Two Blues hope for a day of delight

It all comes down to this. 

Billericay Town host Brentwood Town in our Pitching In Isthmian Premier Promotion Final, hoping to return to National League South after four seasons with us; whilst Brentwood Town, having already achieved the highest League finish in their history, hope to make it two promotions in a row.

Both sides know what end of season heartache feels like. Last season, as Brentwood were taking the Pitching In Isthmian North title, Billericay were missing out on the Premier crown on goals scored before experiencing Play Off misery. Brentwood have also had Play Off misery in their recent history, losing in Finals in 23-24 and 21-22, both times courtesy of a penalty shootout. There will be more heartache today, and both sets of Blues will be determined that they won’t be the ones suffering.

Billericay are not only the Premier Division’s form team, they are the League’s form team. Twelve unbeaten matches, eleven wins- and in the midst of that an Essex Senior Cup triumph- the closing stages of the season couldn’t have been any more positive for our hosts. Brentwood, however, are five unbeaten, winning four, and indeed have taken more points from their last ten matches than anyone in our top flight except their opponents. They’ve also won five out of their last six on their travels, so won’t be afraid to be away from home- as they showed when walloping Aveley in Wednesday’s Play Off Semi-Final.

The meetings between the sides this season have both been home wins. Billericay triumphed one-nil in mid January, whilst Brentwood won three-nil on their own patch in September. 

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