AFC Stoneham take on Wessex Premier League rivals Horndean in a huge clash towards the top of the table on Saturday 25th March.

AFC Stoneham:

The Purps come into this game off the back of a 4-0 win away to Shaftesbury on Tuesday.

Goals from Duarte Martins, Lewis Nagle, Liam Callaghan, and Jim Orvis helped Stoneham come away with three points, extending their unbeaten run to 17.

Nine points separate them from Horndean in third, but the away side have four games in hand on the Purps, making a win vital for both sides.

Stoneham managed to edge past the Deans last time out courtesy of a single Callaghan goal, scoring past the best defence in the league as they have only conceded 18 in 29 games.

Horndean:
Horndean enter this game in free-flowing form, scoring 22 and conceding just one in their last five games.

Most recently, they swept aside U.S Portsmouth 5-0, with Zack Willet scoring a hattrick, as well as goals from Thomas Scutt and Tommy Tierney.

Willet is their key threat heading into this game, scoring eight in his last four matches, taking his tally up to 41 for the season, just eight behind the league highest scorer.

The Deans’ last loss came at the hands off the Purps so they will certainly be looking for revenge, especially in a game of high stakes at the top of the table.

Last Five Meetings:

21/02/23- Horndean 0-1 AFC Stoneham (PREM)

29/01/22- AFC Stoneham 1-3 Horndean (PREM)

04/09/21- Horndean 0-2 AFC Stoneham (PREM)

27/10/20- AFC Stoneham 1-3 Horndean (PREM)

28/01/20- AFC Stoneham 0-0 Horndean (PREM)

By Freddie Dorman