Chelmsford City v Weston-super-Mare, National League South, EMJ Community Stadium, Saturday 15th March 2025, 3:00pm kick-off.
Chelmsford City welcome Weston-super-Mare to the EMJ Community Stadium this weekend in the club’s second home game in less than seven days.
City’s week got off to a perfect start when Kane Crichlow’s late goal earned the Clarets maximum points against St Albans City on Monday night.
Scott Bartlett’s Weston side will also be searching for their second win of the week when they return to the pitch on Saturday, after overcoming Weymouth in their midweek fixture.
Both Robbie Simpson and his opposite number Bartlett have made no secret about their ambitions to push for a play-off place heading into the business end of the season, meaning this weekend’s match in Essex promises to be another action-packed affair.
Here’s all that Clarets supporters need to know ahead of the game…
Team and match stats:
- City have only lost one of their last nine home games (W4, D4, L1).
- Scott Bartlett’s side have collected 58% of their points tally this season in away games (36 out of 62 points).
- Only Dorking Wanderers (37) have collected more points on the road this season.
- Weston have come away from the EMJ Community Stadium undefeated on their last two visits.
Watch the highlights of last season’s home clash against Weston.
Opposition:
Scott Bartlett’s side have avoided any case of second season syndrome after they enjoyed a comfortable first campaign back in the National League South in 2023-24. The Seagulls returned to the sixth tier last season following a four-year absence from Step Two of Non-League football and have hopes of continuing their ascent up the football pyramid at the end of the current campaign.
The Somerset-based side are only two points shy of the play-off places and are firmly in the run-in for a top seven spot with nine games left to play in the regular season. Weston only lost two of their opening 17 league matches this campaign, which set Bartlett’s men on the way to competing at the top end of the table.
Former Dartford man Luke Coulson has been a pivotal figure in the Seagulls’ side ever since the season kicked off. The 31-year-old has recorded 13 goals and 14 assists in a Weston shirt so far in the 2024-25 season and has only missed three National League South matches since kick-off in August.
Bartlett has continued to strengthen his squad and recently completed the signing of Will Dawes for an undisclosed fee. Dawes made the move to the Optima Stadium last week and has played twice for his new side since then, featuring recently against Bath City and Weymouth. Dawes was part of Yeovil Town’s National League South winning squad last season and scored twice against his new club when he faced them in a Chippenham shirt on New Year’s Day.
🖊️ | 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘀
— Weston-super-Mare AFC (@WSM_AFCOfficial) March 8, 2025
Weston-super-Mare AFC are delighted to announce that winger Will Dawes has signed from Chippenham Town for an undisclosed fee 🤝
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Team news:
Jake Hyde and Ryan Blackman returned to the matchday squad last time out against St Albans City following their recent absences.
Cameron James and Freddie Hockey are working their way back to fitness.
Matchday & ticketing information:
Supporters can click here to buy tickets online ahead of matchday, via the club’s Ticketpass website. Online tickets will be on sale until 12pm on the day of the game. Online ticket prices are as follows:
- Adults – £14.00*
- Concessions/Senior (65+) – £9.00*
- Student (17–24 with a valid ID Card) – £4.00*
- Youth (12–17) – £4.00*
- Under-12s (when accompanied by an adult) – Free
*plus booking fee
Tickets will also be available on the gate on the day of the fixture. Turnstiles on matchday open at 1pm. Matchday ticket prices are as follows:
- Adult – £17
- Concession/Senior (65+) – £12
- Student (17-24 with valid ID card) – £6.50
- Youth (12-17) – £6.50
- Under-12s (when accompanied by an adult) – Free
Cash or card payments are accepted at the turnstiles.
Please note the Chelmsford City clubhouse is a CASHLESS venue.
How to follow the game:
Radio Clarets will provide live audio commentary of proceedings at the EMJ Community Stadium.
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 and Instagram page: chelmsfordcityfc.
Post-match reactions will be found on the club’s website, official social media channels and on ClaretsTV.
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