Herts Charity Cup

POTTERS BAR TOWN P Hemel Hempstead P

Spartan South Midlands League Premier

EDGWARE TOWN A Harpenden Town A abandoned after 52mins snow

BARNET’s FA Cup 4th Round replay with Brentford will take place at Griffin Park on Tuesday 5th February with a 7:45 kick off.

FA Cup 4th Round

BARNET 3 Brentford 3

Barnet produced another excellent performance to earn a replay against Championship Brentford twice coming from behind on a pulsating night at the Hive. In front of a record crowd Darren Currie’s Bees will feel they were unlucky not to have booked a fifth round trip to Swansea after replays clearly showed Brentford’s Ollie Watkin’s dived to earn his side a second half penalty. The West London side came closest to scoring in a phrenetic first half when Moses Odubajo’s shot came back off the post. Barnet’s best opportunity was Dan Sweeney’s header which was turned over the bar by Luke Daniels.

Two goals in three second half minutes from Shaq Coulthirst turned the game on its head the first finished from Ephron Mason-Clark’s pinpoint cross, the second driven home after Wes Fonguck persistence set up the opportunity. Brentford drew level on the hour when David Tutonda’s challenge on Watkins was adjudged to be a penalty by the referee. Top scorer Neal Maupay sending debutant keeper Will Huffer the wrong way from the spot kick. When Sergi Canos completed an excellent move with 19 minutes remaining to put the visitors 3-2 up it looked as if the Championship side had finally taken control. Barnet though had other ideas substitute Dan Sparkes sending a sublime free kick into the top left hand corner to put the home side level. In a frantic finish Huffer saved superbly from Benrahma and Odubajo hit the post again. A defeat though would have been rough justice on Darren Currie’s side who more than matched opponents 71 places above them in footballs hierarchy.

Bees: Huffer, Alexander, Tutonda, Johnson, Sweeney, Robson, Fonguck (Sparkes), Elito (Boucard), J.Taylor, Mason-Clark, Coulthirst.

Attendance: 6,215

HRBSport Man of the Match: The Team

Could get confusing at The Hive tonight with both sets of fans chanting “Come on You Bees!” That’s though is where the similarity between the two teams stops with Brentford 18th in the Championship Barnet will be looking to close a 71 place gap in footballs hierarchy. The North London Bees are looking to reach the 5th round of the FA Cup for the first time and Darren Currie’s team will know their prospective opponents with the draw being made before kick off.

The newly installed boss has been robbed of the ability to name an unchanged line up for the sixth straight game thanks to suspensions to Charlee Adams and Mark Cousins. While Cousins absence after being red carded at Braintree is a straight forward one controversy surrounds midfielder Adams who has fallen foul of the new FA rule which makes cards competition specific. Two yellow cards in Barnet’s five FA Cup ties to this point produced a ban while tonight’s opponents having only played one game are at full strength. The inequality is likely to lead to a rule change next season but tonight it leaves Darren Currie with a tough decision. 20 year old Will Huffer has been signed on loan from Leeds to cover Cousins place in goal but filling the hole left in midfield by Adams absence is more problematic. Options include recalling Wes Fonguck, switching Dan Sweeney from the back four or risking Andre Boucard who’s been out since September.

Brentford are in good form, unbeaten in seven they have won their last three including a first away league win at Rotherham last time out. Manager Thomas Frank named a strong line-up against Oxford in the last round and is expected to follow suit tonight. It will be interesting to see if he plays 17 goal top scorer Neal Maupay or leaves the talented Frenchman on the bench.

The two teams have met once before in the competition but while tonight’s action will be screened live on BT Sport in 1925 John Logie Baird will still getting to grips with his invention as Brentford beat Barnet 3-1 in the FA Cup 1st Round. Recent history has seen Barnet beat Brentford only twice in 15 attempts. Both wins came in the Football League Trophy on penalties in 2011 and memorably 6-3 at Griffin Park in 1991.

We’ll have coverage of all the action on an HRB Sport FA Cup Special with Pete Hill and Garry Lakin live at the Hive.

Brentford Fact: John Quincy Adams sixth President of the USA lived in Brentford for two years.

Bostik League Premier

POTTERS BAR TOWN 0 Dorking Wanderers 0

Another disappointing afternoon at The Pakex as the Scholars were beaten by two second half goals. Chances were few and far between in an even opening period Sean Bonnet-Johnson’s shot fielded by Wanderers keeper Slavomir Huk was the closest Potters Bar came to breaking the deadlock. The visitors took the lead after 54mins when Lewis Taylor’s 25 yard free kick went in off a post. With the Scholars pushing forward for an equaliser number two arrived nine minutes later Reece Hall’s quick break finding James McShane at the far post who calmly finished his fourth goal of the season. Potters Bar’s best chance came in injury time when substitute Josh Hutchinson failed to find the target from five yards out.

Attendance: 187

League Position: 17th

WINGATE & FINCHLEY 2 Brightlingsea Regent 2

Sean Cronin was the hero as the Blues twice fought back from a goal behind to grab a point. Harvey Hodd gave the visitors an early lead before Charlie Cole levelled things up three minutes before the break. Billy Jones re-established Brightlingsea’s lead on the hour but Sean Cronin‘s 90th minute spot kick rescued a vital point.

Attendance: 112

League Position: 20th

Evo Stik League Premier South

Beaconsfield 0 HENDON 0

The Greens winless streak stretched to 11 games as they held out for a point despite having Romario Jonas red carded.

League Position: 16th

Spartan South Midlands League Premier

EDGWARE TOWN 1 Biggleswade United 0

Omololu Onabolu scored the only goal as the Ware’s moved up to eighth place in the league table.

Arlesey Town 1 HADLEY 1

Manny Hammond was on target to earn the Bricks an important point which keeps them clear of Biggleswade at the top of the table.

League Position: 1st

Our live Saturday action this week comes from The Pakex Stadium where Potters Bar look for their first win of 2019. It’s been a tough time of late for the Scholars who have lost five of their last six falling to 16th place in the Bostik Premier table. Visitors Dorking Wanderers were only formed in 1999 and have gone from Park football to second in the table just two points behind leaders Haringey Borough. Wanderers have gone six games without defeat and beat Enfield Town 1-0 last time out. Top scorer Jason Prior notched a hat trick when the teams met earlier in the season as Dorking ran out 4-1 winners. Scholars will be hoping to build on last weeks point at Bognor when goals from returning striker Ben Ward-Cochrane and Sean Grace completed an impressive second half comeback.

We’ll have live reports and commentary on the match in HRB Saturday Sport.

Dorking Fact: Actress Prunella Scales who played Basil Fawlty’s long suffering wife Sybil was born in Sutton Abinger near Dorking.

Barnet have appointed Darren Currie as their new Head Coach. The 44 year old took over on a temporary basis when former boss John Still retired from management in December, since then the Bees have won three and drawn one of Currie’s five matches in charge. Speaking to the clubs website Currie said; “This is an incredibly proud moment for myself and a great opportunity to take my first steps in management at a club I loved playing for.I have thoroughly enjoyed my first three weeks in charge and I’m relishing the chance to take this great club forward. It’s an exciting new chapter for me and I hope to keep the smiles on the faces of our brilliant supporters.”

The news comes after the club confirmed that Director of Football John Still had left the club by mutual consent.

Bostik League Premier

WINGATE & FINCHLEY P Brightlingsea Regent P

Evo Stik League Premier South

HENDON P Weymouth P

National League

Braintree Town 4 BARNET 0

Darren Currie suffered his first defeat as Barnet boss on a nightmare afternoon at Cressing Road. Things started badly when keeper Mark Cousins was red carded after bringing down Callum Morton in the box, Morton dispatching the spot kick sending substitute Rihards Metrevics the wrong way. The home side made light of their position at the bottom of the table and should have added to their advantage when James effort hit the cross bar and Dan Sweeney cleared Rowe’s drive off the line. Number two arrived in the 34th minute when Sweeney was caught in possession allowing Morton to beat Metrevics with a finish off the post. Tempers flared shortly afterwards when Braintree’s Ricky Gabriel felled Jack Taylor with a studs up challenge that only drew a yellow card from referee Carl Brook. Darren Currie introduced Josh Walker for Medi Elito four minutes before the break the substitute being immediately brought down by Courtney Richards resulting in an injury which saw the former Hendon man fail to reappear after half time. The game was effectively put beyond the Bees reach when Craig Robson was harshly adjudged to have pushed Morton in the box the flame haired striker burying his second spot kick of the match to complete his hat trick. Metrevics pulled off a stunning stop from Justin Amaluzor’s drive but it was another former Barnet man who completed a miserable afternoon for the travelling fans Iffy Allen breaking clear to score a debut goal with 7 minutes remaining.

Bees: Cousins, Reynolds, Alexander, Johnson, Adams, Robson, Jack Taylor, Elito (Walker) (Harrison), Sweeney, Mason-Clark (Metrevics), Coulthirst,

Attendance: 700

League Position: 16th

Bostik League Premier

Bognor Regis Town 2 POTTERS BAR TOWN 2

The Scholars came from two goals down to grab a deserved point at Nyewood Lane. Ben Ward-Cochrane was the visitors hero only recalled during the week after a loan spell at Hertford the striker scored twice after being introduced as a second half substitute.

Attendance: 520

League Position: 16th

Lewes 4 WINGATE & FINCHLEY 2

The Blues fell into the bottom three despite taking a two goal lead. Ahmet Rifat and an own goal from Frankie Chappell put the visitors two up with 58 minutes gone. Chappell though reduced the arrears scoring his second goal in as minutes on the hour a Jonte Smith penalty and a brace from Callum Overton condemned Wingate & Finchley to their fourth straight league defeat.

Attendance: 516

League Position: 20th

Evo Stik League Premier South

HENDON 2 Tiverton 2

The Greens stopped their losing streak at 10 games but will surely feel they have gained all three points after taking an early two goal lead. Goals from Bayley Brown and Shaquile Hippolyte-Patrick put Hendon in the driving seat but Tiverton fought back strongly to grab a point thanks to second half goals from Levi Landricombe and Tom Bath.

Attendance: 252

League Position: 15th

Spartan South Midlands League Premier

HADLEY 3 London Colney 0

The Bricks maintained their position at the top of the table thanks to another convincing display. Yemi Buraimoh, Alfie Bartram and Manny Hammond were on target or the home side who stay three points clear of second placed Biggleswade.

League Position: 1st