Chelmsford vs Braintree Town: 4–1

Chelmsford beat Braintree Town 4–1 in the English FA Cup on Saturday, 1 November 2025 at Melbourne Stadium, Chelmsford, England.

Competition: English FA Cup (2025-26 English FA Cup, First Round)
Kick-off time: Sat, 1 Nov 2025, 12:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Melbourne Stadium, Chelmsford, England
Attendance: 3,502
Teams: Chelmsford (home), Braintree Town (away)

Goals

19' — Jason Adigun (Chelmsford), assist Sam Folarin
28' — Lyle Taylor (Chelmsford), assist Jesurun Uchegbulam
37' — John Akinde (penalty) (Braintree Town)
42' — Jesurun Uchegbulam (Chelmsford), assist Sam Folarin
50' — Lyle Taylor (Chelmsford)

Red cards

61' — Aidan Francis-Clarke (Braintree Town)

Starting line-ups

Chelmsford (4-2-3-1): Chris Haigh (G), David Longe-King (CD-L), Ben Tompkins (CD-R), Harry Barbrook (LB), Kian Ronan (RB), Sam Folarin (AM), Ricky Holmes (LM), Dominic Odusanya (RM), Lyle Taylor (F), Jesurun Uchegbulam (AM-L), Jason Adigun (AM-R).

Braintree Town (4-2-3-1): Ragnheidur Jónsdóttir (G), Aidan Francis-Clarke (CD-L), George Langston (CD-R), Frankie Terry (LB), Jacob Pinnington (RB), Goran Babic (AM), James Vennings (LM), Marley Marshall (RM), John Akinde (F), Terrell Works (AM-L), Chay Cooper (AM-R).

Recent form

Chelmsford: lost 2–0 away to Gateshead (4 Nov); drew 1–1 away to Barnet (5 Nov); lost 1–0 vs Barnet (14 Nov).

Braintree Town: lost 2–1 vs Gateshead (27 Sept); drew 1–1 away to Aldershot Town (30 Sept); drew 0–0 vs Sutton United (4 Oct); lost 2–0 away to Solihull Moors (18 Oct); drew 0–0 vs Altrincham (25 Oct).