It was a comfortable win for Worthing at the weekend, as they cruised past Chesham United, winning 3-0 thanks to goals from Joel Colbran, Liam Nash and Temi Babalola.

It was the first time that the Rebels had won by more than a one-goal margin since their 2-0 win away at Salisbury at the start of December and the first clean sheet they had kept since their win against Weymouth in January.

Despite this, the win took Chris Agutter’s side back to the top of the National League South, as Dorking Wanderers dropped points at home to Chelmsford City.

Team News

Tommy Willard missed out on Saturday after picking up a knock during last Tuesday’s win over Bath City. He remains a doubt ahead of tonight’s trip to Aveley.

Joe Cook picked up his 10th yellow card during last Tuesday’s win over Bath City, but his two-match ban will be in effect for the matches against Hemel Hempstead and Welling United.

View from the Camp

“It will be a really difficult game. If you look at Aveley results, you rarely see them getting beaten by more than one goal.

“I am surprised that they’re down there, because they’re a good side. Their manager, Danny Scopes, has done a great job. They’ve got some very good individual players, so it will be very difficult.

“We’ll rest and recover and give ourselves the best chance possible to hopefully go four points clear at the top, but we know it’s going to be very tough.”

The Opposition

Aveley currently sit in last place in the league table, having picked up just one point from their last six matches. However, before that, they beat promotion contenders Maidstone United 2-0 away.

They fell to a narrow 1-0 defeat at the hands of Boreham Wood on Saturday, but picked up a point at home to Salisbury before that. They are 11 points adrift from safety with 9 matches to play.

Last Six

08/03 – Boreham Wood (A) – Lost 1-0
03/03 – Salisbury (H) – Drew 2-2
01/03 – Hampton & Richmond Borough (H) – Lost 1-2
25/02 – St Albans City (A) – Lost 3-0
22/02 – Weymouth (A) – Lost 4-1
15/02 – Weston-super-Mare (H) – Lost 1-2

Tickets

Travel & Parking

Address: Parkside, Park Lane, Aveley, Essex, RM15 4PX

By Road: Anti-Clockwise on M25:
– Merge onto M25
– Use the left 2 lanes to take the M25 N exit
– Merge onto M25
– Take the A2(E) exit toward Dartford/A225/Canterbury/M2

There is a large car park at the ground.

By Rail: C2C stations Ockendon and Rainham are the closest and most accessible to get to Parkside. Available to access from both Fenchurch Street/Liverpool Street and Southend Central.

Ockendon Station: The station is around 2.9 miles away from Parkside, however, on Saturdays the Number 22 Bus runs from Elan Road to Hanford Road and the ground is a 3 minute walk from the Hanford Road bus stop.

Rainham Station: The station is around 4 miles away, and on matchdays there are 3 TFL 372 Buses an hour that take around 15 minutes to get to St Paul’s Close and into Aveley, followed by a ten minute walk either through the Village centre or down the Aveley Bypass.

How to Follow

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