Faversham manager Ray Turner again bemoaned his side’s inconsistency after Saturday’s home defeat by Hythe Town.

It came four days after a 4-0 home victory over Sittingbourne, which had lifted the Lilywhites into the Ryman League, Division 1 South top 10 for the first time this season.

But they slipped back out again to 12th after the 3-1 loss to Hythe and Turner, pictured, admitted: "We have not been able to get any consistency.

"We are able to compete with anybody on our day but equally we are not doing it regularly enough on a week-in, week-out basis to stay in the top 10.

"I can’t be too unhappy in a general sense but it’s frustrating not being able to kick on. Every time we get a good result we aren’t able to back it up with another one."

Faversham’s goal came from a 26th-minute header by Danny Hockton, but the striker had to go off shortly before half-time because of a recurring hamstring injury.

Turner explained: "Danny is struggling with that at the moment and so we might have to leave him out for a bit because we want to do the right thing by him in the long term."

Faversham, who were without a game on Bank Holiday Monday, travel to Merstham on Saturday and victory for Turner’s men would see them move above their Surrey opposition.