Salisbury travel to take on Boreham Wood as league survival quest continues

Friday, 4 April 2025 05:55

On Saturday, Salisbury travel to Hertfordshire to face playoff-chasing Boreham Wood at the Mangata Pay UK Stadium.

Boreham Wood are on what their chairman calls an ‘alarming slide’ as they have slipped away from chances of winning the title and automatic promotion back to the Vanarama National League.

Their form is currently that of a mid-table team with four defeats in their last six matches with losses against Truro City, Weymouth, Dorking and Maidstone United.

The last of those was a four-nil defeat on the road to Maidstone United. Stones ran out as comfortable winners at the Gallagher Stadium with goals from Sol Wanju-Smith x 2, Ben Brookes and George Fowler.

Wood manager Luke Garrard was guarded in his post-match interview, but was clearly disappointed with the performance:

The result leaves Boreham Wood seventh in the table, which is the final play-off position with a two-point advantage over Weston-super-Mare, who have been narrowing the gap over the last few games.

Salisbury have been in slightly better form over the last six games, with two wins, two draws and two defeats meaning Brian Dutton’s side have picked up eight points from those six matches. Two more than Boreham Wood.

After defeat away at Truro City, The Whites returned to winning ways on Saturday with a two-nil victory over Tonbridge Angels at the Ray Mac.

A first half goal from Dan Fitchett, his 100th for Ray Mac based clubs, set Salisbury on their way and Ronan Silva scored late on to make the final few minutes of the game less nervy for all.

Brian Dutton paid huge respect to his players for the performance under the circumstances which they faced:

The win maintains Salisbury’s buffer of four points to the relegation zone, with St Albans also winning – but it did lift them one place above Enfield Town as the battle to stay in the league continues.

For supporters unable to travel to the game, full commentary will be on Salisbury Radio Sport with Ian and Andy. You can listen on the website – https://www.salisburyfc.co.uk/live/ on the Salisbury Radio App (change the station to Salisbury Radio Sport) or on Amazon smart speakers by asking it to ‘Play Salisbury Radio Sport’.