Halifax Town vs Sutton United

28 February 2026 · National League · 2025/26 · Referee Kirsty Dowle

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

Cody Johnson 32’
Will Harris 65’

Lewis Simper 12’
Brandon Njoku 71’

Match summary

Halifax Town and Sutton United drew 2-2. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Lewis Simper put Sutton United ahead in the 12th minute and Cody Johnson equalised in the 32nd minute. In the second half, Will Harris put Halifax Town in front with a header in the 65th minute and Brandon Njoku equalised in the 71st minute.

Halifax Town had the better of the chances, with 2.10 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Sutton United's 1.18 from 14.

Match stats

44% Possession 56%

11 Shots 14

5 Shots on target 8

1 Corners 7

466 Passes 597

84.1% Pass accuracy 86.4%

4 Tackles 3

6 Fouls 7

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

5 Offsides 0

Key events

Halifax Town Sutton United

Kick-off

2’

Kai JenningsShot on target

Josh HmamiShot on target

4’

12’

Lewis SimperLeft foot shot

0-1

Owen BrayShot on target

21’

25’

Jermaine Francis

Cody JohnsonRight foot shot

1-1

32’

40’

Osman FoyoShot on target

Half-time1-1

Will HarrisShot on target

47’

48’

Brandon NjokuShot on target

Second half underway

61’

Charlie BellHayden Muller

64’

Brandon NjokuShot on target

Will HarrisHeader

2-1

65’

71’

Brandon NjokuRight foot shot

2-2

72’

Jayden HarrisKwaku Donkor

72’

David OgbonnaLewis Simper

78’

Ashley NadesanOsman Foyo

Will HugillFoul

78’

Billy WatersCody Johnson

79’

David KawaWill Harris

79’

81’

David OgbonnaShot on target

85’

Jayden HarrisFoul

Kieron MorrisOwen Bray

88’

Jack JenkinsJosh Hmami

88’

90+4’

Besart TopallojShot on target

Dylan CroweJay Turner-Cooke

90+6’

Full-time2-2

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.

Halifax Town 2.10 xGSutton United 1.18 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sutton United attacking Halifax Town attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Halifax Town 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Sutton United 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Sam Johnson	90′	6	2	35	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Thomas Lavery	90′	–	6	2	6	3	49	–	–	–	–
Shaun Hobson	90′	–	8	1	–	–	50	–	–	–	–
Jevon Mills	90′	1	–	2	2	2	57	–	–	–	–
AJ Warburton	90′	–	1	–	3	–	40	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Cody Johnson Taken off	83′	1	–	48	–	–	–	2	5	–	–	–
Jay Turner-Cooke Taken off	90′	–	–	55	1	0.06	3	2	3	–	2	–
Will Hugill	90′	–	–	30	–	–	–	–	5	2	–
Josh Hmami Taken off	90′	–	1	43	1	0.05	–	2	7	–	1	–
Owen Bray Taken off	90′	–	1	39	2	0.15	–	1	5	–	–	–
Billy Waters Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	2	1	1	–
Jack Jenkins Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–
Kieron Morris Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	4	1	0.19	–	1	1	–	1	–

Forwards2 players


Will Harris Taken off	83′	1	–	3	2	1.26	–	–	7	–	9	–
David Kawa Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Jack Sims	90′	3	2	34	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Kwaku Donkor Taken off	76′	2	4	–	5	1	33	–	–	–	–
Junior Eccleston	90′	–	2	–	14	5	78	–	–	–	–
Edon Pruti	90′	–	3	–	5	4	77	–	–	–	–
Besart Topalloj	90′	–	–	–	7	2	67	–	–	–	–
Hayden Muller Taken off	64′	–	2	–	9	2	35	–	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Kai Jennings	90′	–	–	79	1	0.26	–	2	6	2	–	–
Lewis Simper Taken off	76′	1	–	39	–	–	–	2	4	1	–	–
Brandon Njoku	90′	1	1	20	3	0.27	–	1	2	–	–	–
Jermaine Francis	90′	–	–	57	1	–	–	2	6	–	1
Osman Foyo Taken off	82′	–	1	17	2	0.22	–	1	6	–	–	–
Charlie Bell Came on as a substitute	39′	–	–	23	–	–	–	–	3	1	1	–
David Ogbonna Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	14	–	–	–	–	3	1	–	–
Jayden Harris Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	17	–	–	1	–	2	2	–
Ashley Nadesan Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	6	1	0.07	–	–	1	–	–	–

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

Halifax Town win 46% Avg odds 1.98

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.41

Sutton United win 27% Avg odds 3.30

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

Form going into the game

Halifax Town D W L L D

Sutton United L D W W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sutton United 2-0 Halifax Town, 15 Nov 25 Next meeting: Halifax Town 1-1 Sutton United, 19 Sep 26 All Halifax Town vs Sutton United meetings

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