Waltham Abbey V Chelmsford City, BBC Essex Senior Cup Quarter Final, Capershotts, Tuesday 17th December 2024, 7:45pm kick-off.
Chelmsford City can secure a spot in the semi finals of the BBC Essex Senior Cup on Tuesday night.
Isthmian Division North outfit Waltham Abbey stand between City and a place in the final four of the competition.
Here’s all that Clarets supporters need to know ahead of the game…
Team & match stats:
- City last lifted the Essex Senior Cup in 2016-17.
- Tuesday’s match will be the first competitive meeting between Waltham Abbey and Chelmsford City.
Click below to watch highlights of our victory over Billericay Town in the previous round, which set up our upcoming quarter-final clash.
Opposition:
Step 4 side Waltham Abbey have enjoyed a strong first season in the Isthmian League North. The Abbotts, recently of the Southern League until being transferred to the Isthmian League for 2024-25, were within a hair’s breadth of being promoted to Step 3 after playing in last season’s Southern League Central Division play-off final. However, Billy Holland’s side fell to a 2-1 defeat to Bedford United which confirmed their place in Step 4 this season.
Holland’s men have had a productive campaign in the Isthmian League North so far, and currently sit 7th in the league standings, two points adrift of the play-off places. They have performed better on the road than at Capershotts, having collected 55% of their points this season from away matches.
Like City, the Abbotts also entered the BBC Essex Senior Cup in the third round and have beaten Grays Athletic and Little Oakley to progress to the quarter final stage of the competition. Former Claret Luke Deslandes scored one of his side’s two goals in their fourth round victory over Little Oakley. Deslandes featured in the Chelmsford City academy and made his full first team debut for the club in March 2022.
Competition rules:
If Tuesday’s game at Capershotts remains level after 90 minutes, then the tie will be decided by a penalty shootout. No extra-time is played in the Essex Senior Cup quarter finals.
Robbie Simpson is allowed to name five substitutes on the bench in this competition, and the manager can introduce all five substitutes if he wishes to do so.
Team News:
Ruaridh Donaldson and Ryan Blackman are continuing to get closer to returning from their respective back and knee injuries.
Arthur Penney played for the first time in over a month after starting Saturday’s game against Hampton & Richmond.
Getting there:
Supporters travelling by car to Tuesday’s game should know that the journey from the EMJ Community Stadium to Capershotts takes around 40 minutes. The Chelmsford City Supporters Club coach is not travelling to Tuesday’s game.
Matchday & ticketing information:
Tickets will be on sale at the turnstiles on matchday. CASH-ONLY payments are accepted.
Ticket prices are as follows:
- Adults – £10
- Concessions and over 65’s – £5
- Under 16’s – £1
How to follow the game:
Radio Clarets will provide live audio commentary of proceedings at Capershotts.
Clarets fans can find pre-match coverage of Saturday’s match and live updates of the proceedings by following the club’s X (formerly Twitter) page: @OfficialClarets, Instagram page: chelmsfordcityfc and Bluesky page: chelmsfordcityfc.
Post-match reactions will be found on the club’s website, official social media channels and on ClaretsTV.
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