Saturday sees 9th placed Hullbridge take on 14th placed Buckhurst Hill. Both teams drew in the week, The Bridge in that epic 3-3 draw against Romford and The Stags 2-2 at White Ensign. The Stags led 2-1 in that game until a 98th-minute equaliser by Ellis Devereux.

The Stags previous ESL results have been:
Benfleet (a) Lost 0-1
Sawbridgeworth Town (a) Won 2-0
Great Wakering Rovers (h) Lost 0-3
Saffron Walden Town (h) Lost 0-2
Little Oakley (h) Drew 2-2

Additionally, Tilbury knocked The Stags out of the FA Cup 4-1 but they’re still in the Vase after beating Cockfosters 3-1

Main goal scorers have been Tyreece Robertson and Suley Zuhdu with 3 each and George Thompson with 2.

The two meetings last season saw a 3-0 home win for The Bridge with Jason Banton bagging a hat trick and a 2-1 win for The Stags in the last game of the season at Myrak Park. The Stags finished 14th in the ESL table with 42 points from 38 games, The Bridge finished 12th with 49 points.

First team manager is Mark Williams and assistant is Adam Connolly. Club chairman is Simon Cornwall. The Stags play at Myrak Park, Roding Lane.

Buckhurst Hill Football Club is a football club based in Buckhurst Hill, England. They are currently members of the Essex Senior League and play at Roding Lane, Buckhurst Hill.

History
Buckhurst Hill were formed in 1985 by Richard Brand and Alfie Sacre in a bid to provide Buckhurst Hill with youth football. In 2004, Buckhurst Hill joined the Hertfordshire Senior County League. In 2008, the club joined the Essex Olympian League. In 2017, the club won Division One, gaining promotion to the Premier Division, which they also won in 2018. In 2021, the club was admitted into the Eastern Counties League Division One South. In their first season at Step 6, they finished as runners-up, losing only two league matches in the season. At the end of the season, Buckhurst Hill were allocated a place in the Essex senior league. Buckhurst Hill entered the FA Vase for the first time in 2021–22. In 2022/23 season, Buckhurst Hill entered the FA Cup for the first time.

Ground
The club currently play at Myrak Park, Roding Lane in Buckhurst Hill. In 2020, the club won permission from Epping Forest District Council to erect a 100-seater stand, a 100-capacity standing area, and six floodlights. A new standing area for 100 people was erected at the beginning of the 2022/23 season.
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Can The Bridge build on that 2nd half comeback against Romford?
Can we start to put a run together?
Can we close in on the top five?
Can I run out of question marks?

Get down to the T.J. Cottis on Saturday to find out (except for maybe the bit about question marks) …As ever…