Nineteen points clear for the Robins- and only Basingstoke win from the chasing pack

Bracknell Town did the unthinkable last time out- they lost. They reacted to that defeat by bringing in sharpshooting Ashford Town forward Aaron McLeish-White yesterday, and he grabbed two goals in the first half as they travelled to Chipstead. They turned out to be the only goal of the game, but they were more than enough as the Robins extended their lead at the top to a surely-untouchable nineteen points with only ten games remaining.

Uxbridge are up to second, but the travelling Red army had only a point to celebrate at Tooting & Mitcham United- and they needed an own goal to get that. Mark Waters put the Terrors ahead from the spot eleven minutes after the break, and that own goal to earn a point for the visitors came nine minutes from time.

Hanwell Town made it three games without a win as they were held to a goalless draw at South Park. It sees the Geordies end the day in fourth place, whilst the Sparks are ninth.

Basingtoke Town made it four wins in a row- but they didn’t have it easy against an Ashford Town side shorn of their leading scorer. The winner came just when the home fans were beginning to think there wouldn’t be one, nine minutes from time, and it came from Stefan Brown- who is scoring at a rate of one goal every two matches. Sam Humphreys saw red for the Tangerines a minute before the winner.

Marlow got back to winning ways against bottom side Staines Town, but they had to work hard for three points. Charlie Samuel gave them an early lead, but Connor McShane equalised for the Swans on twenty seven minutes and although a Nnamdi Nwachuku spot kick just before the hour restored home advantage, an own goal with fourteen minutes to go made it two-two. With just ten minutes left, however, Glenn Yala made it three-two to the hosts, and Nwachuku’s twenty first of the season made sure right at the end. That’s Marlow’s first win in six.

Bedfont Sports made it four wins from five and six games unbeaten as they defeated Binfield, but they needed even more late goals to do so. Darryl Sanders have the visitors the lead on fifty six minutes, only for Danny Campion, newly signed from Egham Town, to equalise for the Moles twelve minutes from time. The Moles had been down to ten men since the break following Elliot Legg’s dismissal, and the tired legs eventually caught up with them as Sports traditional late push earned them victory. Max Webb put them ahead four minutes from time, and another from Sanders- his fifteenth in twenty eight matches- made sure right at the end.

Northwood made it seven unbeaten as they hosted Guernsey, but both sides had to be content with a point. Both goals came late, Sydney Ibie’s opener for the Woods fourteen minutes from time cancelled out six minutes later by a Matt Loaring spot kick for the Green Lions.

Westfield are our draw specialists, and they got their tenth of the season when they conceded a stoppage time equaliser at Chalfont St Peter. Isiah Noel-Williams got that leveller, after Kyen Nicholas had given the visitors from Woking a first half lead. Andrew McCorkell saved a penalty for the hosts.

Image: On-Field Matters.

After six defeats in a row- and indeed eight defeats from nine- Sutton Common Rovers certainly needed a victory, and they got it at Thatcham Town. A goal in each half from Yao Aziamale did the damage, and gives Rovers a four point advantage over second bottom Chalfont.

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