Premier Division

Saturday 21st December

 

PREMIER DIVISION

Erith & Belvedere 2-0 Lydd Town

Glebe 2-2 Sutton Athletic

Hollands & Blair 3-0 Punjab United

Holmesdale 5-5 VCD Athletic

Larkfield & New Hythe 2-3 Rusthall

Lordswood 1-2 Bearsted

Snodland Town 2-1 Fisher

Stansfeld 1-3 Corinthian

Tunbridge Wells P-P Faversham Town

Whitstable Town 3-0 Kennington

 

None of the top seven were given an early Christmas present of 3 points on a day of surprise results in the SCEFL Premier Division.

Without playing, Faversham Town were the real winners, with all of their promotion rivals dropping vital points.

VCD Athletic were involved in a real cracker at Oakley Road, drawing 5-5 with Holmesdale. Sam Bayford netted a hat-trick for Dale, including two from the spot, but it was a penalty from Francis Babalola that shared the points.

Fisher saw league defeat for the first time since early October after Snodland Town came from behind to win 2-1, thanks to goals from Tristan Lock and Stanley Oldfield.

Larkfield & New Hythe lost late to a Charlie Clover winner for in-form Rusthall and Punjab United came away from Hollands & Blair as 3-0 losers, with Sam Bailey grabbling a double for Blair.

Reggie Rye rescued a late point for Glebe against Sutton Athletic while Whitstable Town were comfortable 3-0 victors over Kennington.

Corinthian are firmly back in the race for a play-off place, thanks to their win at Stansfeld, as are Erith & Belvedere who beat struggling Lydd Town 2-0.

Lydd remain on the bottom of the table following that defeat and are joined in the relegation zone by Lordswood, who lost 2-1 at home to Bearsted.