West Ham United Academy goalkeeper Finlay Herrick continued his strong start to life in the Enterprise National League as his local club Boreham Wood cruised to a 3-1 victory over Altrincham, moving into the play-off places.
Two goals from Erico Sousa and a Zak Brunt penalty put the Hertfordshire club in control before half-time. Having gone untested in the first half, Herrick was called into action after the break, making a string of fine saves. He could do little, though, to prevent Jimmy Knowles pulling one back just before the hour mark. That effort proved no more than a consolation as the Wood comfortably saw out the win, extending their unbeaten run to nine games in all competitions since their opening-day defeat to leaders Rochdale.
Also in the National League, Mason Terry’s Braintree Town were edged out 3-2 in a thoroughly entertaining game against promotion favourites York City at Cressing Road.
The Iron raced into a two-goal lead thanks to Fulham loanee Terrell Works, before Alex Hunt’s free-kick halved the deficit. Works had the chance to complete his hat-trick and put the game beyond reach, but fired over from close range.
Despite Terry producing four outstanding one-on-one saves and earning another Man of the Match nod, York’s late pressure told as they struck twice to turn the game around. The result sees Braintree drop into the relegation places for the first time this season.
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In EFL League One, Gideon Kodua made his third consecutive start for Luton Town, who were beaten 3-2 by Plymouth Argyle.
The Pilgrims arrived at Kenilworth Road still searching for their first away points of the season. The Devon team twice took the lead only to be pegged back from the penalty spot, with Kodua winning the second spot-kick.
Reduced to ten men on 50 minutes after their captain Joe Edwards’ dismissal, Argyle still found a winner in bizarre fashion. In the aftermath of head coach Tom Cleverley’s red card, a corner was cleared straight into Bradley Ibrahim and ricocheted into the Luton net.
Fellow Academy loanee Lewis Orford, who recently signed for League One promotion hopefuls Stevenage, did not feature in their 1-1 draw at Mansfield Town. Orford, who was spotted training with the England senior squad earlier this month during the international window, did travel with the squad however and featured in the pre-match warm ups. Having only spent a week with his new team since signing on deadline day, the young midfielder could feature soon as he continues his integration into the Boro squad.
Also in League One, defender Michael Forbes was absent from Northampton Town's 1-0 win over Blackpool, having captained Northern Ireland U21s to a 1-1 draw in their UEFA Euro qualifier against Georgia.
In the EFL Championship, Kaelan Casey was again named among the substitutes as Swansea City extended their unbeaten run to six matches in all competitions with a 2-2 draw against Hull City. The Swans now sit one point off the Play-Off places, currently occupied by Frank Lampard’s unbeaten Coventry City.
In Scotland, Junior Robinson was an unused substitute as Livingston played out a goalless draw against winless Aberdeen, who themselves remain rooted to the foot of the Premiership table.
Finally, in the Trendyol Süper Lig, Edson Álvarez, who sustained a hamstring injury earlier this month, was absent from Fenerbahçe's 1-0 win over Trabzonspor which sees them move up to second in the table, five points behind rivals Galatasaray with a game in hand.
