Harrogate Town vs Eastleigh

26 September 2026 · National League · 2026/27 · Referee Matthew Scholes

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

Brad Dolaghan 6’, 39’
Bailey Hobson 79’
George Thomson 89’

Jordan Cousins 25’

Match summary

Harrogate Town won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Eastleigh. Harrogate Town led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Brad Dolaghan put Harrogate Town ahead in the 6th minute, Jordan Cousins equalised from a corner in the 25th minute, and Dolaghan put Harrogate Town back in front in the 39th minute. In the second half, Bailey Hobson made it 3-1 in the 79th minute and George Thomson made it 4-1 in the 89th minute.

The chances backed that up: Harrogate Town created 3.35 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Eastleigh's 0.98 from 5.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%

16 Shots 5

6 Shots on target 2

4 Corners 3

73 Attacks 71

45 Dangerous attacks 32

448 Passes 323

78.8% Pass accuracy 72.4%

1 Tackles 1

12 Fouls 11

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

1 Offsides 2

Key events

Harrogate Town Eastleigh

Kick-off

Brad DolaghanLeft foot shot

1-0

6’

25’

Jordan CousinsRight foot shot

1-1

29’

Hady GhandourShot on target

Brad DolaghanRight foot shot

2-1

39’

Brad DolaghanShot on target

39’

Josh HmamiShot on target

42’

Half-time2-1

Second half underway

68’

Jonathan WilliamsHarry Sidwell

68’

Will RandallMax Dickov

Ciaran McGuckinBrad Dolaghan

73’

Ellis TaylorJosh Hmami

73’

74’

Jake CapriceDion Rankine

77’

Tommy Dobson-Ventura

Bailey HobsonRight foot shot

3-1

79’

George ThomsonWill McGowan

80’

Michael CraigBailey Hobson

82’

84’

Barney StoneHady Ghandour

84’

Ibrahim BakareTommy Dobson-Ventura

Morgan Williams

85’

George ThomsonRight foot shot

4-1

89’

Full-time4-1

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 3.35 xGEastleigh 0.98 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Eastleigh attacking Harrogate Town attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players


Luke Hutchinson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Grant Horton	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sam Dreyer	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Archie Baptiste	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lewis Cass	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Will McGowan Taken off	80′	–	–	2	0.07	–	–	–
Morgan Williams	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ethan Bristow	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bailey Hobson Taken off	82′	1	–	4	0.30	–	–	–
Josh Hmami Taken off	73′	–	–	3	0.43	–	–	–
Brad Dolaghan Taken off	73′	2	–	5	2.50	–	–	–
Ellis Taylor Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Ciaran McGuckin Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
George Thomson Came on as a substitute	10′	1	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Michael Craig Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Players16 players


Josh Jeffries	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dion Rankine Taken off	74′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Temi Eweka	90′	–	–	1	0.17	–	–	–
Tommy Dobson-Ventura Taken off	84′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Reece Johnson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Harry Sidwell Taken off	68′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Jordan Cousins	90′	1	–	1	0.76	–	–	–
Aaron Blair	90′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Josh Lundstram	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Max Dickov Taken off	68′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hady Ghandour Taken off	84′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Will Randall Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jonathan Williams Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jake Caprice Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ibrahim Bakare Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Barney Stone Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 58% Avg odds 1.57

Draw 23% Avg odds 3.93

Eastleigh win 19% Avg odds 4.78

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

Form going into the game

Harrogate Town W W W L L

Eastleigh D L D L W

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Previous and next meeting

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