Saturday's Ryman Premier review

Dulwich Hamlet will be cursing their luck as, on a day when leaders Maidstone United were hammered 4-1 at lowly Harrow Borough, they were also beaten at Canvey Island, writes Pitchero's Steve Whitney.

Canvey are fast becoming the team none of the promotion-chasing teams want to face as they have taken points off Wealdstone, Maidstone and now Dulwich in the recent weeks.

It was the visitors who took the lead on 20 minutes when a free-kick from Xavier Vidal bounced just in front of goalkeeper Scott Chalmers-Stevens and found the back of the net. Canvey were level on 33 minutes thanks to Jay Curran’s fifth goal in his last four games. Ten minutes later and the home side were in front when Harrison Chatting shot over visiting `keeper Chico Ramos.

The main talking point of the second half came on 75 minutes when Canvey manager Danny Heale and Dulwich boss Gavin Rose were sent to the stands after a mass confrontation. Canvey’s Rob Bartley was sent-off with four minutes of normal time remaining after picking up his second yellow card, but the ten-men held on.

Harrow moved nine points clear of the drop zone after a stunning 4-1 success against leaders Maidstone at Earlsmead.

In a classic `game of two halves`, Boro turned round 3-1 up before having to hold on in the second half, thanks to some terrific goalkeeping by former Arsenal man James Shea.

Harrow went ahead after 11 minutes through Simeon Akinola. Frannie Collin equalised on the half-hour mark, only for Harold Odametey to restore the home side`s advantage seven minutes later and then Akinola added his second of the game right on half-time. Shea denied Collin, Luke Rooney and Zac Attwood in the second period before substitute Victor Osobu made it 4-1 in stoppage time.

Third-placed Wealdstone gained three points on the top two after winning 2-0 at Bayliss Avenue against relegation-threatened Thamesmead Town.

Michael Malcolm gave the Stones a great start with the opening goal inside four minutes. But they had to wait until 12 minutes into the second period for a second goal, courtesy of a Sean Cronin penalty.

AFC Hornchurch moved into fourth place after a 4-2 home win over mid-table Leiston.

Stefan Payne gave the Urchins a seventh minute lead that George Purcell doubled in the 36th minute. Leon Ottley-Gooch reduced the arrears in the 58th minute, but less than two minutes later Payne added his second and the hosts` third. Rhys Henry pulled a second back for the Suffolk side six minutes later, only for Leigh Bremner to restore the Urchins` two-goal advantage a couple of minutes after that.

Kingstonian missed the chance to move into the top five after they went down to a disappointing 4-1 defeat at Kingsmeadow to Hendon.

The Greens took a two-goal lead through Jack Bennett on seven minutes and Leon Smith on 23. Anthony Thomas added number three four minutes into the second half. Tommy Kavanagh pulled a goal back for the K`s on the hour-mark, but Thomas made sure of the points with a penalty nine minutes before the end.