02:36PM, Friday 26 December 2025
Full time: Maidenhead 1-3 Slough Town. It's a derby day victory for Slough Town. The dismissal of Basil Tuma on the stroke of half-time looked to be the game's decisive moment. But 10-men Slough were galvanised in the second half and defended resolutely before taking their chances through Oshilaja and Myers. It proved to be a derby day that truly lived up to its billing but it's Slough who claim a pivotal victory.
90+1: Goal! Slough Town have a third and that surely wraps up a remarkable victory for the 10-men Rebels. Jared Myers is slipped into the penalty area and finishes low past Van Stapperhoef before sliding into the corner flag.
'90: Heading into injury-time. Four minutes added time to be played.

Slough centre half Kiki Oshilaja prods home to put the 10-men Rebels in front.
'84: Barratt tries his luck again but it's on his weaker right foot and flies harmlessly wide.
'83: Sam Barratt angles a strike towards goal from 20 yards but it's just over the crossbar. The Magpies are running out of time to salvage something from this.
'78: Josh Popoola ghosts pasts Jared Myers but his cross is blocked behind for a corner. Popoola then has Desbois scrambling to claw his set piece behind.
'76: Changes again for both sides. Harry Pritchard replaces Josh Umerah for the hosts. Dan Roth is on for Tarik Gidaree for the Rebels.
'72: Goal. Maidenhead United 1-2 Slough Town. The Rebels are ahead. Slough win a free-kick in a rare foray forward. The ball is bundling around the box and centre half Oshilaja stabs home.
'69: Ooooft. Liam Dulson unleashes one of his trademark hammer strikes and it's straight into the forehead of Slough's Scott Davies. He hits the deck, buying a few moments rest for the visitors.
'66: 10-men Slough are struggling to get a foothold here with Maidenhead dominating the ball. The Magpies are still to truly test Desbois in this second-half though.
'62: Jayden Mitchell-Lawson has looked dangerous for the Magpies since coming on. He sees a shot deflected wide for another Maidenhead corner. Rebels stopper Adam Desbois is then fouled as he claims the ball and he reacts angrily, endearing himself to the Magpies supporters behind the goal.
'60: Lovely link-up play by Maidenhead from Dulson, Popoola and Bartley. A diving header from Scott Davies is needed to steer an-incoming cross away from danger.
'57: Chance for the Rebels. Luke Holness bundles his way into the Magpies penalty area. It opens up and he should do better as he shoots tamely at Van Stappershoef.
Attendance watch: 2,846 here in York Road this afternoon. Cracking numbers.
'55: York Road is a tinderbox now. Maidenhead win a succession of corners. The Rebels are appealing for Josh Umerah to be sent off after a tangle in the box. The referee opts for a yellow.
The defining moment of the SL Classico?

Changes for both teams at half-time. Jared Myers replaces Wiktor Makowski for Slough. Jayden Mitchell-Lawson replaces Jordan Raguette in an attacking change for the Magpies.

Slough celebrate with the visiting supporters after Luke Holness' equaliser.
Half time: Unsurprisingly, there's drama here at York Road. Slough Town are reduced to 10 after loanee Basil Tuma is sent off for a robust aerial challenge with Maidenhead's Chanse Headman. Referee Richard Wharton reached straight for his back pocket and Tuma, who had been a real threat for the Rebels, is off. Slough's players are incensed.
'45: The Rebels are pushing for another. They work the ball into the Maidenhead area but Holness can't get his shot away.
'42: Josh Popoola appears to take a heavy fall into the advertising hoardings but thankfully he's back on his feet.
'40: Slough break with pace again. Basil Tuma jinks his way through the field before releasing Harvey Walker. His cross deflects into the path of an on-rushing Slough attacker but Jordan Ragguette is there to block the danger.
'36: Goal and it's all square! Slough work the ball nicely to the edge of the area. Luke Holness finds space to shoot and arrows it past Van Stappershoef to send the visiting supporters into raptures behind the goal. Game on.
'29: Josh Popoola and Josh Umerah have both tested Adam Desbois in the past five minutes. The Slough stopper has been equal to them though. Desbois has now gone down. Could this be a tactical move to let both sets of players regroup?
'24: End-to-end again here. Liam Dulson gets in behind and has the beating of Scott Davies. But his pull back finds no-one. Slough are immediately on the break as Harvey Walker surges through the middle. Wiktor Makowski can't quite get on the end of his through ball.
'22: Slough's threat is all coming down the left at the moment. Harvey Walker is giving Ryan Bartley a tough test operating from what seems to be a role at left wing back. Reading loanee Basil Tuma is also looking handy and had half-hearted appeals for a penalty dismissed moments ago.
'18: Matt Robinson is the first in the book for Maidenhead after stopping a Rebels counter-attack with a lunge in the centre circle.

Magpies goalscorer Josh Umerah wheels away after opening the scoring in the 2nd minute
'12: Break in play as Slough's Tyrese Dyce receives treatment after appearing to be caught in an aerial challenge.
'5: Shouts for a penalty to Slough Town as Tyrese Dyce goes down in the box but the referee waves it away. I've hardly caught my breath here.
'2: Goal! Maidenhead United 1-0 Slough Town. Lightning start for the hosts as Josh Umerah prods home from a corner. What a start.
Team news
Maidenhead United: Van Stappershoef, Bartley, Ragguette, de Havilland, Headman, Robinson, Umerah, Dulson, Clerima, Popoola, Onariase.
Subs: Collins, Welch-Hayes, Yearwood, Mitchell-Lawson, Pritchard, Cochrane, Barratt
Slough Town: Desbois, Gidaree, Oshilaja, Clarke, Makowski, Davies, Dyce, Borgnis, Walker, Tuma, Holness
Subs: Ojemen, Drakes-Thomas, Goddard, Nelson, Roth, Myers, Janneh
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A mouth-watering slab of Boxing Day football looks set to be served up this afternoon as Maidenhead United welcome Slough Town to York Road.
Its been 25 years to the day since these two faced each other in competitive league action in Maidenhead. Their rivalry will now be renewed in the National League South with both sides facing contrasting challenges at either end of the table.
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