Boreham Wood secured a hard-fought point in Somerset against an excellent Yeovil Town side who gave as good as they got. Wood took the lead early on through Tylor Golden before Archie Davies equalised and Slavi Spasov gave the hosts a half-time lead. However, Wood were rescued by a late Lewis Richardson equaliser.

Luke Garrard made one change to his starting line-up from last Saturday’s FA Cup defeat against Wigan, with Matt Rush making his first start for Boreham Wood since 12 September.

Wood enjoyed plenty of early possession and took the lead on six minutes when a Regan Booty corner was met by a goal-bound volley from Matt Rush. His effort was brilliantly saved by Glovers goalkeeper Mason Terry, but Tylor Golden was on hand to finish the rebound with his third goal in four league games.

The hosts reacted well to going behind and nearly equalised two minutes later when Ryan Jones fired just wide from just outside the penalty area. Wood quickly regained their composure and continued to dominate possession. On 20 minutes, a lovely move involving Ollie Bainbridge and Tarryn Allarakhia created an opportunity for Zak Brunt, whose shot was blocked by Hayden Muller before Golden fired over from the rebound.

On 28 minutes, the Glovers equalised with an excellent goal from Archie Davies following a good run. Two minutes later, Yeovil went in front when an uncharacteristic mistake from Charlie O’Connell saw him give the ball away to Davies, who embarked on another good run before being fouled in the penalty area by O’Connell. Slavi Spasov made no mistake from the spot to send the home support at Huish Park into raptures.

Wood reacted well to going behind and started to control possession again, with Allarakhia and Bainbridge enjoying plenty of joy down the left-hand side. On 38 minutes, Allarakhia cut inside onto his right foot and struck a shot towards the far corner, which was cleared by a Yeovil defender.

HT: YEOVIL TOWN 2-1 BOREHAM WOOD

The hosts came flying out of the blocks in the second half with real attacking intent and looked likely to add to their lead. Ten minutes after the restart, Spasov dispossessed Chris Bush before forcing an excellent save from Ted Curd in the Wood goal. Two minutes later, an excellent effort from Ryan Jones whistled past Curd’s goal.

Wood had their first chance of the second half on 64 minutes when Brunt found Ben Whitfield, whose cross was just out of Matt Rush’s reach. Luke Garrard then rang the changes, with Lewis Richardson and Danny Cashman coming on to give the team more energy. The substitutions nearly had an immediate impact, with Bush playing a lovely ball through to Richardson, who fired just wide when one-on-one with Terry on 75 minutes.

Richardson got his reward three minutes later when Golden’s cross was turned in by the substitute to bring Wood level.

Normally, when this happens, Boreham Wood have gone on to find a late winner, but it was the hosts who came closer to snatching all three points. Five minutes after the equaliser, Wood conceded a penalty when Bainbridge fouled Mason Obeng in the area. However, Obeng missed the target, firing wide.

Following the penalty miss, Brunt had a couple of chances to win the game for Wood. First, he forced Terry into a good save from a free-kick before Muller somehow blocked his effort in injury time. Ben Radcliffe also fired just wide for the hosts during the same period.

It was a good point on the road for Boreham Wood in the end. While it brings the club’s nine-game winning streak in the league to an end, it was a game that Wood would have lost in recent seasons. Yeovil were a vastly improved side from the one Boreham Wood faced last season and will certainly be there or thereabouts come April.

Yeovil Town: Terry, Davies (Obeng 74), Gubbins, Kingdon, Radcliffe, Muller, Powell, Naylor, Jones (Dean 90+4), Daly, Spasov (Westbrooke 79).

Subs not used: Gould, Ayina, Walker, Lennon.

Boreham Wood: Curd, Golden, Bainbridge, Bush, O’Connell, White, Booty (Wright 90+4), Brunt (Marshall-Miranda 90+3), Allarakhia (Richardson 74), Whitfield (Cashman 74), Rush (Bird 88).

Subs not used: Clarke, Kensdale.

Man of the Match: Oliver Bainbridge.