After a successful weekend at The EBB Stadium against Altrincham, Tommy Widdrington’s Red and Blue’s are back on the road. The side will travel to the ground they ended their 2023/24 campaign at, taking on Dagenham & Redbridge at The Chigwell Construction Stadium.
The game will take place at 7:45PM on Tuesday night.
The Daggers are currently 13th in the Vanarama National League, with five wins and 22 points in their opening 18 games of the season. Dion Pereira is their top scorer so far this season, having scored eight times.
RECENT FORM
The Daggers last five have seen them win twice, lose twice and draw once. Of those games, two have come at The Chigwell Construction Stadium, and two of them came in the FA Cup and National League Cup.
The side pulled off an impressive victory away at Football League side Crewe, before beating West Bromwich Albion U21s in the National League Cup. However, the side are winless in the National League since October 19th.
- 23/11/24 – Tamworth 2-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
- 16/11/24 – Dagenham & Redbridge 3-4 Barnet
- 9/11/24 – Boston 1-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
- 5/11/24 – Dagenham & Redbridge 2-1 West Brom U21s
- 2/11/24 – Crewe 0-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
IN THE DUGOUT
44-year-old Ben Strevens is currently the manager of Dagenham, having been at the club since March 2023. Strevens played for Dagenham on two occasions during his career, firstly playing with the Daggers in 2008 and rejoining them in 2013.
The former Gillingham, Whitehawk and Wycombe man also played for Eastleigh, with whom he started his managerial career. He was manager of Eastleigh until January 2022. In March 2023, Strevens joined the Daggers, where he has remained since. In his first season he finished 10th, and in his first full season, last season, finished 15th.
LAST TIME OUT
The last time Aldershot visited The Chigwell Construction Stadium came on the final day of the 2023/24 season. Former Shot Inih Effiong opened the scoring just after the 30 minute mark, and his goal was all that split the sides at the interval.
Cian Harries scored from the spot just after half time, and on his final game for the Shots, Lorent Tolaj gave Tommy Widdrington’s side the lead with just under 20 minutes to go. There would be yet another twist in the tale, as Ryan Hill and Dion Pereira scored for the hosts and put them ahead with 93 minutes to go.
With the game all but over, the Shots won a free kick just outside the area, and Josh Barrett stepped up and put an effort perfectly into the back of Dagenham’s net to end the game in a draw.
FORMER SHOTS
Frank Vincent – Frank spent the first half of the season on loan from Notts County in 2022/23 before returning to Nottingham for the second half of the season. Vincent played 20 times for the Shots
Josh Rees – Rees played 39 times and scored 12 goals in the National League during the 2020/21 season. Rees only spent one season at The EBB Stadium, joining Boreham Wood in the summer of 2021.
TICKET INFO
Tickets for Aldershot fans are available HERE, and are priced as follows:
- Adult: £23
- Concession: £17
- Next Gen (17-21): £14
- Junior (10-16): £12
- Under 10: £2 (Only available for purchase with an adult or concession ticket)
Upon arrival on the ticket page, Shots fans will see a map of the stadium. There is a section in the SD Samuels Stand with tickets available for purchase, furthermore if fans scroll down the screen, they will find a section labelled “Away Fans”.
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT
Live updates will be available from our social media platforms X (@OfficialShots), Instagram (@aldershottownfcofficial), and Facebook. After the game, highlights will be available on our YouTube channel.
The game can be streamed via DAZN’s National League TV coverage. Click HERE to purchase a match pass.
There will be live commentary of the game provided by BBC Radio Surrey – listen online HERE
