Jay Saunders

Not currently in charge FA Cup 20 matches in 5 years

Early changesFixed shapeCloses games out

20 matches · 18 Sep 2021 – 11 Oct 2025

1.60points per game

10-2-8won · drawn · lost

–points vs expected

33%came back when trailing (12)

100%held the lead when ahead (9)

Split	P	W	D	L	PPG	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Lead mins	Trail mins	Late GF	Late GA
All	20	10	2	8	1.60	1.55	1.85	–	–	30%	100%	19.3	29.1	0.10	0.45
Home	7	5	1	1	2.29	1.86	1.14	–	–	43%	100%	29.7	19.4	0.29	0.43
Away	13	5	1	7	1.23	1.38	2.23	–	–	23%	100%	13.6	34.4	0.00	0.46

10 matches · 28 Sep 2024 – 11 Oct 2025

1.90points per game

6-1-3won · drawn · lost

–points vs expected

40%came back when trailing (5)

100%held the lead when ahead (5)

Split	P	W	D	L	PPG	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Lead mins	Trail mins	Late GF	Late GA
All	10	6	1	3	1.90	1.60	1.50	–	–	30%	100%	18.9	24.9	0.10	0.20
Home	5	4	0	1	2.40	1.80	1.00	–	–	40%	100%	25.4	12.4	0.20	0.20
Away	5	2	1	2	1.40	1.40	2.00	–	–	20%	100%	12.4	37.4	0.00	0.20

4 matches · 30 Aug 2025 – 11 Oct 2025

2.25points per game

3-0-1won · drawn · lost

–points vs expected

50%came back when trailing (2)

100%held the lead when ahead (3)

Split	P	W	L	PPG	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Lead mins	Trail mins	Late GA
All	4	3	1	2.25	2.25	1.50	–	–	50%	100%	35.8	26.8	0.25
Home	2	2	0	3.00	2.50	0.00	–	–	100%	100%	53.0	0.0	0.00
Away	2	1	1	1.50	2.00	3.00	–	–	0%	–	18.5	53.5	0.50

Style vs FA Cup peers (5-year window · 20 matches · 124 peers)

Metric	Coach	vs peers
Points per game	1.60	-0.14
xG difference / match	–	–
Possession %	43.4	-0.48
Shots / match	5.2	-0.65
Open-play share of xG	–	–	+ = open play, − = set pieces
Tackles + interceptions	–	–
Fouls / match	9.0	+0.44
Cards / match	–	–
Came back when trailing	33%	+0.04	of matches trailed
Held lead when ahead	100%	+1.43	of matches led
Substitutions / match	4.00	+1.02
First substitution (min)	46.0	-1.28	+ = later
Changes shape between games	0%	-1.21

First sub when trailing: 46.0'
First sub when leading: –'
Makes a change before 60': 100% of matches

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
usual	3	75%	2	0	1	2.00	–	11 Oct 2025
3-4-2-1	1	25%	0	0	1	0.00	–	02 Nov 2024

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
usual	3	100%	2	0	1	2.00	–	11 Oct 2025

3 clubs · match figures cover the last five years

Club	From	To	P	W-D-L	PPG	vs xPts	First 10	Predecessor	Bounce
Folkestone Invicta	Mar 2025	Dec 2025	4	3-0-1	2.25	–	2.25	1.40	–
Tonbridge Angels	Sep 2024	–	4	3-0-1	2.25	–	2.25	0.00	–
Margate	Sep 2023	–	4	2-1-1	1.75	–	1.75	1.00	–

Also recorded: Margate (2 matches, Aug 2025) · Margate (1 match, Oct 2024) · Tonbridge Angels (1 match, Sep 2023) · Tonbridge Angels (1 match, Sep 2022) · Margate (2 matches, Sep 2022) · Margate (1 match, Sep 2021)

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	xG	Shape	Subs
11 Oct 2025	UK FA Cup	at SEU	1–4 L	–	–	–
27 Sep 2025	UK FA Cup	at HOR	3–2 W	–	–	–	came back