 6 77 2 – – –
Oluwafemi Ilesanmi
90′ – 2 – 6 4 28 1 – –
Midfielders7 players
Marley Marshall
90′ – – 42 – – 1 5 6 5 1 –
Regan Booty Taken off
90′ – 1 71 5 0.47 – 1 3 – – –
Lewis Richardson Taken off
50′ 1 – 17 1 0.01 – – 4 2 1
Zak Brunt
90′ 1 2 45 2 0.97 – 3 10 1 1 –
Abdul Abdulmalik Taken off
90′ 1 1 43 2 0.42 – 1 7 – – –
Leon Ayinde Came on as a substitute
52′ – – 8 – – – 1 3 – 1 –
Charles Clayden Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 2 – – – – 1 – – –
Forwards1 player
Matt Rush Taken off
90′ 2 – 2 2 0.97 0.04 1 2 2 13 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Boreham Wood win 66% Avg odds 1.38
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.54
Brackley Town win 14% Avg odds 6.47

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Boreham Wood DDWLW
Brackley Town WLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.