DUNMOW RHODES

PREVIEW   As the December fixtures are soon to be underway, Dunmow Rhodes host Onley Arms in the league at the High Easter Ground as the two square up for the first time this season. With Dunmow Rhodes coming into the game off the back of an 8-0 demolition of Witham Nomads and Onley Arms losing 6-1 the previous week at home, it was fair to say the odds were in favour of the home side who would be looking for another 3 points to add to the 14 they have already acquired. As for Onley Arms, they knew they were in for a tough game especially as they have only won once all season as they sit in the drop zone with just 4 points and a goal difference of -25. A promising sign for the visitors is the injuries to 2 starters for Dunmow Rhodes from their last game in   Joshua Breeze and the tricky Spaniard Emilio Caceres – Sola who both limped away from last weeks game. On a positive note for the hosts they will see full back Harrie Irving return to the bench after 2 months on ...

STATS ·          This will be the first ever meeting between these two sides. ·          Onley Arms have conceded 55 goals in all competitions this season and have conceded 5 or more goals on 7 occasions already this season. ·          Onley Arms have only scored 6 goals in their last 5 games, Dunmow scored 8 in their previous match. ·          Last month Onley Arms beat Bocking Eagles away 2-0, a side that Rhodes could only manage to draw with 1-1 on the same ground. ·          Dunmow Rhodes come into the game winning all of their last 5 games and have only suffered 2 defeats in all competitions

MATCH PREVIEW Sunday 25 th of November see’s Witham Nomads host Dunmow Rhodes in the Malcom Foy Memorial Trophy at the Braintree Leisure Centre. The game which kicks off at 10:30am promises to be an interesting one with a few points separating the two sides in the domestic league despite Dunmow Rhodes running riot with an 8-0 win the last time the two met back in late October. Dunmow Rhodes will be looking to repeat their biggest victory of the season come Sunday despite missing some key players with injury however the returns of captain Johnathan Alexander and joint top scorer Charlie Gooch should boost the team morale as they look to make the quarter finals of the competition for the second season straight. In an interview with Dunmow Rhodes midfielder George Hamill on Wednesday after the team’s training session he was asked on his recent form and after scoring in the last game was he raring to go for Sundays game of which he replied “obviously I would love to score again...

PRE-GAME STATS ·          Dunmow have won 5 of their last 6 games in all competitions. ·          Witham Nomads have won only 2 of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions. ·          Dunmow Rhodes have scored 3 or more goals in their last 4 games and have only conceded 3 in 3 running up to this fixture. ·          Witham have conceded 29 goals this season and 8 of those were scored by their opponents this Sunday. ·          Dunmow are unbeaten against Witham Nomads since their first meeting last season including cup competitions and friendlies. ·          Both sides have failed to score in only 1 game this season and both have kept just 1 clean sheet each since the start of the season. ·       ...

THE TEAMS Dunmow Rhodes Starting XI; 1.Luke Johnson (GK), 2. Emilio Caceres - Sola, 3. Reece Cottrell, 4. Oliver Blower, 6. Samuel Hockley, 7. Johnathan Alexander©, 10. Kennie Irving, 12. Lewis Roe, 14. George Hamill, 16. Joshua Breeze, 17. Jake Sutton, Dunmow Rhodes Substitutions; 11. Adam Griggs, 19. Charlie Gooch, 9. Samuel DuBerry Witham Nomads Starting XI; 1.Paul Le Comte(GK), 2. Mike Collingwood, 3. Aiden Lizzimore, 6. Sam Greenhalgh©, 7. Ben Ayles, 9. Dun Fairs, 10. Eddie Holroyd, 11. James Riley, 12. Louis Williams, 15. Joseph Gibbons, 16. James Ambrose Witham Nomads Substitutions; 5. Ben Fairs The teams lay out as expected for both sides especially amid an injury crisis for Dunmow Rhodes who are without a few key players however will be encouraged by the return of their captain Alexander to the starting line-up. Witham Nomads name the same team that lost 8-0 to Dunmow earlier on this season when the 2 sides met in the Gordon Snell Trophy. Dunmow will st...

MATCH REPORT Whitham Nomads FC (0) Dunmow Rhodes FC (8) After a one sided game in the league earlier on the season Witham’s fait was repeated once more as Rhodes ran riot with their slick passing football proved all too much for the home side once more. The round of 16 tie in the Malcom Foy Memorial Trophy was an entertaining one where 8 goals were scored in a very one sided affair. With both teams looking thin due to a number of injuries problems it was expected to be a tight game however this game was not with Dunmow Rhodes blowing away Witham Nomads with a great attacking performance despite their defensive formation of a 5-3-2. Sharp from the get go, Rhodes scored twice inside the first 15 minutes with George Hamill (7 mins) scoring his second goal in as many games who rounded off a great passing move. A well worked free kick shortly found Kennie Irving (14 mins) in the box who doubled the visitors advantage. The game continued to be played in Nomads half and Dunmo...

POST MATCH “The way in which the players played today made my job an easy one especially after picking up two injuries in the warm up for the game” said Dunmow Rhodes Manager George Alexander after he was questioned on the his players performed in the game. He further added “Witham have had some decent results this season and have been involved in some close games so to play them twice and win 8-0 twice it is some achievement and sends out a strong statement to the rest of the teams in the competition”. Speaking to a rather deflated Witham Nomads manager Phil Baker after the game he showed his appreciation for the away side by saying “they are a young side and they move the ball around today. We were chasing shadows for 90 minutes and the score line probably reflects that however we have a lot to work and we will look to bounce back next week”.  A picture of the Dunmow Rhodes goal scorers from right to left (Sam Hockley, Jake Sutton, George Hamill, Joshua Breeze, Kennie ...