We’ve a top-spot tussle in three of our four Divisions

Pitching In Isthmian Premier

We’ve a match between bottom and top as Whitehawk face Welling United at the seaside. Welling are looking for a fourth consecutive win, and have won eight of their last ten, whilst their hosts, nine points from safety and with one League win to their name, have taken only five points from the last thirty available to them and are almost two months without a win. 

Wings have won the last three meetings between the sides, including a two-nil victory on the opening day of the season.

Second place Enfield Town start the evening two points away from the summit and host our match of the day, fourth place Lewes making the trip to North London. The Towners saw a six match unbeaten run surprisingly come to an end when they welcomed Whyteleafe at the weekend, whilst the Rooks have only one defeat from seven and defeated Dulwich Hamlet at Champion Hill on Saturday. 

When the sides met on the opening day the Towners trounced the Rooks four-nil, so the visitors will be out for revenge- and to wipe away the memory of their worst performance of the campaign. 

Eastbourne Borough, in third place, saw an eight match winning streak come crashing to an end as they were walloped at Dartford on Saturday- perhaps a Manager of the Month curse afflicting boss Steve King. Back at home tonight they will expect to return to winning ways as they host Dulwich Hamlet, the South Londoners down in fourteenth after a run of one win from eight. The sides met eleven times as Step Two clubs, Borough winning five and Hamlet four, but this will be their first meeting since January 2023. 

Chatham Town is the destination for Leatherhead. The Chats are three without a win, the Tanners looking for a third win in a row, and the visitors like to travel- they’ve lost only one League match on the road since the start of last season. Town are very good on their own patch, however, with only one defeat from seven so far, so the home fans will arrive expecting to see their side triumph. 

Cray Wanderers welcome Three Bridges- and they will welcome anyone who wishes to watch for FREE! Wands currently sit fourth from bottom, but they have five, six or even eight (!) matches in hand over the sides above them due to their Cup exploits. Bridges are one place- but five points- further back. 

The hosts have won two of their last three, the visitors are five without a win, and this will be- so f far as we can see- the first meeting between the sides since 2019. The last six meetings between them, albeit all of these rather a long time ago, all finished in favour of Cray.

Pitching In Isthmian North

We’ve one match in Pitching In Isthmian North, as Wroxham welcome Fakenham Town. The Yachtsmen start the evening in tenth, albeit only three points away from a Play Off place, whilst the travelling Ghosts are second from bottom, albeit only three points from safety. Wroxham have lost their last two- and we’re behind at Cambridge City when Saturday’s match disappeared under a blanket of fog; whilst their visitors are in their best form of the season so far, having taken seven points from their last three matches. 

The sides have met this season, albeit in the FA Trophy, Fakenham triumphing two-one. They also met twice in the FA Cup last season, Wroxham eventually triumphing after a replay. 

Pitching In Isthmian South Central

Winchester City, in fourth, have the chance to climb to the summit as they welcome tenth place Hayes & Reading United. City, who are two points behind leaders Jersey Bulls, are looking for a seventh win in succession, and have scored twenty one goals in those six victories; whilst United are nine unbeaten and beginning to look like the promotion contenders we expected them to be. This will be the first meeting between the sides since they were both in Pitching In Southern Premier, nearly three years ago. 

Pitching In Isthmian South East

Leaders Hastings United welcome Sevenoaks Town. United will be aware that the three sides directly behind them in the table, Whitstable Town, South Park Reigate and Faversham Town, are also in action and will be ready to pounce on any slip-up and take over at the summit, so they’ll need to be at their best as Oaks arrive at the seaside. Hastings got back to winning ways after two narrow defeats by winning comfortably in the Valley of Cray at the weekend, whilst Oaks have followed a three match winning streak by taking one point from their last two. 

Town have won the last three meetings between the sides, including a three-two triumph at Pilot Field last December.

Second place Whitstable Town saw a nine match wining run come to an end when they drew with Sevenoaks at the weekend, and face the increasingly tough challenge of Punjab United at the Belmont. United have put a poor start to the campaign firmly behind them and climbed to twelfth on the back of a run which has brought one defeat from nine- and they travel looking for a sixth unbeaten match in a row, having won four of the last five. 

The Oysterboys have won the last four meetings between the sides. 

South Park Reigate, two points behind the leading duo, travel to Ashford United. The Sparks have only one defeat from ten, but have seen their progress slowed by a couple of draws and will be determined to return to winning ways. The Nuts and Bolts are in decent form, however, winning three of their last four- each of them by two goals to nil- a run which has seen them climb to sixth. They’ll be convinced that they can keep that going and climb still higher. 

Fourth place Faversham Town head to the Sussex seaside as they travel to take on bottom side Eastbourne Town. Eastbourne are on a terrible run, ten without a win having lost the last seven of those- indeed their last win was a seven-nil thrashing of Horley Town on September 19th, and those seven goals were more than the sum total they’ve scored since. They start the evening seven points from safety.

The Lilywhites defeat against Merstham at the weekend ended a seven match unbeaten run- and indeed a four match winning streak. A return to winning ways could even give them an outside chance of going top.

Fifth place Erith Town are at home to tenth place Sheppey United. The lasts even matches for the Dockers have brought five wins and two defeats, whilst the Ites have won four from six and are looking for a third win in succession. Erith won both encounters between the sides last season.

Crowborough Athletic are at home to Cray Valley PM, nineteenth v twentieth. A point for the Crows will take them out of the bottom four, whilst the Millers are two points from safety so need a victory. Both sides have found victories rather difficult of late- Athletic have lost their last two and have one win from five, whilst their visitors have lost four in a row. 

The Velocity Cup also has two fixtures this evening, an all-North clash between Buckhurst Hill and Takeley and an all-South East tie between Merstham and Broadbridge Heath.  All fixtures are detailed HERE. 

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