SITE INDEX

Fullscreen Football
  • Contact us
  • Book an Advert
  • Buy a photo
  • Submit a story
  • Digital Edition and Archives

    • Live updates: Slough Town 2-5 Hornchurch

    02:45PM, Saturday 20 September 2025

    Live updates: Slough Town vs Hornchurch

    FINAL SCORE: Slough Town 2, Hornchurch 5

    92' GOAL HORNCHURCH! A fifth for the visitors. Ruff plays a clever ball through to Josh Rees who deftly flicks a shot past the onrushing Desbois and into the back of the net. Harsh on the Rebels who've given a lot to this game and led it until the 71st minute! 2-5

    Attendance: 782. 

    85' GOAL HORNCHURCH: That will do it. The ball is slipped through for Darren McQueen who passes the ball underneath Desbois and into the back of the net. Game over! 2-4

    83' Hornchurch are now trying to see this out in a professional manner. They're keeping possession pretty well and frustrating the 10-man Rebels. 2-3 

    80' Big chance for Slough. The ball is played through to Bartlett-Antwi who's through on goal but his low effort is well saved by Nasta! He surely had to take that. 2-3

    76' HORNCHURCH LEAD! Charlie Ruff nips in at the back post to head home after a corner was flicked on in the box. 2-3

    74' Desbois tips over a curling effort from Myles Weston. Another top save from the Slough keeper. 2-2 

    71' HORNCHURCH DRAW LEVEL AGAIN: Tom Wraight smashes the visitors level with a half volley from just inside the area. Desbois looked like he might have been a little unsighted there as it flashed past him. 2-2

    69' Bartlett-Antwi with another powerful effort that stings the palms of Nasta! Decent build up from the Rebels who broke forward with decent numbers there. 2-1

    65' GOAL FOR SLOUGH: The Rebels break on Hornchurch, Makowski slips a cute little ball through for substitute Ruben Bartlett-Antwi who lifts a beautiful finish over Arthur Nasta. 2-1 to ten man Slough! 

    62' The Rebels win a free kick on the left side. Davies sends it in but the visitors deal with it really comfortably. 1-1

    56' Slough are just about dealing with the pressure being put on them by Hornchurch have been ramping it up over the last 5minutes. They've just flicked another ball wide from a Wraight ball into the box. 1-1

    51' A rare break upfield for the Rebels, Makowski does well to get to the byline and cut the ball back for substitute Nelson, who sweeps a shot over the bar. 1-1 

    49' Sub Charlie Ruff attempts to chip Desbois from distance but the attempt drifts over the crossbar. 1-1 

    48' Desbois tips another effort from Pegrum over the bar. Hornchurch ramping up the pressure now against the 10 men. 1-1

    46' Early chance in the half for Pegrum, but Harvey Walker dives in to make a brilliant block. 1-1 

    Changes for the Rebels at half-time. 

    Josh Adepoju is replaced by Balu Makumbi, Tarik Gidaree comes off for Brian Nelson and finally, Goddard is replaced by Bartlett Antwi. 

    HALFTIME: Slough Town 1, Hornchurch 1

    One way or another the referee is going to have a huge impact on this game. His decision to book Gidaree for diving in the area looked incredibly harsh, while Ojemen was then sent off for what looked a 50/50 challenge. I'd have to see both incidents back but they've put the Rebels firmly on the back foot here. 

    Earlier in the half Tom Wraight's fantastic strike cancelled out Goddard's left-footed finish. 

    45' Another big stop from Desbois to keep out Balanta's deflected drive. 1-1

    44' RED CARD FOR SLOUGH: Ojemen is shown a straight red card for a foul on Pegrum! 

    In the space of a few minutes the referee has made two huge calls which will likely decide this game in Hornchurch's favour. Incredible. 1-1 

    40' Controversial decision here as Gidaree is played through on goal, he appears to be taken down from behind, but the referee awards Hornchurch a free kick and books the Slough player. looked a certain penalty from here and probably a red card as well. Davies has his head in his hands! 1-1

    33' Slough almost responded immediately through Gidaree

    32' Goal Hornchurch! What a hit by Tom Wraight. The ball cannoned off Peter Ojemen to Wraight who left fly from the right edge of the area and the ball scorched past Desbois into the back of the net. 1-1

    27' SAVE! Fabulous stop from Desbois to keep out Thomas Wraight's rasping drive from the edge of the area. 1-0 

    24' GOAL FOR SLOUGH: Adepoju plays a lovely ball through for Goddard, who checks back inside his man. His first shot is blocked but it falls kindly for him to sweep home left footed! 1-0 

    21' Goddard's free kick from the left side bounces through the penalty area and just wide of Nasta's left hand post. Just needed a flick or a touch 0-0 

    17' Half chances for both sides. First Goddard nearly scoops the ball over for Makowski but the striker can't quite take the ball with him. If he had he'd have been through on goal. At the other end, Rees has an effort from outside the area blocked after good work down the left by McQueen. 0-0 

    16' Hornchurch put the ball into the area from the right once again and Joshua Rees fired over the bar at the second attempt after his first header was blocked. Good chance for the leaders there. 0-0 

    14' Angelo Balanta with the first real attempt of the game. Bond-Welch's ball over the top catches out Harvey Walker and Charlie Pegum darts in and feeds the ball to Balanta whose low shot is comfortably saved by Desbois. 0-0 

    12' Slough look a threat from the wide areas, but Hornchurch have dealt well with the two or three crosses the Rebels have put in so far. 0-0 

    10' Still very little to choose between the sides. Hornchurch looking reasonably adept both in attack and defence. Samuel Kuffour just shielded the ball out of play well under pressure from Goddard. 0-0 

    5' Little to report so far. Both sides feeling each other out to a degree. Goddard has whipped a ball into the box from a free kick that was comfortably dealt with. Gidaree also broke into the box on the right but fouled his man as he attempted to retrieve the ball. 0-0 

    1' We're underway at Arbour Park. Slough attacking the academy end in the first half. 0-0 

    The two teams are out. Hornchurch in red and white stripes and Slough in amber and navy. 

    The mascots are out waving the flags and we're waiting for the players at Arbour Park now. 

    Slough player boss Scott Davies was expecting a tough match for his understrength Rebels when he spoke to the Express earlier this week

    Here's how Hornchurch line up this afternoon. 

    Today's team news is as follows. 

    There's one change for the Rebels from Tuesday evening, with Harvey Walker replacing Brian Nelson

    Welcome to Arbour Park where Slough Town take on National League South leaders Hornchurch this afternoon. 

    The Rebels have made a steady if unspectacular start to the season and sit 16th in the table after losing 4-2 at Torquay United a couple of weeks ago. Before that though, they went four unbeaten in the league, claiming victories over Ebbsfleet United and Chippenham Town in that run. They're also fairly solid at home and have taken some sizeable scalps in the past few seasons. 

    Hornchurch have made an excellent start to their league campaign. They're so far unbeaten having won six and drawn two of their eight matches this season. Daryl McMahon's side have drawn two of their last four in the league though and bowed out of the FA Cup last weekend following a 2-1 defeat to Peterborough Sports. 

    Football

    Most read

    Top Articles

    Man and woman jailed for spree of armed robberies

    Timothy Seale, left; Natasha Carroll, right.

    Man and woman jailed for spree of armed robberies

    A Maidenhead couple who went on a nine-day crime spree – robbing from multiple shops while armed with weapons – have been given prison sentences of eight and five years each.

    © Copyright 2024 Baylis Community Media CIC All right reserved