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Maidstone United led through Tom Leahy but were pegged back by Rob Strachan's header seven minutes from time, as the National League South leaders were held 1-1 away at Isthmian Premier side Cray Wanderers in the FA Cup Second Qualifying Round - the tie now goes to a replay at Gallagher Stadium on Tuesday.

Tonbridge Angels host Ramsgate on Saturday in the FA Cup Second Qualifying Round, hoping to extend a history that includes seven appearances in the competition's First Round Proper and Longmead's record crowd, set just two years ago.

Bearsted hit seven at Epsom & Ewell and Rusthall put four past AFC Walcountians to reach the FA Vase third qualifying round, Staplehurst Monarchs' cup run ended at Corinthian, and Tunbridge Wells were held to a draw by Snodland Town in the league.

Maidstone United's run of five straight wins came to an end at Braintree Town, who won 2-1 to hand the National League South leaders their first defeat since the opening weeks of the season.

Tonbridge Angels extended their unbeaten away record but couldn't find a winner at Hemel Hempstead Town, drawing 1-1 in a match assistant manager Larry McAvoy called "two points dropped".

Maidstone United manager Craig Fagan and Tonbridge Angels winger Jephte Tanga - a former Stones player - have won National League South's Manager and Player of the Month awards for August, a rare double for two West Kent clubs from the same division.

A late Tom Leahy goal gave leaders Maidstone United a 1-0 win at Tonbridge Angels in the A26 derby, their fifth in a row, despite Angels dominating long spells in front of a 2,260 crowd at Longmead.

Rusthall beat Kennington 3-1 and Larkfield & New Hythe ended a four-match losing run with a draw at Beckenham, while most of West Kent's other Southern Counties East clubs had a free weekend.

Maidstone United Women beat Croydon 5-0 and Tonbridge Angels Women won 3-1 at Hollands & Blair, taking both West Kent sides through to the second qualifying round of the Women's FA Cup.