Peacehaven v Redhill

Peacehaven have won only two home league matches this season, which is clearly not promotion form, and with Rye dropping more points at home to Lancing, this was a wasted opportunity.

Neither of these sides has lived up to expectations so far this campaign, and their strengths and weaknesses were evident in an untidy encounter. The previous four matches against the Surrey side had produced a total of seventeen goals and this trend continued in an alarmingly open match.

Shaun Saunders continues to rebuild his squad, with Liam O'Brien arriving from Shoreham, Harry Coker becoming the latest to follow Bryan O'Toole from Saltdean and Ryan Bradley returning from Crawley Down. Welcome as these arrivals are, the club was destablised at the start of the season by an inflated squad, and the challenge for Saunders will be to avoid this scenario being repeated.

Peacehaven made a perfect start, with Adam Kneller steering in his fourth goal of the season from Dan Smith's free kick. Redhill's defending was unconvincing, but the same could be said for Peacehaven's rear-guard as Redhill swiftly levelled matters. Dawdling along the back line allowed in the much feared Andy Atkin, and he took full advantage to claim his tenth goal of the season.

The topsy turvy first half continued as Peacehaven then regained the lead, again from a set piece, with Wes Millis heading past Chris May. Redhill became increasingly dominant as the match wore on, with Wayne Clarke proving a constant menace on the left. Peacehaven were struggling to get a grip in midfield and the visitors were having the lions share of possession, albeit without overly threatening the home goal.

Matt Hill scrambled a shot off the line as the pressure grew, but the best chance came at the other end of the pitch. Smith had a free header inside the box, but May made a fine save. His opposite number, Jake Buss, made an even better stop from Gavin Gordon as time ran out, and it seemed that Peacehaven had the points in the bag. They were unable to close the match out however, and in injury a time a hotly disputed free kick was met by a towering header from Atkin to claim a share of the points.