National League

Wrexham 1 Barnet 0

A goal from Stuart Beavon three minutes before half time was enough to extend Wrexham’s unbeaten home record and take John Still’s sides winless streak to four matches.

Bees: Cousins; Alexander; Robson; Tutonda; Jules; Adams; Sparkes; J.Taylor; Fonguck; Mason-Clark (Kyei 76); Barham

Attendance:

League Position: 13th

Next Up; Saturday 6th October Solihull Moors (h)

Bostik League Premier

Potters Bar Town 2 Bognor Regis Town 2

An Eoin Casey header and a Keagan Cole free kick gave the Scholars a two goal advantage at the break. The hosts though were made to rue a number of missed chances as Bognor maintained their unbeaten start to the league season thanks to second half goals from Dan Smith and Harvey Whyte.

Attendance: 218

League Position: 14th

Nest Up: Tuesday 2nd October Brightlingsea Regent (a)

Wingate and Finchley 0 Lewes 1

James Hammond scored the only goal of the game after 58 minutes to inflict Wingate’s third home league defeat of the season.

Attendance: 151

League Position: 17th

Nest Up: Tuesday 2nd October Bishop’s Stortford (a)

Evo-Stik Southern Premier South

Dorchester 0 Hendon 3

The Green’s took their unbeaten league run to five games thanks to an excellent performance at the Greene King Community Stadium. Ricardo German opened the scoring from the spot after Shaquille Hippolyte-Patrick was brought down in the box.  Hippolyte-Patrick made it 2-0 11 minutes later German completing a great day for the travelling fans with his 12th goal of the season nine minutes from time.

Attendance: 443

League Position: 3rd

Next Up: Tuesday 2nd October FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Rd Lancing (h)

Spartan South Midlands Premier

Edgware Town 1 Crawley Green 2

League Position: 13th

Next Up:Tueday 2nd October Colney Heath (a)

London Colney 3 Hadley 0

League Position: 7th

Next Up: Tuesday 2nd October Oxhey Jets (a)

Rugby

Gallagher Premiership

Saracens 50 Bath 27

London Three North West

Finchley 21 Stevenage 38

Our featured match this Saturday takes us to The Pakex where Potters Bar take on unbeaten Bognor Regis Town. After a bright start to their first season in the Bostik Premier the Scholars have found the going a little tougher of late. The 1-1 draw with Worthing last time out took their winless run to five games. Still comfortably placed in 11th place James Duncan’s team face another stiff test with the arrival of a Bognor side that have won all three home games and drawn all four in the road.

Last seasons free scoring form has failed to materialise so far the Scholars managing to hit the back of the net only three times in their last five fixtures. In contrast the Rocks have scored in all 11 of their league and cup matches including an 8-0 League Cup thumping of Whitehawk. In fourth place they’ll be looking to keep up the pressure on the divisions early front runners.

They’ll be live reports from The Pakex on our Saturday Sport show from 3pm.

National League

Barnet 2 Havant & Waterlooville 2

A frustrating evening at The Hive as the visitors twice fought back from behind to earn a point. The Bees took the lead after 12 minutes when Shaq Coulthirst scored from the spot after Dan Sweeney had been bundled over in the area. The Hawks enjoyed plenty of possession and equalised after 71 minutes through substitute Andreas Robinson. The goal came after John Still’s side were forced to reorganise when Andre Boucard’s much anticipated league debut lasted just five minutes after his introduction as a second half substitute. Bees were back in front thanks to an excellent strike from Coulthirst eight minutes from time but Havant & Waterlooville were not to be denied Robinson thumping home an injury time free kick.

Attendance: 965

League Position: 12th

Next Up: Sat 29th v Wrexham (a)

Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division

Edgware Town 1 London Colney 0

An Ivan Machado goal was enough to give the Ware’s the points at Silver Jubilee Park.

League Position:

Next Up: Sat 29th Crawley Green (h)

League Challenge Trophy

FC Broxbourne Borough 0 Hadley 3

David Laird was the hero for The Bricks notching a hat trick against opponents who were reduced to 10 men just before half time.

Next Up: Sat 29th London Colney (a)

Nationwide League

Barnet v Havant & Waterlooville

Spartan South Midlands League Premier

Edgware Town v London Colney

Spartan South Midlands League Challenge Trophy

FC Broxbourne Borough v Hadley

All KO’s 7:45pm

He may be 68 but if the Bees injury crisis doesn’t ease shortly that shirt might just be put into action! Again Barnet go into a match without a number of first team regulars although there is finally some positive news with Andre Boucard and Callum Reynolds close to finally making their Bee’s debuts and Elliott Johnson back in the running after picking up a knock at Orient.

Saturday’s draw against an AFC Fylde side who will certainly be there or there about come May was a creditable performance even if the Bees were left to thank the right hand post and the visitors Joe Cardle for missing an open goal from five yards. Tonight a Havant and Waterlooville side that has only won twice all season leaving them in the bottom four should provide the perfect opportunity for Barnet to return to winning ways.

John Still’s main selection problem will be wether to give loanee Zak Jules, who made an impressive debut on Saturday, another outing or to recall the fit again Elliot Johnson. Havant drew 1-1 at ten man Ebbsfleet on Saturday and put up a good show in their previous away outing going down by the odd goal in five at then league leaders Harrogate. The Hawks have played their part in some entertaining encounters so far boasting both the leagues best away attack with 10 goals and worst away defence having conceded 18 on their travels so far.

We’ll have reports on all the action at The Hive throughout the evening.

Let’s as always start @ the top and National League with Barnet who took on AFC Fylde @ the Hive in what was the first ever meeting these 2 & both had to settle for a point following a 1-1 draw. The Bees showed 2 changes from last week’s defeat to now new leaders Leyton Orient with Shaq Coulthirst (back from injury) & Zak Jules who was making his debut following his loan move from Shrewsbury both replacing the injured Elliott Johnson & Josh Walker who dropped to the bench & it was the returning Coulthrist who gave the Bees the lead on 20 minutes when he buried a low shot from 20 yards past the visitors goalkeeper Jay Lynch for his 3^rd goal of the season however the 67 fans who made the long journey via the M6 were celebrating just 5 minutes later when Danny Philliskirk headed home following a great cross in the box, which caught the Bees defence napping.

For the rest of the game, the visitors were more likely to score & almost did late on when Danny Rowe hit the outside of the post & bounced to safety.

A draw was probably the most the Bees could expect & will hoping for a much improved performance when Havant & Waterloville visit on Tuesday, followed by much sterner test to Wrexham next Saturday. The draw sees the Bees in 12^th place four points off the play offs.

As for Boreham Wood following their midweek 4-0 thrashing of Sutton United, they suffered their first league defeat in 6 games when they beaten 3-1 by newly promoted play-off contenders Salford City now unbeaten in 9.

The home side were in front after just 3 minutes when Tom Walker scored via a slight deflection, it was to get even worst for the Wood on 21 minutes when they fell further behind, Mark Shelton with a 25 yarder.

Just after half time, it was game over, Rory Gaffney sweeping home. Wood did pull a back before the hour through Josh Umerah, his second goal this week. That was the end of the scoring & for Wood & the loss has seen them drop a place to 10^th, but well within sight of the play offs, however there is still a long way to go.

Wood are back in league action on Tuesday when they make the journey to Eastleigh, followed by the first ever meeting with surprise package Harrogate Town @ home next Saturday.

Now onto the FA Cup & it was the 2^nd qualifying round stage & only 1 of our sides that started early in the competition were scheduled to play, however it wasn’t to be as Hendon’s home match against Phoenix Sports was postponed late on Friday night as the Kent side were being investigated by the FA for playing an ineligible player in the last round against Lancing. More news on that in due course.

The Greens are next in action next Saturday when they make the trip to 15^th placed Dorchester Town hoping to maintain their place in the rather congested top 6.

Our other 2 local sides from the Bostik Premier had the weekend off, Potters Bar & Wingate & Finchley.

There next matches are next Saturday, when both play @ home, The Scholars face unbeaten Bognor Regis whilst Win/Fin face Lewes.

And finally onto the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division & it was a bad day @ the office for our 2 teams as both picked up nil points from their latest games.

Hadley were beaten 3-1 @ home to the leaders Tring Athletic, whilst Edgware made to journey up A1 & were beaten 2-0 by Baldock Town @ the home of Arlesey Town.

In the Hadley game, Stephen O’Hara gave the Arkley based side the lead after 12 minutes, however goals from Ashton Campbell on 18, Luke Dunstan on 50 & Jack Reed in the final few minutes secured the 3 points for the visitors. Hadley though did play the last 10 minutes with 10 men after Shaz Anwar was sent off.

The goals that secured Baldock’s win over the Wares were both scored by Kieran Barnes on 54 & 59 minutes.

Both sides have midweek fixtures coming up, both on Tuesday as Hadley travel to Division 1 leaders FC Broxbourne Borough in the Challenge trophy, whilst 10^th placed Edgware host 13^th placed London Colney.

Nick

National League

Barnet 1 AFC Fylde 1

A hard earned point for the Bees with both goals coming in six first half minutes. Shaq Coulthirst put Barnet in front with a sharp finish into the bottom right hand corner after 20 minutes. The lead didn’t last long Danny Philliskirk heading home from close range. The Bees enjoyed plenty of possession early in the second period but it was the visitors who had the better opportunities Joe Cardle missing from six yards and Danny Rowe hitting a post.

Attendance: 1,101

League Position: 12th

Spartan South Midlands League Premier

Hadley 1 Tring Athletic 3

League Position: 7th

Baldock Town 2 Edgware Town 0

League Position: 10th

Rumours that Manager John Still put in a bid to take the cast of Casualty on loan this week proved unfounded but there’s little doubt the club are facing an injury crisis the like of which we haven’t seen for many years. Elliott Johnson and David Tutonda were the latest to join the ever increasing queue for the treatment room both picking up knocks in the 3-1 defeat at Orient. Still has moved to cover the vacancy left in defence by the arrival on loan of 21 year old Zak Jules from Shrewsbury. Happy on the left hand side of defence Jules has been capped by Scotland at youth and under 21 level. Elsewhere there appears to be little positive news on the injury front with the Bees again missing the likes of Callum Reynolds, Andre Boucard, Dave Tarpey, and Ricardo Santos.

Its the first ever meeting between The Bees and AFC Fylde a club whose rise through the non league ranks from the North West Counties League has been financed by Chairman David Haythornthwaite. The Coasters lost out to  Boreham Wood in the play offs last season and have made a confident start this time around, only being beaten by pre season promotion favourites Salford City. Draws have been the order of the day away from home with four so far added to a victory at Ebbsfleet. Its likely to be another testing afternoon for the Bees against visitors who have only conceded six goals in 11 games.

AFC Fylde are based in Wesham just outside Preston the town where the first KFC outside North America opened and the home of Beano’s Bash Street Kids the invention of Preston born Leo Baxendale. Manager Dave Challinor has been at the club for six years and still holds the record for the longest throw in football measured at 46.3 metres while playing for Stockport County.

As usual our commentary team of Pete Hill & Garry Lakin will be live from the Hive with full match coverage on our Saturday Sport Show.