Hashtag United 1–0 Sawbridgeworth Town (12.12.2020)

Hashtag United 1–0 Sawbridgeworth Town (12.12.2020) was HTU's final competitive fixture of 2020–21. An Essex Senior League matchday twelve game, it took place on 12 December 2020 at the Len Salmon Stadium in Pitsea, England.

Background
HTU came into the match top of the Essex Senior League, two points clear of Stansted with three games in hand. Sawbridgeworth Town, meanwhile, sat 13th. HTU were coming off an FA Vase penalty shoot-out defeat to Fakenham Town, while Sawbridgeworth had most recently lost in the league to Southend Manor. It was the sixth meeting between the two sides, with HTU previously winning four and drawing one; the latter led to a penalty shoot-out, which HTU won.

Pre-match
HTU made three changes from their FA Vase loss a week prior, with Kris Newby, Sam Bantick and Toby Aromolaran replacing Danny Smith, Albie Keith and Harry Honesty. HTU manager Jay Devereux missed the match due to his daughter testing positive for COVID-19 which forced him to self isolate, with assistant manager Joe Keith taking charge of the fixture.

The match was livestreamed via pay-per-view on HTU's Twitch channel, while highlights were uploaded by the club on 15 December 2020; with main commentator Seb Carmichael-Brown, co-commentator Ricky Evans and presenter/reporter Marcus Stamp.

Summary
In the 44th minute, following a foul on Reece Hewitt, Kris Newby scored directly from a free-kick to give HTU the lead.
 * First half

Details
Sawbridgeworth Town substitutions unknown

Post-match
HTU remained top of the table, while Sawbridgeworth Town dropped to 15th. The fixture turned out to be HTU's final competitive game of the 2020–21 campaign due to a curtailment enforced by the COVID-19 pandemic.