AFC Stoneham return home and will be looking to get back to winning ways when they take on Hamble on Saturday 8th April in the Wessex Premier League.

AFC Stoneham:

With the weather postponing last week’s game, it means thePurps enter this contest off the back of their first home loss of the season, losing 1-0 to high-flying Horndean.

Zak Willet’s 42nd goal of the season ended Stoneham’s 17 match unbeaten home run, so they will be looking to bounce back and keep pressure on at the top of the table.

This match will be somewhat of a warmup for when the two sides meet later on in the Semi-finals of the Russell Cotes Cup

The Purps remain in second place but need to keep putting points on the board as teams below them have games in hand and also have a better goal difference.

Hamble:

Hamble come into this game unbeaten in four games, most recently beating Shaftesbury 2-0 away from home.

Jack Barnes and Bradley Johnson scored the goals and kept them sixth, just three points behind Moneyfields, with both sides having six games remaining.

Stoneham came out on top the last time the two sides met, winning 2-0 courtesy of goals from Nathan Clements and Duarte Martins.

However, with a Semi-final looming, Hamble will want to prove a point to the Purps and will try to add to their impressive record against them.

Last Five Meetings:

25/10/22 Hamble 0-2 AFC Stoneham (PREM)

01/03/22 AFC Stoneham 1-2 Hamble (SSC)

01/02/22 Hamble 2-2 AFC Stoneham (PREM)

05/10/21 Hamble 3-3 AFC Stoneham (WLC)

Hamble win 4-3 on pens.

28/09/21 AFC Stoneham 1-2 Hamble (PREM)

By Freddie Dorman