Tamworth vs Boston United

25 October 2025 · National League · 2025/26 · Referee Peter Wright

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

Dillon De Silva 90+7’

Kieren Donnelly 20’, 56’
Jordy Hiwula 51’ (pen)

Match summary

Boston United beat Tamworth 3-1 on the road. Boston United led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Kieren Donnelly put Boston United ahead in the 20th minute. In the second half, Jordy Hiwula made it 0-2 from the penalty spot in the 51st minute, Donnelly made it 0-3 in the 56th minute, and Dillon De Silva pulled one back to make it 1-3 in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Tamworth created 1.37 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Boston United 1.41 from 7.

Match stats

57% Possession 43%

7 Shots 7

5 Shots on target 5

4 Corners 6

329 Passes 229

62.9% Pass accuracy 51.1%

1 Tackles 2

14 Fouls 13

4 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

1 Offsides 3

Key events

Tamworth Boston United

Kick-off

Tom TonksShot on target

12’

20’

Kieren DonnellyRight foot shot

0-1

29’

Matty Carson

33’

Rocco CoyleMatty Carson

35’

Jordy HiwulaShot on target

Stefan MolsShot on target

41’

Tom TonksFoul

42’

45+4’

Marcel LavinierFoul

Half-time0-1

Haydn HollisFoul

47’

Haydn HollisShot on target

47’

Jasbir SinghFoul

50’

Second half underway

51’

Jordy HiwulaPenalty

0-2

56’

Kieren DonnellyRight foot shot

0-3

Stefan MolsShot on target

56’

Alfie BatesArgument

58’

Ronan MaherAlfie Bates

65’

Oliver LynchManny Duku

65’

67’

Dylan HillShot on target

70’

Kieren DonnellyFoul

Dillon De SilvaKennedy Digie

77’

Jordan Cullinane-LiburdStefan Mols

77’

86’

Manni NorkettJordy Hiwula

90’

Ben GristMarcel Lavinier

Dillon De SilvaRight foot shot

1-3

90+7’

Full-time1-3

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.

Tamworth 1.37 xGBoston United 1.41 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Boston United attacking Tamworth attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Tamworth 4-4-1-1 Starting XI

Boston United 4-4-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jasbir Singh	90′	2	3	29	–	1	–	–

Defenders6 players


Kwaku Donkor	90′	–	1	–	7	2	42	–	–	–	–
Kennedy Digie Taken off	82′	–	–	–	7	5	25	–	–	–	–
Haydn Hollis	90′	–	2	1	6	4	24	4	–	–
Luke Fairlamb	90′	–	–	–	6	1	44	1	–	–	–
Jordan Cullinane-Liburd Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	–	3	3	10	1	–	–	–
Dillon De Silva Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	–	4	–	12	2	1	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Stefan Mols Taken off	82′	–	–	20	–	–	1	–	10	3	2	–
Ben Milnes	90′	–	–	34	–	–	–	1	2	–	2	–
Alfie Bates Taken off	69′	–	–	15	–	–	–	1	2	–	–
Beck-Ray Enoru	90′	–	–	19	1	0.50	–	–	9	–	1	–
Tom Tonks	90′	–	–	29	1	0.01	–	–	11	2	–
Ronan Maher Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	5	–	1	–

Forwards2 players


Manny Duku Taken off	69′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	1	12	–
Oliver Lynch Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	4	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Rhys Lovett	90′	4	1	14	1	–	–	1	–

Defenders5 players


Marcel Lavinier Taken off	90′	–	5	–	12	3	21	1	–	1
Tom Fogarty	90′	–	1	–	7	3	14	–	–	–	–
Zak Mills	90′	–	2	–	8	6	20	–	–	–	–
Alex Lankshear	90′	1	3	–	7	4	21	1	–	–	–
Matty Carson Taken off	32′	–	1	–	1	1	11	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


Dylan Hill	90′	–	–	24	–	–	1	2	10	2	1	–
Liam Waldock	90′	–	–	23	–	–	–	3	8	–	–	–
Gregory Sloggett	90′	–	–	27	–	–	–	3	11	1	2	–
Rocco Coyle Came on as a substitute	57′	–	–	15	–	–	–	2	1	4	–	–

Forwards3 players


Kieren Donnelly	90′	2	–	3	2	0.35	0.07	1	8	1	14
Jordy Hiwula Taken off	90′	1	–	2	2	0.97	–	–	3	2	21	–
Manni Norkett Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–

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

Tamworth win 52% Avg odds 1.75

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.44

Boston United win 21% Avg odds 4.25

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

Form going into the game

Tamworth D D W D W

Boston United D D W D L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Tamworth 3-0 Boston United, 18 Jan 25 Next meeting: Boston United 0-0 Tamworth, 21 Feb 26 All Tamworth vs Boston 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.