Chris Agutter’s side come in to the fixture off the back of suffering back-to-back league defeats for the first time this season following Tuesday night’s reverse at Hornchurch.

Despite those setbacks the team remains top of National League South by a single point from Truro City but just seven points separate the top 7 teams going into the final six games.

Team News

Aarran Racine was due to start for the first time since coming out of retirement at Hornchurch Stadium but was a late withdrawal from the starting eleven owing to a calf injury in the warm-up, which will rule him out of being involved tomorrow.

Otherwise Agutter has no new injury concerns.

View from the Camp

“It’s game by game now”. “Hampton & Richmond are a decent side in their own right, the had a very good middle third of the season, which put them on the verge of the play-offs but I think they’re in a position now where they can’t go up, they can’t go down”.

“They’ve got some good players, they’ve got quality, they’re well organised and it will be a tough test – but as I always say if we play at our intensity and at our tempo and we force out game on them then you’ve got to be a hell of a team to beat us.

The Opposition

Ten games ago the Beavers were sat 9th in the table with an eye on a push for the top 7 but a run including just one win and nine defeats has seen them slip to 17th.

Managed by Alan Julian, this is Hampton & Richmond’s ninth consecutive season at step two following promotion in 2015/16 courtesy of winning the Isthmian League Premier Division title.

Former goalkeeper Julian took over last summer after hanging up the gloves following a long career in non-league.

Current Rebels midfielder Odei Martin captained the London-based side at the start of the season before returning to Woodside in January.

Last six

22 March – Maidstone United (H) – lost 0-3
18 March – St Albans City (A) – lost 1-2
15 March – Salisbury (A) – lost 1-2
11 March – Enfield Town (A) – lost 0-1
8 March – Hemel Hempstead Town (H) – lost 1-2
1 March – Aveley (A) – won 2-1

Previous Meetings

The Reds won the reverse fixture at Beveree Stadium 3-2 back in August. After falling behind  in the first half, Danny Cashman sent the sides in level at the break before an early second half strike from Tommy Willard saw the away side lead.

Oluwabunmi Babajide drew the hosts level before Glen Rea scored the goal – his first for the club – that proved to be the winner just three minutes later.

The last meeting at Woodside Road occurred a year ago, almost to the day – Brad Dologhan’s two goals gave the Rebels all three points on the first day of April last year.

Tickets

Tickets can be purchased online or at the gate for tomorrow’s match. Prices are as follows:

• Adults: £17
• Concession: £13
• Under-16: £7
• Under-12: £4
• Under-6: Free entry

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Travel & Parking

We encourage visitors to travel to the ground by public transport wherever possible to reduce congestion and emissions.

Worthing and West Worthing train stations are both approximately a ten-minute walk to the ground. Supporters travelling by rail, please check Southern Rail’s website before your journey. Ensure you leave early and in plenty of time.

The ground is situated in the heart of a residential area and parking is severely restricted on matchdays. We ask supporters to travel together and use public transport where possible. If travelling by car please respect our neighbours by parking considerately.

How to Follow

If you can’t be at the game, you can follow the game via live updates from the club’s official X/Twitter account. You can also listen to live commentary via the club’s official commentary service.