For the first time since August, the Acorns play under the Tuesday night lights at the 4ED Hartpury Stadium as we welcome Portishead Town.
It’s the second meeting between the sides already this campaign but the first in the Southern League Div One South, following our FA Trophy success over the Possett in September.
Ahead of our meeting with Portishead tonight, here is everything you need to know about them.
THE OPPSOITION- PORTISHEAD TOWN
STADIUM – Bristol Road
NICKNAME – The Possett
FOUNDED – 1912
MANAGER – Kye Mountford
POSITION – 8th
LAST FIVE – L-L-W-L-W
LAST TIME OUT
The Acorns took on the Possett during the FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round back in September in which we came away 4-2 winners on the day.
After going behind early on goals from Vanylson Silva, Leon Machsia, Billy Osborn, and Noah Coates secured passage into the next round, setting our recent clash with Gloucester City.
WHAT’S HAPPENED SINCE?
Since visiting the 4ED almost a month ago, the Possett have picked up two wins in their last three games defeating SC Inkberrow and Brixham AFC seeing the Bristol based side move up to eighth.
It’s been an impressive debut season in the Southern League from the Possett who have won seven of their opening 11 games in all competitions and eye up a play-off position with victory tonight.
PLAYER TO WATCH – KYLE EGAN
Kyle Egan has bagged himself three goals in his last three games, with all of those coming as a hat-trick against struggling Inkberrow at the end of September.
Egan began the scoring that day inside two minutes before adding again on 34 and 51 minutes during his sides 5-1 victory.
RECENT FORM
11.10.25 – Portishead Town 2-0 Brixham AFC (Southern League Div One South)
07.10.25 – Portishead Town 0-1 Westbury United (Southern League Div One South)
30.09.25 – Portishead Town 5-1 Sporting Club Inkberrow (Southern League Div One South)
20.09.25 – Hartpury FC 4-2 Portishead Town (FA Trophy Second Qualifier)
13.09.25 – Winchester City 4-0 Portishead Town (Southern League Div One South)
