SOUTHERN COUNTIES EAST

HAVING PARTED ways with boss Sammy Moore in midweek,

Faversham Town were toppled from top spot.

Stefan Payne gave them a fourth minute lead at home to Tunbridge Wells but the visitors hit back through Trevor McCreadie and Nico Cotton before Connor Essam made it 2-2.

Glebe’s 3-0 win at home to Hollands & Blair took them top, Jamie Philpot’s brace adding to Rodney Eruotor’s goal.

It was a good day for the morning’s bottom two who both won. Kennington recovered from Dan Gunner’s early penalty to win 2-1 at Sutton Athletic with Ryan Philpott levelling before Harry Linch’s 61st minute winner.

Stansfeld dropped to the foot of the table after a shock a 3-1 win at Whitstable Town, Many Olufeko’s brace and Tommy Whitnell’s strike winning it.

Corinthian moved up to third after Charlie Clover, Michael Hagan and Sam Fitzgerald netted to beat Fisher 3-0 win while Bearsted overcame

Punjab United 4-1.

Elsewhere, late goals from from Dean Grant and Luke Burdon helped

Lydd Town come from behind to beat

Erith Town 2-1 and Manny Oshinowo’s 90th minute goal earned Holmesdale a 1-1 draw at home to Deal Town.

There were also 1-0 wins for Lordswood at home to Welling Town Snodland Town at home to Rusthall.

PAUL CARTER

SOUTHERN COMBINATION

NEWHAVEN moved a point clear at the top after securing a 1-1 draw away to Shoreham on Saturday.

Curtis Gaylor had put the hosts ahead but Alfie Rogers levelled from the spot just before half-time. Newhaven’s closest title rivals, Crowborough Athletic, saw their match away to Midhurst & Easebourne postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Mike Williamson and Pat Harding were both scored for third-placed Hassocks, who are now just four points off the top after securing a 2-0 away victory over AFC Varndeanians.

Elsewhere, fourth-placed Peacehaven & Telscombe drew 1-1 at home to fifth-placed Steyning Town with Eman Osei-Asomah’s equaliser rescuing a point for the home side.

Liam Benson, Hayden Skerry and Elliott Bresciani were all on target for sixth-placed Haywards Heath Town

as they beat bottom side Saltdean United 3-1 at home and Alfie Headland and Max Thompson were Eastbourne United Association’s goal scorers in a 2-1 away win at Horsham YMCA.

Jack Shonk’s late goal rescued a point for Bexhill United as they drew 1-1 away to Lingfield and Marlon Pinder and Kaiden Hummerston were Loxwood’s scorers as they won 2-1 away at Eastbourne Town.

Saturday’s wet weather saw two other games postponed, AFC Uckfield Town’s home game against Pagham and Crawley Down Gatwick’s trip to face Little Common.

RORY HAYWARD