Harborough Town vs Spennymoor Town — FA Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 4′Spennymoor Town, yellow card:
- 7′Harborough Town, goal:1–0
- Half-time1 – 0
- 69′Spennymoor Town, goal:1–1F. Holcroft
- 75′Harborough Town, goal:2–1
- 83′Harborough Town, goal:3–1
- Full-time3 – 1
Key Stats
Match report
Harborough Town beat Spennymoor Town 3-1 to progress in FA Cup
Harborough Town beat Spennymoor Town 3-1 in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup, scoring twice in the final 21 minutes to turn a tight contest in their favour. Dempsey Arlott-John gave the hosts an early lead, and they held it through to half-time.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The opener came in the seventh minute through Arlott-John, and Harborough led 1-0 at the interval. They were the more forceful side throughout, finishing with 21 shots to 11 and 57 per cent of possession, but Spennymoor stayed in the tie until the closing stages.
Spennymoor levelled in the 69th minute when F. Holcroft scored to make it 1-1. The visitors' hopes were short-lived, as Britt Assombalonga restored the lead in the 75th minute and Eliot Putman added a third in the 83rd to settle the tie.
Harborough had won both of their previous two games, beating Rushall Olympic 1-0 and St Albans City 3-2, and extended that run with a third straight victory. Spennymoor had come into the match after a 4-1 home win over Chester. Harborough's reward is an away draw at Leyton Orient in the FA Cup on Saturday 7 November.
Arlott-John scored the early opener in the seventh minute, putting Harborough ahead from which they never trailed. Assombalonga's 75th-minute goal and Putman's 83rd-minute strike then sealed the win after Spennymoor had equalised.
Harborough put 10 of their 21 shots on target, against six from 11 for Spennymoor.
Harborough Town beat Spennymoor Town 3–1 (half-time 1–0).
Harborough Town met Spennymoor Town in the FA Cup (4th Round Qualifying). Kick-off was Saturday, 17 October 2026, 14:00 UTC.
Team pages: Harborough Town · Spennymoor Town · FA Cup
Key moments
- 7' Goal: Dempsey Arlott-John — 1–0
- 69' Goal: F. Holcroft — 1–1
- 75' Goal: Britt Assombalonga — 2–1
- 83' Goal: Eliot Putman — 3–1
Pre-match read
Home rated 1444 vs 1381 — 0.68 expected score
Model-generated pre-match read. Not betting advice.
About this match
On this page: the Harborough Town vs Spennymoor Town final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this FA Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Harborough Town and Spennymoor Town team pages or the FA Cup page.