Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Staines Town 8th with 75 points, Thurrock 15th with 57, 18 apart. Recent form told a different story for Staines Town: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. Per game in the league, Staines Town were scoring 2.3 and conceding 1.8, Thurrock 1.46 and 1.7, against a competition average of 1.59 goals per team per game.
Staines Town had gone 8 games without a win, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Wheatsheaf Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,009. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 7 goals for the 5-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Staines Town: E. Buchanan (82'), E. Buchanan (87'), M. Bettamer (29'), E. Buchanan (27'), E. Buchanan (23') · Thurrock: Jordan Clark (8'), R. Winn (1')