Sittingbourne face the toughest test of all as they look to recover from a shattering defeat.

Brickies appeared to have salvaged a point from 3-0 down when they equalised in injury time against Walton Casuals last weekend but the visitors pinched a 4-3 victory.

Next up for mid-table Brickies is a trip to unbeaten Ryman League Division 1 South leaders Burgess Hill on Saturday.

Boss Nick Davis said: “The Walton Casuals game was devastating. We’ve gone from being dead and buried to thinking we were going to win it, then bang. It was like having the winning lottery ticket and seeing it taken away.

“It doesn’t get any tougher than Burgess Hill away next. I don’t want us to go there and get a hiding but it’s a free game for us. Everyone’s expecting us to get heavily beaten.”

On-loan Charlton academy midfielder Connor Leon set up two goals after coming off the bench against Walton and is likely to be rewarded with a start.

Davis said: “I don’t want to big him up too much because we’ll probably go and lose him, but he was different class.

“He changed the game, set up two goals and nearly a third. He got clattered in the first minute – welcome to non-league football – but he ran the show."