Saturday 2nd November

 

PREMIER DIVISION

Bearsted 0-1 Fisher

Hollands & Blair 1-4 Tunbridge Wells

Kennington 1-1 Holmesdale

Larkfield & New Hythe 0-2 Erith & Belvedere

Lydd Town 2-2 Glebe

Rusthall 3-3 VCD Athletic

Stansfeld 2-1 Lordswood

Sutton Athletic 5-1 Snodland Town

Whitstable Town 3-3 Corinthian

 

Fisher clinched their fourth consecutive victory, climbing to 3rd in the Premier Division table after a hard-fought 1-0 win over Bearsted. Kesna Clarke’s decisive strike meant that the Fish were the only team in the top 7 to secure a win today.

The league leaders, VCD Athletic, saw their three points slip away at the last moment, drawing 3-3 with Rusthall after a late equalizer. Goals from Ollie Freeman, Nathaniel Olawole, and Charlie Heatley seemed enough for VCD until Rusthall responded with strikes from Charlie Clover, Yassin Fares, and a dramatic last-minute goal by Louie Clarke.

In another thrilling 3-3 draw, Whitstable Town and Corinthian exchanged goals in a nail-biter. Oscar Housego netted an impressive hat-trick for the Hoops, while Josh Oliver and Dean Grant (scoring twice) kept Whitstable level.

Elsewhere, it was a day of comebacks and close contests. Lydd Town rallied from 2-0 down to end 2-2 with Glebe, and Kennington and Holmesdale played to a 1-1 stalemate.

The day’s most emphatic winners were Sutton Athletic, who stormed past Snodland Town with a 5-1 victory. Taylor Fisher stole the show, scoring a hat-trick to push Sutton up to 13th in the table.

Tunbridge Wells also made an impact with a commanding 4-1 win over Hollands & Blair. Jacob Feasey found the net twice, while Regan Corke and Lewis Unwin rounded off the scoring.

Erith & Belvedere grabbed a comfortable 2-0 win away at Larkfield & New Hythe, courtesy of first-half goals from Joe Chalker and Dieko Falade.

Finally, Stansfeld edged out Lordswood 2-1, securing a top ten spot with first-half goals from Harrison English and Greg Williams, while Callum Peck’s effort wasn’t enough for Lordswood to turn the tide.

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