Tamworth vs Braintree Town

25 April 2026 · National League · 2025/26 · Referee Alan Dale

Full time 5 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

Stefan Mols 7’, 47’
Dan Creaney 29’
Caleb Ansen 52’ (og)
Oliver Lynch 83’

Lewis Walker 22’

Match summary

Tamworth won comfortably, 5-1 at home to Braintree Town. Tamworth led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Stefan Mols put Tamworth ahead in the 7th minute, Lewis Walker equalised in the 22nd minute, and Dan Creaney put Tamworth back in front in the 29th minute. In the second half, Mols made it 3-1 in the 47th minute, Ansen's own goal made it 4-1 in the 52nd minute, and Oliver Lynch made it 5-1 in the 83rd minute.

Match stats

43% Possession 57%

21 Shots 16

13 Shots on target 6

10 Corners 4

262 Passes 445

75.2% Pass accuracy 84.3%

4 Tackles 2

13 Fouls 13

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

3 Offsides 4

Key events

Tamworth Braintree Town

Kick-off

Kennedy DigieShot on target

5’

Stefan MolsLeft foot shot

1-0

7’

Oliver LynchShot on target

9’

Ben AcquayeShot on target

13’

16’

Lewis WalkerShot on target

22’

Lewis WalkerRight foot shot

1-1

Dan CreaneyLeft foot shot

2-1

29’

Oliver LynchShot on target

29’

Stefan MolsFoul

34’

Ben DrakeShot on target

Half-time2-1

Second half underway

Stefan MolsRight foot shot

3-1

47’

Caleb AnsenOwn goal

4-1

52’

59’

Ryan BattrumShot on target

61’

Sahid KamaraGoran Babić

61’

James VenningsTommy Smith

Ben MilnesBen Acquaye

65’

Ronan MaherJoe Riley

65’

Stefan MolsShot on target

68’

Ben MilnesShot on target

69’

70’

John AkindeAmir Hadi

Tom TonksTeo Kurtaran

70’

Alfie BatesDan Creaney

70’

Tom TonksShot on target

73’

76’

Chay CooperShot on target

79’

Ben DrakeFoul

80’

Sahid KamaraShot on target

82’

Elliot ThorpeMatthew Max Dibley-Dias

82’

Emmanuel OkunowoBen Drake

Thomas McGlincheyStefan Mols

82’

Oliver LynchLeft foot shot

5-1

83’

Tom TonksShot on target

87’

Kennedy DigieShot on target

89’

Full-time5-1

Lineups

Tamworth 4-4-2 Starting XI

Braintree Town 5-4-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jasbir Singh	90′	5	1	17	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Matthias Curley	90′	–	4	–	10	3	34	–	–	–	–
Jordan Cullinane-Liburd	90′	–	3	2	8	4	16	–	–	–	–
Kennedy Digie	90′	–	2	1	12	3	18	2	–	–	–
Luke Fairlamb	90′	–	–	–	18	2	35	1	–	2	–

Midfielders8 players


Stefan Mols Taken off	83′	2	–	16	2	0.09	1	1	8	3	2
Joe Riley Taken off	66′	–	–	18	1	0.16	–	1	9	–	–	–
Teo Kurtaran Taken off	72′	–	–	26	2	0.32	1	3	9	2	1	–
Ben Acquaye Taken off	66′	–	–	17	–	–	–	–	7	–	1	–
Ronan Maher Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	6	1	0.07	–	1	7	–	–	–
Ben Milnes Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	7	2	0.07	1	1	3	1	2	–
Tom Tonks Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	1	2	–	–
Thomas McGlinchey Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Dan Creaney Taken off	72′	1	–	2	1	0.83	0.19	3	5	–	23	–
Oliver Lynch	90′	1	–	3	3	0.19	0.14	1	5	–	20	–
Alfie Bates Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Caleb Ansen	90′	9	5	17	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Ryan Battrum	90′	–	–	–	8	2	36	–	–	–	–
Aidan Francis Clarke	90′	–	4	1	10	4	39	1	–	–	–
Tommy Smith Taken off	62′	–	4	–	3	–	21	–	–	–	–
James Clarridge	90′	–	3	2	12	4	57	–	–	–	–
Ben Drake Taken off	84′	1	1	–	7	–	35	2	–	–
James Vennings Came on as a substitute	35′	–	1	–	–	–	24	1	–	–	–
Emmanuel Okunowo Came on as a substitute	13′	–	1	–	4	1	7	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Amir Hadi Taken off	72′	–	–	22	–	–	–	1	9	2	5	–
Matthew Max Dibley-Dias Taken off	84′	–	1	51	–	–	–	1	8	3	–	–
Goran Babić Taken off	62′	–	–	43	–	–	–	1	4	–	–	–
Chay Cooper	90′	–	–	55	1	0.30	–	–	6	–	1	–
Sahid Kamara Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–	10	1	0.10	–	–	8	–	–	–
John Akinde Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
Elliot Thorpe Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Lewis Walker	90′	1	–	5	2	0.73	0.06	1	6	1	18	–

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 59% Avg odds 1.53

Draw 22% Avg odds 4.20

Braintree Town win 19% Avg odds 4.85

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

Form going into the game

Tamworth W W D L D

Braintree Town L L D L L

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Braintree Town 1-2 Tamworth, 02 Sep 25 All Tamworth vs Braintree Town 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.