Preview: Playoffs in Sight as Corinth Travel to Strugglers

Walton & Hersham vs Corinthian-Casuals
Saturday 9th April 2016 - 3pm kickoff
Stompond Lane KT12 1HF
Admission: £9 Adults. £5 Under 16s / OAPs
Preview by Cameron Smith

Winning four of the last four games, the confident Casuals side march to relegation-battling Walton & Hersham on Saturday for yet another must-win game.

The 2-0 victory over Carshalton Athletic in the week has left Corinth in seventh place, one point from the play-offs. Despite being reduced to ten men later on in the game, a two-minute brace from Shaun Okojie secured a vital victory.

Manager James Bracken has taken pressure off his own players and placed it on promotion-seeking rivals. “There’s pressure on one or two teams around us who should have a look at what we’re doing and realise we were six points adrift and now we’re a point outside the play-offs with three games to go. So maybe they’ll feel a bit of pressure.”

Faversham Town (sixth place) lost 5-0 to Kingstonian in the Robert Dyas League Cup final on Tuesday, which leaves them with a game in hand over rivals. On Saturday, Faversham host the unpredictable Walton Casuals while Hastings United face eighth-placed Molesey in a play-off clash. Meanwhile, Corinthians travel to The Sports Ground to face Walton & Hersham. The Swans are five points from safety and could be one step closer to relegation should they drop any points - especially with nearest rivals East Grinstead playing bottom side Whitstable.

Seven goals in four games, Shaun Okojie has been performing fantastically in attack alongside the hard-working matador Jamie Byatt. If the duo continue to score goals, promotion will be clear to see. 

Will Casuals beat the relegation-stricken Walton? Come down to Stompond Lane and find out!

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