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Southern Counties East League Premier Division weekend round-up as Faversham Town extend their lead; Punjab United, Rusthall, Bearsted, Kennington and Tunbridge Wells also victorious

Frontrunners Faversham beat Hollands & Blair to extend their Southern Counties East League Premier Division advantage on Saturday.

Forward Danny Parish put Tommy Warrilow’s Town team into a first-minute lead at Salters Lane with a seventh goal from six games in all competitions, with captain Callum Davies adding a second before the break.

Danny Parish - continued his rich scoring form in Faversham’s 2-1 weekend home win against Hollands & Blair. Picture: Ian Scammell
Danny Parish - continued his rich scoring form in Faversham’s 2-1 weekend home win against Hollands & Blair. Picture: Ian Scammell

Murisiku Batula scored beyond Faversham sponsors’ man-of-the-match keeper Archie Burford in the 96th minute, but his late goal proved to be no more than a consolation effort.

Faversham now are eight points clear of second-placed VCD, who were knocked out of the FA Vase by Hartpury University at the weekend, although the Vickers have two league fixtures in hand.

Fourth-placed Punjab edged a five-goal game at second-bottom Lordswood.

Elliott Duncan netted twice inside 20 first-half minutes for the Lords to put them in command.

But Punjab striker Roman Campbell got a goal in either half - adding to a penalty in the 55th minute - before midfielder Arun Suman struck to claim a 3-2 victory for Chipie Sian’s promotion-chasing side.

Roman Campbell, pictured during his playing days at Sittingbourne, bagged a brace in Punjab United’s 3-2 win over Lordswood. Picture: Sean Aidan
Roman Campbell, pictured during his playing days at Sittingbourne, bagged a brace in Punjab United’s 3-2 win over Lordswood. Picture: Sean Aidan

Corinthian travelled to third-placed Fisher and shared the spoils from a four-goal fixture.

Mefose Esumobi put Michael Golding’s men in front on six minutes, only for Fisher to have completed a turnaround by the hour mark.

But attacking midfielder Oscar Housego converted a penalty three minutes from time for the Hoops as it ended 2-2.

Rusthall piled more misery on basement boys Lydd, consigning them to a 2-0 home loss.

Jack Kirby struck in the 15th minute for Rusthall and then home substitute Keirran O'Leary put through his own net midway through the second period.

Elliott Duncan - his Lordswood double proved in vain. Picture: @LordswoodAFC
Elliott Duncan - his Lordswood double proved in vain. Picture: @LordswoodAFC

Bearsted were 5-2 home winners against Holmesdale.

Two-goal Sam Stace, Dieko Falade and Connor French had Kevin Stevens’ side in a 4-0 lead.

While Holmesdale hit back through Louie Clarke and Malachi Hudson’s penalty to give them late hope, Bearsted substitute Nathan Light then got their fifth goal of the game.

Young forward Fin Dent got the only goal as Kennington beat Glebe 1-0 at Homelands.

Tunbridge Wells came up with a stoppage-time winning goal in their 2-1 success at Snodland.

Jack Walder gave the away team a fifth-minute advantage and, while Stanley Oldfield was sent off for Snodland on the half-hour mark for a second bookable offence, they still managed to level through Kayden Turner-Bernard.

But attacking midfielder Regan Corke won it for Wells in the first minute of injury time.

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