AFC Hornchurch host Sutton Utd in the National League. Hornchurch sit a handful of places above their visitors in the table, though both sides have had spells of good and bad form this season.
Recent weeks have seen each team juggle league fixtures with cup ties, which makes it harder to read their true form. That mix of competitions means their league form alone doesn't tell the whole story.
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Form Lines Blurred by Cup Fixtures
Hornchurch's last 20 fixtures span league, FA Cup and National League Cup action, producing 10 wins, 9 losses and a draw overall. In League matches alone they've been up and down this month: a 3-0 defeat at Harrogate, a 2-0 home win over Eastleigh, then a 2-1 loss at Hartlepool in their most recent outing.
AFC Hornchurch: 20 completed matches; Sutton Utd: 20 completed matches.
AFC Hornchurch
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 5% 1 / 20
- Loss
- 50% 10 / 20
- Scored
- 27
- Conceded
- 29
- Difference
- -2
Sutton Utd
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 25
- Conceded
- 24
- Difference
- +1
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National League | AFC Fylde | AFC Hornchurch | 30.10.2026 | 3-1 |
| National League | AFC Hornchurch | Yeovil Town | 27.10.2026 | 1-2 |
| National League | Hartlepool | AFC Hornchurch | 24.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| FA Cup | Uxbridge | AFC Hornchurch | 17.10.2026 | 0-4 |
| National League | AFC Hornchurch | Eastleigh | 10.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| National League Cup | AFC Hornchurch | Fulham U21 | 06.10.2026 | 1-1 |
| National League | Harrogate Town | AFC Hornchurch | 03.10.2026 | 3-0 |
| National League | AFC Hornchurch | Aldershot Town | 29.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| National League | Altrincham | AFC Hornchurch | 26.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| National League | AFC Hornchurch | Scunthorpe | 19.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National League | Worthing | Sutton Utd | 31.10.2026 | 0-3 |
| National League | Sutton Utd | Aldershot Town | 28.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| National League | Harrogate Town | Sutton Utd | 24.10.2026 | 3-1 |
| FA Cup | Sutton Utd | Truro City | 17.10.2026 | 1-0 |
| National League Cup | Sutton Utd | West Bromwich Albion U21 | 13.10.2026 | 3-2 |
| National League | Sutton Utd | Boreham Wood | 09.10.2026 | 0-2 |
| National League | Kidderminster Harriers | Sutton Utd | 03.10.2026 | 1-1 |
| National League | Tamworth | Sutton Utd | 30.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| National League | Sutton Utd | Forest Green | 26.09.2026 | 3-3 |
| National League | FC Halifax Town | Sutton Utd | 19.09.2026 | 1-1 |
Sutton's league form has dipped through October too: a 1-1 draw at Kidderminster, a 0-2 home defeat to Boreham Wood, then a 3-1 loss at Harrogate Town in their last league game. They did pick up some confidence with cup wins over Truro City and Birmingham's under-21s in between.
Neither side arrives with real momentum, so recent form offers limited guidance here.
Comparative Team Statistics: AFC Hornchurch vs Sutton Utd
Head-to-Head History
The two clubs have only one recorded meeting, a pre-season friendly from July 2024 that Sutton won 3-0 away from home. That result came well over two years before this fixture and carries little weight on current form.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies Clubs | AFC Hornchurch | Sutton Utd | 16.07.2024 | 0-3 |
Where They Sit in the Table
In the league table, Hornchurch are ninth with 21 points from 13 games, while Sutton are 13th on 18 points from the same number of matches. Both have scored and conceded similar amounts, leaving them with an identical goal difference of minus four.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | FC Halifax Town | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28/20 | 24 |
| 11 | Sutton Utd | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20/21 | 24 |
| 12 | Woking | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25/24 | 21 |
| 14 | Aldershot Town | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19/19 | 21 |
| 15 | AFC Hornchurch | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 18/26 | 21 |
| 16 | Forest Green | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23/24 | 19 |
The gap between the two sides looks smaller than the four-place difference in position suggests.
How This One Might Play Out
With both teams sharing the same goal difference and neither showing a settled run of results, this looks like a tight contest on paper. Hornchurch's home record has included some big wins and some home defeats this season, so their advantage at home isn't a given.
Sutton have shown they can grind out draws and sneak away wins, but they've also shipped goals in defeats like the 3-1 loss at Harrogate. Expect a contest that could go either way depending on which version of each side turns up.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Stimson | England | 34 | Attacker | 180 cm | 87 kg |
| T. Joseph | England | 33 | Attacker | 182 cm | n/a |
| S. Higgins | England | 37 | Attacker | 173 cm | n/a |
| L. Spence | England | 39 | Midfielder | 181 cm | n/a |
| J. Clark | England | 31 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Onyemah | England | 30 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| R. Hayles | England | 42 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| K. Clark | England | 38 | Defender | 179 cm | 75 kg |
| B. Alemanji | England | 22 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| A. Yussuff | England | 32 | Attacker | 170 cm | 66 kg |
| L. Nash | England | 30 | Attacker | 176 cm | 71 kg |
| S. Kashket | England | 31 | Attacker | 175 cm | 66 kg |
| Á. Balanta | Colombia | 36 | Attacker | 179 cm | 75 kg |
| T. Wraight | England | 32 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Weston | Antigua and Barbuda | 38 | Midfielder | 180 cm | 75 kg |
| S. Scannell | Republic of Ireland | 36 | Midfielder | 176 cm | 73 kg |
| G. Saunders | England | 28 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| O. Muldoon | England | 32 | Midfielder | 183 cm | n/a |
| Q. Monville | England | 31 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| D. McQueen | England | 31 | Midfielder | 174 cm | 70 kg |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Taylor | Wales | 34 | Midfielder | 178 | 77 |
| A. Nadesan | England | 32 | Attacker | 188 | 75 |
| A. Jones | England | 32 | Defender | 175 | 72 |
| J. Sims | England | 27 | Goalkeeper | 183 | 73 |
| J. Harris | England | 27 | Midfielder | 187 | 79 |
| L. Simper | England | 25 | Midfielder | 181 | 68 |
| H. Muller | England | 24 | Defender | 193 | 73 |
| K. Crichlow | Bermuda | 26 | Midfielder | 175 | 58 |
| W. Tizzard | England | 24 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| M. Dabre | Italy | 23 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| E. Pruti | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24 | Defender | 192 | n/a |
| Eduino Vaz | Guinea-Bissau | 24 | Defender | 190 | 82 |
| David Aziaya | England | 22 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| J. Taylor | England | 21 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| D. Ogbonna | England | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Kai Jennings | England | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Eccleston | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a | |
| C. Bell | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a | |
| G. Vorster | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
Given how evenly matched these two look once you account for form and table context, there's no strong lean toward either side. We're passing on this one rather than forcing a selection without a clear edge.
Who will win?
