Strikers Johan Caney-Bryan and Tashi-Jay Kwayie have earned praise from Faversham manager Tommy Warrilow for their respective red-hot starts to the season.

Both again found the target in title-chasing Southern Counties East Premier Division Town’s 3-1 home win against Stansfeld last weekend, with Kwayie sealing the victory after Caney-Bryan had bagged a brace.

Kwayie is the division’s top scorer with 10 goals this season while Caney-Bryan has seven to his name in the league - and 11 across all competitions.

Warrilow said: “Both of them chipped in on Saturday.

“Johan’s work-rate is second to none. I’m glad he got a couple of goals because he would have been disappointed that he didn’t score against Larkfield (in last Tuesday’s 1-0 home defeat).

“What you don’t want them to do is pile pressure on themselves. He deserves his goals because of the work that he does. Tash has chipped in, as well.

“Since the start of the season, both of them have been different gear. They work their socks off and they’re getting the goals.

“It’s frustrating for the lads that are out of the side but, all the while they’re doing what they are doing, it’s hard to leave them out.”

Caney-Bryan drew first blood at Salters Lane in the second minute and midfielder Sam Hasler had a penalty saved before Stansfeld made it 1-1 by half-time, only for Town to take control after the break.

“It was a good performance,” said Warrilow, who handed midfielder Jarred Trespaderne his debut off the substitutes’ bench.

“They’re another decent side that, if they had won last Wednesday, they would have just been one point outside the play-offs.

“We went 1-0 up and failed to score a penalty, and then they equalised.

“We told the players at half-time to not try so hard. Sometimes, the harder you try, the worse it gets.

“They had a free header in the second half that could have made it even more interesting but we played some good stuff.

“The third goal made a massive difference when we got it. After that, we made a couple of changes and freshened it up.

“It’s the same story where we could have had a couple more in the second half, but the most important thing is the three points.”

Next up for Town is a trip to fellow promotion-chasing side Punjab United tomorrow night in support of the hosts’ captain, Lea Dawson.

“He’s had an ACL injury,” explained Warrilow.

“I know a few of the guys there and Daws has played for me before [at Ashford]. Apparently, all the gate money is going to Daws.

“There’s no mind-games there or anything like that. As long as it doesn’t impact my lads too much and they’re happy with it, that’s fine with us.

“Hopefully, there will be a big crowd there.

“I’m well aware that it will be a tough test for us. But there’s no point in going to their place and getting a result, and then playing someone lower down the table and coming unstuck.

“Every game at this level is a test.”

The Lilywhites are also working on further strengthening their squad, provided the right option becomes available.

Warrilow said: “If someone is available that we think will make us stronger, we will act on it.

“There’s a few names that have been flying around over the last week or so.

“We’ll act on it if it’s going to benefit us. At the same time, we have got to be careful of the overspill.

“We cannot have players not doing anything - and they won’t want that, anyway.”