Burgess Hill Town (H) - 9th November 2024

By Josh Cole

We are back on home turf in the league after two away trips and we play to only team to beat us in the league so far, Burgess Hill.

Last time out we beat Deal Town away 0-1 thanks to a goal from Harvey Brand and a penalty save from Tom Wray ensured we took all three points from The Charles Ground! You can watch the highlights from that game by clicking here.

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Remember it is our remembrance special to honour those who gave their lives for us to be here today so we will have a two-minute silence as well as the last post, performed by a bugler.

BURGESS HILL'S SEASON SO FAR:

Burgess Hill sit one place behind us in 5th on 29 points from 13 games. They started with a 0-1 away win in the extra preliminary round of the FA Cup but lost the first game of the league season away at Sevenoaks (3-1). Two back-to-back wins against Eastbourne Town, one at home in the FA Cup preliminary round (2-1) and one away in the league (0-3). Three more wins in a row came next, at home to AFC Croydon in the FA Cup first qualifying round, A 0-2 win away at Southall in the FA Trophy first qualifying round and a 0-1 win away at Lancing in the league. Their FA Cup journey came to an end in the second qualifying round at home to Amersham Town, losing 2-3. Two games against Littlehampton followed, with Burgess Hill winning at home in the league but then losing on penalties away in the FA Trophy second qualifying round. Four home games in a row were next, with Hill winning three of them, two in the league and one in the Sussex County Cup, only losing to Sittingbourne 0-2 in the league. A 2-2 draw away at Merstham came before their 2-1 win against us and they continued on an unbeaten run spanning five more games. They beat Steyning Community Town (3-1), drew with Ramsgate away (2-2), drew 1-1 with Broadbridge Heath in the Velocity Cup second round but managed to win 4-3 on penalties and their last two games, both at home, ended in wins, beating Ashford (2-1) and Lancing (5-0).

View the full league table by clicking here.

LAST FIVE: MARGATE

1-3 Win vs Erith Town, away (league)

4-0 Win vs Eastbourne Town, home (league)

3-0 Loss vs Herne Bay, away (Kent Senior Cup Second Round)

1-2 Win vs Broadbridge Heath, away (league)

0-1 Win vs Deal Town, away (league)

LAST FIVE: BURGESS HILL

3-1 Win vs Steyning Community Town, home (league)

2-2 Draw vs Ramsgate, away (league)

1-1 Draw vs Broadbridge Heath (Burgess Hill win 4-3 on pens), home (Velocity Cup Second Round)

2-1 Win vs Ashford United, home (league)

5-0 Win vs Lancing, home (league)

CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS (all comps):

MARGATE

Matches played: 24

Goals scored: 44

Goals conceded: 20

GD: +24

Clean Sheets: 11

BURGESS HILL

Matches played: 21

Goals scored: 41

Goals conceded: 23

GD: +18

Clean sheets: 7

MATCH OFFICIALS:

Referee: Joseph Dann-Pye

Assistants: Reece Cahalane & Amarachi Okamgba

If you can’t make it to HDP head over to our official X account @margate_fc for live match updates commencing from 2:15pm!

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