Three Bridges 1 Brentwood Town 1

Isthmian Premier Division

Saturday 7th November 2026

Match Report by Robert Nastase

Three Bridges produced a spirited performance on Saturday at Jubilee Field, earning a 1-1 draw against Brentwood Town after an evenly contested encounter. Bridges were desperate to get points on the board, but perhaps even more importantly, to rediscover the battling spirit that had been missing during last week's disappointing performance away at Maldon & Tiptree. Jamie Crellin's men responded positively, showing plenty of fight and determination throughout.

After an even opening, the hosts took the lead in the 12th minute through October's Club Player of the Month, Ade Adeyinka. David Przybylo played Ade through the middle and, from around 20 yards out, he unleashed an unstoppable strike into the net to give Bridges an early advantage.

The remainder of the first half was evenly matched, with Roberts producing several good saves in the Bridges goal. At the other end, the energetic Villavicencio continued to cause problems for the visitors, particularly with a dangerous cross towards Reece Hallard, whose header from six yards narrowly missed the target. Bridges went into the interval holding a deserved 1-0 lead.

It could have been 2-0 just moments into the second half as, straight from the restart, Bridges put together an excellent move down the right. Velvick released Przybylo through on goal, but under pressure from the goalkeeper, his effort narrowly drifted wide.

Brentwood Town began to pile on the pressure at the other end and found their reward in the 58th minute. Following a free-kick from Reid, Gibbs slotted his effort into the bottom corner to restore parity.

Just a couple of minutes later, Przybylo, who had been a constant handful for the visitors, worked his way past his marker and had another opportunity to restore Bridges' advantage, but his effort narrowly missed the far post.

With Bridges short of options on the bench and several players playing through injuries, maintaining the intensity became increasingly difficult. Brentwood Town took control during the final 20 minutes, but Roberts came to the rescue with two superb saves to deny Cerulli and Sears, while the Bridges players continued to put their bodies on the line to protect their point.

There was late drama in the 94th minute when Reece Hallard chased a ball through on the counter-attack, only for Cripps to handle it as the last man. The Brentwood defender was shown a straight red card, leaving the visitors down to ten men. However, it came too late to have any impact on the outcome, as the match finished 1-1.

The point represents a much-needed response from Bridges, who will now face a demanding run of three consecutive away fixtures in seven days. First up is a trip to Cray Wanderers on Tuesday 10 November (19:45), followed by a visit to Welling United on Saturday 14 November (15:00), before another Tuesday evening journey to Dartford on 17 November (19:45).

Three Bridges Line-up: Roberts, Irving, Neathey (C), Malone, J. Hallard, Villavicencio (Chambers 87), Adeyinka, Przybylo (Richards 77), Velvick, R. Hallard, Bennett.

Player of the Match – Sam Roberts: An impressive display from Roberts in goal, producing several outstanding saves to keep Bridges in the contest. The young goalkeeper also impressed with his distribution, setting his side on the attack with some excellent kicking. A thoroughly deserved Player of the Match award.