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ONLY WAY IS ESSEX FOR A LOCAL DERBY TO SAVOUR

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
30 November 2025

BRENTWOOD TN 3 AVELEY 3
By Michaela Georgopoulos

THESE two Essex high-flyers took a point apiece from a six-goal thriller at the Brentwood Centre Arena.
Suley Zhudu fired Aveley into a sixth-minute lead after finding himself one-on-one with goalkeeper Melvin Minter and slotting home at the far post.
But the Blues responded quickly and were level five minutes later when talisman Danny Ogunleye fired home an equaliser from the right – his 12th goal of the season.
And Ogunleye was at it again on 35 minutes, latching onto a curled delivery from Max Hudson to head the Blues into ...

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