Sheppey United host Chertsey Town in the FA Cup. Chertsey have been winning regularly of late, while Sheppey have found results much harder to come by.
The two clubs rarely meet, so there's not much history to lean on here. What we do have is a clear form gap heading into this one, and that's where the analysis starts.
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Form: Chertsey flying, Sheppey struggling
Chertsey Town's last 20 matches make for decent reading: 11 wins, 5 draws and just 4 defeats, with 42 goals scored against 29 conceded. That sample covers league games, FA Cup ties and a handful of friendlies, so it's not a clean league record, but the direction of travel is clearly positive.
Sheppey United: 20 completed matches; Chertsey Town: 20 completed matches.
Sheppey United
- Win
- 15% 3 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 65% 13 / 20
- Scored
- 18
- Conceded
- 46
- Difference
- -28
Chertsey Town
- Win
- 60% 12 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 15% 3 / 20
- Scored
- 45
- Conceded
- 30
- Difference
- +15
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA Cup | Snodland | Sheppey United | 19.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| FA Trophy | Deal Town | Sheppey United | 12.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| FA Cup | Redhill | Sheppey United | 05.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| FA Trophy | Beaconsfield Town | Sheppey United | 29.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Non League Div One - Isthmian South East | AFC Croydon Athletic | Sheppey United | 25.04.2026 | 2-2 |
| Non League Div One - Isthmian South East | Sheppey United | Crowborough Athletic | 18.04.2026 | 1-2 |
| Non League Div One - Isthmian South East | Sheppey United | Sevenoaks Town | 11.04.2026 | 1-6 |
| Non League Div One - Isthmian South East | Faversham Town | Sheppey United | 06.04.2026 | 3-0 |
| Non League Div One - Isthmian South East | Sheppey United | Three Bridges | 04.04.2026 | 1-2 |
| Non League Div One - Isthmian South East | Eastbourne Town | Sheppey United | 28.03.2026 | 3-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA Trophy | Welling United | Chertsey Town | 26.09.2026 | 2-3 |
| Non League Premier - Southern South | Chichester City | Chertsey Town | 22.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| FA Cup | Chertsey Town | Greenwich Borough | 19.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Non League Premier - Southern South | Chertsey Town | Malvern Town | 12.09.2026 | 5-0 |
| FA Cup | Carshalton Athletic | Chertsey Town | 07.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| FA Cup | Chertsey Town | Carshalton Athletic | 05.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Non League Premier - Southern South | Hanworth Villa | Chertsey Town | 31.08.2026 | 4-1 |
| Non League Premier - Southern South | Chertsey Town | Frome Town | 29.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Non League Premier - Southern South | Sholing | Chertsey Town | 22.08.2026 | 2-4 |
| Non League Premier - Southern South | Chertsey Town | Yate Town | 15.08.2026 | 1-1 |
Sheppey United's equivalent stretch tells a different story. Three wins from 20, 13 defeats, and a goal difference of 18 for against 46 against. They've conceded freely across FA Cup, FA Trophy and league fixtures stretching back to January, and the goals-against tally in particular stands out.
Chertsey arrive with real momentum; Sheppey's defensive numbers are the bigger concern.
Comparative Team Statistics: Sheppey United vs Chertsey Town
One previous meeting, back in 2019
These two have only met once on record, an FA Cup tie in September 2019 that Chertsey Town won 4-1, hosted at their own ground rather than Sheppey's. That's seven years ago now, with a different venue and almost certainly different squads on both sides, so it doesn't tell us much about how this version of the fixture plays out.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA Cup | Chertsey Town | Sheppey United | 07.09.2019 | 4-1 |
How this one could go
The clearest thread running through the evidence is the contrast in recent output. Chertsey have been scoring freely and picking up wins across various competitions, while Sheppey have shipped goals at a high rate and won only occasionally. On paper that points towards an away side full of confidence facing a home team short of the same.
FA Cup football at this level can still throw up surprises, though, and cup form doesn't always mirror bread-and-butter league form. Sheppey's numbers include some FA Cup and FA Trophy results mixed in with league games, so there's a bit of everything in that sample rather than a single tidy narrative.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Morris | England | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| R.Hamill | England | 32 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Bessey-Saldanha | England | 30 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| F. Morgan | England | 24 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Alexander Willis | England | 27 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Marsh | England | 21 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| O. Durowoju | England | 20 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Wisson | England | 28 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| D. Bradshaw | England | 35 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| C. Wilkins | England | 27 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| K. Monahan | England | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Danny Leonard | England | 29 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| D. Spencer | England | 25 | Midfielder | 173 cm | n/a |
| J. Lambert | England | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| O. Housego | England | 28 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Clark | England | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| B. Catherick | England | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Bedzrah | England | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| C. Nichol | England | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Briggs Ojemen | England | 26 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Taylor | England | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| L. Jackson | England | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Baxter | England | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| S. Murphy | England | 36 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| C. MacLaren | England | 39 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. Hurrell | England | 38 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| T. Halsey | England | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| E. Etukudo | England | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Gogonas | Greece | 29 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Crossley | England | 33 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Abisogun | England | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Q. Rowe | England | 37 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| J. Gasson | England | 41 | Defender | 182 cm | 71 kg |
| S. Day | England | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| L. Gallifent | England | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| S. Ompreon | England | 25 | Attacker | 176 cm | n/a |
| O. McCoy | England | 28 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Mazzone | England | 33 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| C. Lynch | England | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| L. Flatman | England | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
Put simply, Chertsey Town look the sharper side going into this by some distance, but we don't have a market to test that view against, and the evidence we do have is a mixed bag of competitions rather than a clean like-for-like comparison.
Without pricing to weigh up, we're passing on this one rather than guessing at value that isn't there to see.
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