MATCH REPORT: Boreham Wood 1-4 Chippenham Town | National League South | Saturday 25th January 2025

The Bluebirds recorded their best victory of the season as they hit four goals in a league game for the first time this season as they defeated top of the table Boreham Wood.

The home side, who were undefeated in their previous fourteen matches, were the first to show with Will Henry safely holding a seventh minute shot from Kwesi Appiah.

Two minutes later the Bluebirds Tom Mehew was off target with his effort from outside of the area.

On eleven minutes a Luke Spokes free kick was blocked by the home wall whilst Appiah set up Matt Rush who fired wide.

Chippenham opened the scoring on sixteen minutes after a shot from Mehew fell back to him and he converted the rebound.

The lead only lasted a minute as Jayden Richardson cut in from the right and dinked the ball over Henry.

Midway though the half the Bluebirds regained the lead as Spokes thundered home a half-volley.

On twenty five minutes Will Dawes pounced on a loose ball but his effort went through keeper Nathan Ashmore’s legs and out for a corner.

Six minutes later Dawes dribbled into the Boreham Wood box but his shot was narrowly off target.

At the other end Jon Benton dragged his effort wide whilst Rush’s effort was blocked by Freddie Grant.

On thirty eight minutes Benton’s shot from outside of the area was held by Henry.

Chippenham hit their third four minutes before the break as Mehew was brought down and Spokes curled the resulting free kick into the top corner.

Before the break a scramble in the Bluebird box ended with Rush shooting wide.

In stoppage time a free kick from former Bluebird Tom Whelan was just wide.

HALF TIME: Boreham Wood 1-3 Chippenham Town

Seven minutes into the second half Mehew found Leone Gravata but his shot deflected off a defender and into the arms of Ashmore.

Three minutes later Gravata’s shot was blocked and Boreham Wood broke clear but as Henry failed to deal with a long ball Appiah shot wide.

Luke Haines then made a timely slide tackle on Rush with home shouts for a penalty being ignored.

On sixty five minutes Matt McClure found Dawes but his shot was saved by Ashmore.

On eighty three minutes Grant made a great block to deny Appiah.

In the first minute of stoppage time substitute Caine Bradbury rounded Ashmore to hit the Bluebirds fourth.

Two minutes later substitute Abdul Abulmalik shot hit the woodwork.

FULL TIME: Boreham Wood 1-4 Chippenham Town

Chippenham: Will Henry, Alex Bray, Freddie Grant, Luke Haines, Will King, Tom Mehew (Aaron Amadi-Holloway 90), Luke Spokes, Joe Andrews (Caine Bradbury 50), Will Dawes, Matt McClure (Hamzad Kargbo 66), Leone Gravata (Harry Parsons 90) subs not used: Nat Williams

Boreham Wood: Nathan Ashmore, Femi Ilesanmi (Abdul Abulmalik 54), Chris Bush, Tom Whelan, Jon Benton, Josh Hare (David Agbontohoma 74), Kwesi Appiah, Charlie O’Connell, Gus Mafuta, Jayden Richardson, Matt Rush subs not used: Mohammed Sagaf, Tyrone Marsh, Junior Dixon

Ref: D. England

Att: 869