Bromley 0-0 U's: 16th April 2026

The finish line is in sight

It’s Monday night when I finally sit down to write this report on United’s battling 0-0 draw at Bromley on Thursday. And it feels like an awful lot has happened since then.

Notts County compounded a disastrous fortnight and followed up their battering at the Abbey with a home defeat at the hands of Barnet, who did enough to win it by plenty more. Swindon continued to fall away from the hunt for automatics in conceding a last-minute equaliser at home to Accrington; they will likely have one eye looking over their shoulder now to make sure they even secure a play-off berth.

And Salford stepped forward as United’s biggest worry, climbing to fourth by the end of the weekend with an impressive 2-1 victory at Oldham. They play Bromley next, who were officially promoted on Saturday evening after Notts’ dropped points, and deserve huge plaudits for the incredible campaign they’ve put together this season.

In front of a capacity crowd at Hayes Lane with the Sky Sports cameras in tow, we saw on Thursday night exactly how they did it, with a blueprint that is as simple as it is remarkably effective. It might not make for the most watchable football matches, but Bromley’s ability to cause constant threats through a variety of physical, muscular weapons, largely from dead ball situations, is impressive nonetheless.