Razzaq Coleman De-Graft put the visitors ahead with a fine effort from distance, before a fantastic strike by Nathan Odokonyero doubled the Rebels’ lead after half time. Josh Jeffries saved a penalty to keep the score at 2-0, before Joe Cook nodded in a third from a corner to safely secure our passage in the County Cup.

Adam Hinshelwood made five alterations to the side that started in the 4-0 victory over Tonbridge Angels in the FA Trophy at the weekend: Finlay Chadwick made his first appearance since rejoining the club earlier this month, while Cook, Nicky Wheeler, Sam Packham and Coleman De-Graft all came into the starting eleven.

Despite Worthing having the majority of possession through the opening quarter of an hour, it was Newhaven who produced the first efforts on goal.

A long ball in behind the visitors’ backline was latched onto by Ezra Roeg, who fired low into the palms of Jeffries from the edge of the box.

Five minutes later, having found space inside the area, Roeg headed over the bar in following a free-kick delivery from the left flank, albeit the linesman had raised his flag.

The Rebels soon began to pry open the Newhaven defensive setup, with Coleman De-Graft skewing wide from close-range after he was found by Kwaku Frimpong.

Soon after, Nicky Wheeler struck the post after drifting infield, with Odokonyero unable to react quick enough to the rebound.

It took until the 30th minute for the deadlock to broken, and it was Worthing who opened the scoring as Coleman De-Graft unleashed a brilliant curling effort past the outstretched glove of Roman Chiosa in the Newhaven goal. A moment of quality in a half of football which lacked any real cutting edge from either side.

Chadwick spurned a massive chance to double the away side’s advantage following the restart after a long ball into the box by Packham fell kindly to the midfielder, but he could not beat Chiosa from close-range.

The travelling Rebels would find a second goal only minutes later, however, courtesy of a stunning strike from Odokonyero from 30 yards out.

With a moment of space in a central position, the striker rifled a swerving effort into Chiosa’s top right corner with just over half an hour to play.

Newhaven had a great opportunity to half Worthing’s lead just shy of the hour mark, when Coleman De-Graft was penalised for a foul inside the visitors’ penalty area following an attack for the hosts.

Up stepped Roeg, who saw his effort kept out by a strong save from Josh Jeffries. The Southampton loanee was understandably desperate to keep fifth successive clean sheet, with his goal now not being reached in over 450 competitive minutes.

Having gone close to getting on the scoresheet, Newhaven would soon find themselves 3-0 down after Joe Cook headed in at the back post following an in-swinging corner delivery from Wheeler.

Debutant Ollie Godziemski, who was part of a quintuple substitution in minute 64, had an opportunity to mark his first appearance with a goal, taking the ball round Chiosa who had come way out of his goal, however the angle did not suit the stronger right foot of Godziemskj and the effort was pulled wide of the mark.

A comfortable result in the end for the visitors, despite the persistent efforts of Newhaven to cause Worthing problems on the break.

Adam Hinshelwood and his players are back in league action at the weekend as we travel to face Slough Town in the Enterprise National League South