Match Report
The table gap was wide: 71 points between Chelmsford City (1st, 87 pts) and Leyton (22nd, 16 pts). Chelmsford City ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Against a league average of 1.54 goals per team per game, Chelmsford City ran at 2 scored and 0.93 conceded, Leyton at 0.83 and 2.93.
Defeat had not touched Chelmsford City in 9 games, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Leyton had lost six in a row. Recent form was uneven: 9/15 points for Chelmsford City, 0/15 for Leyton.
The Hawthorns in Colchester staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,019.


