Harrogate Town vs AFC Hornchurch

3 October 2026 · National League · 2026/27 · Referee Scott Jackson

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

Morgan Williams 36’
Will McGowan 60’
Lewis Cass 65’

Match summary

Harrogate Town won comfortably, 3-0 at home to AFC Hornchurch. Harrogate Town led 1-0 at half-time.

Morgan Williams put Harrogate Town ahead with a direct free kick in the 36th minute, Will McGowan made it 2-0 in the 60th minute, and Lewis Cass made it 3-0 in the 65th minute.

The chances backed that up: Harrogate Town created 3.61 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to AFC Hornchurch's 0.72 from 5. Brad Dolaghan had a penalty saved for Harrogate Town.

Match stats

66% Possession 34%

23 Shots 5

5 Shots on target 0

9 Corners 5

119 Attacks 77

67 Dangerous attacks 53

535 Passes 240

86.5% Pass accuracy 78.3%

1 Tackles 0

11 Fouls 10

0 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

1 Offsides 1

Key events

Harrogate Town AFC Hornchurch

Kick-off

Morgan WilliamsShot on target

14’

27’

Aaron Rowe

Brad DolaghanMissed penaltysaved

28’

Brad DolaghanShot on target

28’

Morgan WilliamsFree Kick

1-0

36’

Half-time1-0

46’

Jack BaldwinFrankie Edwards

Second half underway

Will McGowanLeft foot shot

2-0

60’

Lewis CassRight foot shot

3-0

65’

66’

Angelo BalantaGeorge Alexander

67’

Josh WalkerDominic Poleon

67’

Myles WestonAaron Rowe

Ciaran McGuckinJosh Hmami

76’

Ellis TaylorEthan Bristow

76’

Shawn McCoulskyBrad Dolaghan

76’

George ThomsonWill McGowan

76’

80’

Henry HearnWilliam Greenidge

Michael CraigBailey Hobson

80’

Full-time3-0

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.

Harrogate Town 3.61 xGAFC Hornchurch 0.72 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

AFC Hornchurch attacking Harrogate Town attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players


Luke Hutchinson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Grant Horton	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sam Dreyer	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Archie Baptiste	90′	–	–	2	0.14	–	–	–
Lewis Cass	90′	1	–	1	0.68	–	–	–
Bailey Hobson Taken off	80′	–	–	4	0.04	–	–	–
Morgan Williams	90′	1	–	3	0.24	–	–	–
Ethan Bristow Taken off	76′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Will McGowan Taken off	76′	1	–	3	0.48	–	–	–
Josh Hmami Taken off	76′	–	–	4	0.66	–	–	–
Brad Dolaghan Taken off	76′	–	–	2	0.77	–	–	–
George Thomson Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	1	0.09	–	–	–
Ellis Taylor Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Shawn McCoulsky Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	1	0.28	–	–	–
Ciaran McGuckin Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	1	0.20	–	–	–
Michael Craig Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Players16 players


Arthur Nasta	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Frankie Edwards Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ryan Inniss	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tom Dallison	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Aaron Rowe Taken off	67′	–	–	1	0.10	–	–
Jack Powell	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Alfie Massey	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Henry Sandat	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
William Greenidge Taken off	80′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
George Alexander Taken off	66′	–	–	1	0.26	–	–	–
Dominic Poleon Taken off	67′	–	–	1	0.21	–	–	–
Jack Baldwin Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Angelo Balanta Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Myles Weston Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Josh Walker Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	1	0.13	–	–	–
Henry Hearn Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–

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

Harrogate Town win 59% Avg odds 1.53

Draw 23% Avg odds 3.98

AFC Hornchurch win 18% Avg odds 5.10

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

Form going into the game

Harrogate Town W L L W W

AFC Hornchurch L L W L W

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Previous and next meeting

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