STATISTICS

Date: Friday 18th September 2026
Kick-off: 7:45pm
Competition: Essex Senior League 
Venue: New Lodge
Attendance: 94
Starters: Lee Haylock, Shaye La-Rose, Ali Mansaray ©, Michael Okafor, Philip Hayford, Abdi Ali, Uziel Bateki, Charlie Thomson, Josh Gruby, Teddy Bowden, Ryan Pickles
Substitutes: Zion Sinclair, Raymond Poku, Trevor Harding, Amadeus Addotey, David Collis
Substitutions:
60’ Addotey for Hayford
76’ Harding for Pickles
76’ Poku for Bateki
80’ Sinclair for Bowden
88’ Collis for Gruby
Goals:
Mansaray 11′ 1-0
Pickles 35′ 2-0
Adam Vyse (Hutton) 38′ 2-1
Pickles 52′ 3-1
Gruby 57′ 4-1
Kevin Musimami (Hutton) 58′ 4-2
Bateki 67′ 5-2
Pickles 72′ 6-2
Shaun Diboussi (Hutton) 85’6-3
Elliott Howson (Hutton) 90′ 6-4
Yellow cards: Pickles
Red cards: None

REPORT

SEE SAW SIX FOUR 

Barking were victorious in a ten goal thriller at New Lodge as they defeated Hutton 6-4, after leading 6-2 heading into injury time. The Yellows took the lead after ten minutes through Ali Mansaray and never looked back, with a second Barking career hat-trick for Ryan Pickles alongside another goal his fourth of the season for Josh Gruby and a first in a Barking shirt for Uzi Bateki. 

Barking were the better side for the first ten minutes and were justly rewarded as a corner was headed down by the returning Charlie Thomson where it fell to Ali Mansaray who rifled the ball home from close range. 

Josh Gruby went close a few minutes later but Hutton to their credit came back into the game as Barking failed to hold the ball in attacking areas but the Yellows doubled their lead just after the half hour as they capitalised on the home sides attempts to play out from the back as Shaye La-Rose snuck in front to pounce with the ball falling to Ryan Pickles who drove forward before finding the net with a skidding shot from just inside the box. 

The two goal lead lasted a matter of minutes however, as a right wing cross to the far post was set back to Adam Vyse who slotted home from near the penalty spot. 

The Yellows continued to expose the home sides defensive deficiencies in the second half however and the two-goal advantage was restored after 52 minutes as Mansaray found Josh Gruby who perfectly found debutant Abdi Ali who drove down the left wing before finding Gruby again on the edge of the box who set the ball across to Ryan Pickles who cut back inside before finding the roof of the net. 

Barking had their fourth just five minutes later – a long throw was cleared to the halfway line – a looping high ball dipped close to the edge of the box with the impressive Teddy Bowden just beating Lamacq to the ball which fell at the feet of Josh Gruby who took a touch before rifling the ball past the defender on the line and high into the net.

Abdi Ali came close to a debut goal five minutes later but he was denied by a good save by Lamacq. This save seemed prescient moments later as Hutton drove down the right wing with the ball finding Kevin Musimami who shot low and hard to bring the score to 4-2. The goals just kept coming however and Barking had a three goal lead as a long free kick was headed down for Uziel Bateki who missed the ball at his first attempt before scrambling a shot under Lamacq. 

Barking had their sixth after 72 minutes as Bowden was again provider as he flicked on a long ball which the defenders failed to clear, gifting Ryan Pickles space to run through on goal, feinting to sit Lamacq down before lifting the ball over him and into the net for his hat-trick.

The deluge of goals finally stopped with substitutions slowing the rhythm of the game but Hutton kept pushing and got two rewards in stoppage time as Shaun Diboussi scored a wonder goal from 25 yards off the underside of the bar and then just before the fulltime whistle some bobbling shots led to the ball falling to Elliot Howson to poke home. Those two goals brought the score to its final scoreline of 6-4 with the final whistle giving Barking an important first three points away from home and a chance for everyone to get their breath back! 

We have a midweek fixture on Tuesday evening when we meet White Ensign for the third time this season at Mayesbrook Park, kick-off 7:45pm.

Report source: Trevor Gilbert/Barking FC

Please note that the opinions expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of, nor should be attributed to Barking Football Club.

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