Following two games on the road, Welling United are back at home when they entertain Three Bridges in the Isthmian League Premier Division.

Drawing at Whitehawk knocked the Wings off the top of the table so they will be looking to return to winning ways against another team based in Sussex.

In the game near the Sussex coast, Welling went ahead just before half time through a close range shot by Kaan Bennett. However, two Hawks substitutes, Imran Kayani and Rhys Murphy, turned the game on its head with goals five minutes apart. Welling levelled with nine minutes remaining when Chris Harris was in the right place at the right time.

Meanwhile, Three Bridges were in action at Cray Wanderers and fell to a two-nil defeat. John Ufuah put the Wands ahead four minutes before half time and Bayli Spencer-Adams scored the second just shy of the hour mark.

It has been a difficult season for Three Bridges since being promoted and they are currently third from bottom with ten points from sixteen matches. They have won two, drawn four, and lost ten with their victories coming at home to Carshalton Athletic and away to Stanway Rovers. 

Although they are finding things tough, they don’t struggle to score goals. They have been involved in six three-two scorelines in all competitions, and have had three all draws at home to Leatherhead and Enfield Town. Welling have won nine out of nine at home in the league, including seven clean sheets. 

Ryan Maxwell, Welling’s manager, will still be without Louis Ramsay and Nahum Melvin-Lambert but, assuming Kevin Rivera is well enough to play against the team from whom he was transferred to the Wings, everyone else in the squad should be available. 

Picture supplied by Chris Zimmerman.