Sholing took on Endover New Street in the first round qualifying of the FA Cup on Saturday, and the hosts came away with a 2:0 victory at home. The match took place on 2026-09-05 at 14:00, and that final scoreline tells you everything, really. No goalscorers were recorded in the data supplied, and there were no cards or substitutions to note either.
Sholing's recent form has been mixed, to be fair. They beat Folkestone Invicta 1:0 on 25th July, then lost 3:2 to Bognor Regis Town six days earlier. Before that came a 1:2 defeat to Woking, followed by losses to Bishop's Cleeve and Eastbourne Borough in October and September respectively. Five games, two wins, three losses — not a bad start to the campaign.
Endover New Street's run looks different entirely. Their last outing was a 0:1 loss to New Milton Town on 2nd August 2025. Before that they lost 0:4 to Gosport on 31st August 2024, then bounced back with a 2:1 win over Totton Town. They beat Heath and Dibble 4:2 and lost to Laverstock and Ford 2:3 in their other two outings. That pattern of inconsistency carries over into this Cup tie.
What matters here is progression. Sholing have one foot in the next round after seeing off their opponents. The FA Cup structure means every result shifts the landscape, and a two-goal margin is cleaner than a scrap at the death. By then, the away side would have known they needed something special, and it didn't materialise.
The gap between these two sides in recent form is visible if you look past the scoreline. Sholing have been competitive in their last five, while Endover New Street's results suggest they're still finding their feet. The result stands at 2:0, and that's enough to move forward in the competition.