Bearsted and Rusthall Both Win and Lose in a Busy Week for West Kent's SCEFL Clubs

It was a busy week for West Kent's Southern Counties East clubs, with eight Premier Division and First Division results across six teams between Tuesday and Saturday. Tunbridge Wells and Bearsted each won one and lost one, Rusthall lost twice either side of a midweek win, Staplehurst Monarchs won away from home in the First Division, Larkfield & New Hythe came from behind for a point, and Snodland Town staged the comeback of the week.

Sutton Athletic: Tom Mitcham (5') Taylor Fisher (38') Tom Mitcham (44') Tom Mitcham (78') Muriano Banjoko (90+2')

Tunbridge Wells: Rhys Bartlett (14') Lennon Minihane (30')

A Tom Mitcham hat-trick did the damage as Tunbridge Wells were beaten 5-2 away at Sutton Athletic, despite goals either side of the half-hour from Rhys Bartlett and Lennon Minihane keeping the scoreline respectable for a spell.

Tunbridge Wells: Regan Corke (37')

Tunbridge Wells responded well three days later, Regan Corke's first-half goal enough to see off Beckenham Town at home and split the week's results down the middle.

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Kennington: Tom Scorer (58') Elliott Moore (81')

Bearsted were beaten 2-0 away at Kennington in midweek, Tom Scorer and Elliott Moore's second-half goals proving enough to end their unbeaten start to the Premier Division season.

Bearsted: Ross Ibbertson (26') Matt Day (40') Tyler Hatton (58') Matt Day (64')

Corinthian: Alfie Cragg (84')

Bearsted bounced straight back on Saturday, Matt Day's brace either side of goals from Ross Ibbertson and Tyler Hatton giving them a comfortable 4-1 win over Corinthian - a response that puts the Kennington defeat behind them.

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Rusthall: Josh Reid (7') Yassin Fares (41') Jack Kirby (69')

Beckenham Town: Louis John (8')

Rusthall started the week well, Josh Reid's early goal set the tone in a 3-1 win over Beckenham Town, with Yassin Fares and Jack Kirby adding further goals either side of the hour.

Phoenix Sports: Jamarie Brissett (2') Khayrie Harris (33') Harry Barnes (90+1')

That form didn't carry into Saturday, though - an early Jamarie Brissett goal set Phoenix Sports on their way to a 3-0 win that ended Rusthall's week on a low.

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Petts Wood & Holmesdale: Ollie Andrews (57')

Larkfield & New Hythe: Daniel Gebor (90')

Larkfield & New Hythe were the last of West Kent's Premier Division sides in action, Daniel Gebor's stoppage-time equaliser rescuing a point away at Petts Wood & Holmesdale after Ollie Andrews had put the hosts ahead.

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Snodland Town: Chris Alhassan (7') Kian Scott (90+1') Kian Scott (90+4')

Hollands & Blair: Mo Cham (3') Dean Grant (60') Dean Grant (79')

Snodland Town were the other West Kent side in Premier Division action, and produced the result of the week - staging a stoppage-time comeback from 3-1 down to snatch a point, Kian Scott scoring twice in four minutes of added time after Dean Grant's second had put Hollands & Blair seemingly out of sight. It capped a mixed few days for the club, who followed the draw with an FA Cup Second Qualifying Round exit at home to Sheppey United, beaten 1-0 by a Mikey Salako penalty.

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SCEFL Premier Division - all five West Kent clubs currently sit in the bottom two-thirds of the table, Bearsted comfortably the highest-placed:

Pos	Team	P	Pts
1	Fisher	8	17
2	Kennington	8	14
3	Hollands & Blair	7	13
4	Bearsted	6	12
5	Snodland Town	7	12
6	AFC Greenwich Borough	5	11
7	Faversham Strike Force	8	11
8	Rusthall	6	9
9	Larkfield & New Hythe	9	9
10	Tunbridge Wells	7	8
11	Beckenham Town	7	8
12	SE Dons	4	7
13	Corinthian	5	7
14	Phoenix Sports	8	7
15	Petts Wood & Holmesdale	5	7
16	Chislehurst Glebe	8	7
17	Sutton Athletic	6	6
18	Erith & Belvedere	6	3

FC Elmstead: Jamie Fearn (28' pen) Finley Williams (37')

Staplehurst Monarchs: Timmy Babbington (45+2') Manny Cuttress (49') Timmy Babbington (61')

Staplehurst Monarchs were the pick of West Kent's First Division sides, coming from behind at FC Elmstead - Timmy Babbington's brace either side of a Manny Cuttress strike turning a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 away win. Source: scefl.com

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