Match Report: Taunton Town v Yeovil Town

Yeovil Town were dumped out of the FA Cup last night as they fell to a 1-0 defeat against National League South Side Taunton Town at Wordsworth Drive. Lloyd James's penalty midway through the first half was enough to see Taunton progress as Yeovil once again put in an utterly dire performance which left fans frustrated and angry at full time.

Chris Hargreaves made five changes to the side from Saturday. Morgan Williams, Malachi Linton, Sam Perry, and Owen Bevan dropped to the bench while Charlie Wakefield was out with an injury. Max Hunt, Jamie Reckord, Gime Toure, Callum Rowe and Alex Fisher all took their places.

Yeovil lined up in a 3-5-2 formation with Max Hunt, Josh Staunton and Ben Richards-Everton in front of Grant Smith. Jamie Reckord, Sam Pearson, Callum Rowe, Matt Worthington & Chiori Johnson made up the midfield while Gime Toure and Alex Fisher lead the attack.

On the bench was Morgan Williams, Jake Scrimshaw, Malachi Linton, Sam Perry, Will Buse, Ollie Hulbert & Will Dawes.

Yeovil kicked off towards the home terrace.

Yeovil had the better of the opening exchanges but they weren't able to put Taunton under any sort of pressure and the game soon began to be a bit dull, much like the first game at Huish Park.

As Taunton began to have some play of their own they were awarded a penalty on 26 minutes when Chiori Johnson handled the ball in the box and Lloyd James stepped up to fire the ball past Grant Smith.

On 30 minutes the home side almost made it 2-0 when Ollie Chamberlain broke through the Yeovil defence but he fired his effort wide.

Very little happened for the remainder of the half as Yeovil just didn't look like getting an equaliser and they trailed at the break.

Half Time: Taunton Town 1-0 Yeovil Town

Neither side made changes at half time and the game continued with Yeovil playing poorly.

Both teams struggled to create chances during the second half with Yeovil being limited to half chances.

As time ticked away it was inevitable that Yeovil were heading out of the cup and when the full time whistle went the fans were less than impressed.

Full Time: Taunton Town 1-0 Yeovil Town

It wasn't necessarily the fact that we lost, it was more that we just put in another completely dreadful performance and unless this is addressed quickly Yeovil will struggle to pull away from the bottom of the National League.

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Match Attendance: 2,347 (350 from Yeovil Town)

Taunton Town

1 - Jack Bycroft, 3 - Jay Foulston, 4 - Nick Grimes, 5 - Dan Ball, 7 - Ollie Chamberlain, 8 - Lloyd James, 9 - Nat Jarvis, 10 - Nick McCootie, 11 - Joe Guest, 16 - Zac Smith, 31 - Lee Lucas

Substitutes

2 - Joe Budd, 12 - Harry Warwick, 13 - Ross Stearn, 18 - Ross Staley, 20 - Dave Sims-Burgess, 22 - Dylan Morgan, Lloyd Irish

Kit

Claret and Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks
Goalkeeper: Orange

Yeovil Town

1 - Grant Smith, 3 - Jamie Reckord, 5 - Max Hunt, 6 - Ben Richards-Everton, 7 - Matt Worthington, 9 - Alex Fisher, 10 - Gime Toure, 15 - Sam Pearson, 17 - Chiori Johnson, 27 - Callum Rowe 32 - Josh Staunton

Substitutes

2 - Morgan Williams, 11 - Jake Scrimshaw, 14 - Malachi Linton, 16 - Sam Perry, 20 - Will Buse, 22 - Ollie Hulbert, 26 - Will Dawes

Kit

Green and White Striped Shirts, Green Shorts, Green Socks
Goalkeeper: Yellow

Officials

Referee: Paul Johnson
Assistant: Stuart Kane
Assistant: David Nicholson
Fourth Official Adam Wilson