A battle of familiar foes awaits at Stebonheath Park this Friday evening as the Reds welcome Briton Ferry Llansawel in the third game of the JD Cymru Premier season.
Heading to Stebonheath Park this Friday? Please take time to read our matchday guide ahead of the game; simply follow the link below.
Our Opponents – Briton Ferry Llansawel
Friday’s visitors are well known to Llanelli supporters. The Reds and Ferry went toe-to-toe in the 2023/24 JD Cymru South promotion race, with our opponents edging us out in the final weeks to claim their place in the top flight.
Since then, Ferry have gone from strength to strength. After finding their feet in the Cymru Premier last season despite a tough start, they pushed on to secure safety with games to spare and have begun this campaign in impressive form.
Their shock 0–3 win over reigning champions TNS on the opening weekend was a statement of intent – they then followed that up with a draw against Cardiff Met, leaving them second in the table after the opening two games of the new campaign.
Head to Head
Past meetings have often been fiercely contested, though recent results have gone in Ferry’s favour:
13th April 2024: Llanelli Town 2-5 Briton Ferry
6th April 2024: Briton Ferry 3-1 Llanelli Town
28th July 2023: Briton Ferry 2-0 Llanelli Town
24th March 2023: Llanelli Town 2-2 Briton Ferry
19th August 2023: Briton Ferry 1-1 Llanelli Town
Briton Ferry Llansawel v Llanelli Town in the Welsh Blood Service Cup Southern Final at The Recreation Ground on the 6th April 2024. (Pic by Lewis Mitchell/FAW)
This upcoming meeting between the Reds and Ferry will be the first ever in the Welsh Premier League – both sides will be keen to take the bragging rights come full time on Friday.
Players To Watch
Supporters will be happy to know that printed matchday programmes made a return in our season opener against Barry Town United.
Within our programme we will have a section dedicated to players to look out for on the night which supporters will be able to purchase at Stebo ahead of kick off.
However, one player that will undoubtedly be looking to continue his fine form for the visitors is current joint league top goalscorer Ruben Davies.
Three goals in the opening two games, the 21 year old netted a brace against TNS on during the opening weekend of the campaign – a more in depth look at Davies will be available to read in our programme.
How to Follow – Llanelli vs Briton Ferry
This Fridays game against Briton Ferry has been selected for Live coverage via Sgorios online platforms (YouTube, Facebook etc) as well as S4C / Clic and via BBC IPlayer. If you can’t make it to Stebo, you can follow all of the action live online.
Not able to stream the game? Supporters can follow along with our live updates across all of our social media channels.
Pre-Match
Ahead of kick off at Stebonheath Park, our Llanelli Town Academi U9’s and U10’s will be taking to the pitch to play against Briton Ferry Llansawel in a friendly. A fantastic experience for our young Reds who are the future of the club and we hope that you all enjoy the experience!
