National League South: Complete Weekend Preview

There’s no time to lose for those giving chase, and the teams holding onto something precious need to keep others at arms’ length.

Dorking Wanderers are that side when it comes to talk about the title. Thanks to their six wins in seven, they’re now the favourites for automatic promotion and the ambition is to increase their four-point cushion.

Can Farnborough stand in their way on Saturday by throwing a spanner in the works?

We’re still no clearer to knowing who will be Dorking’s main challengers in the run in, but there’s plenty of teams up around them.

Second-place Eastbourne Borough proved their quality by scoring five at in-form Enfield Town in midweek and Hemel Hempstead Town are next in the firing line.

Torquay United are third but must start winning away if they want to remain in the title race. It’s a hard task at a Kane Critchlow-inspired Chelmsford City tomorrow.

Worthing’s hammering at Slough last time out has to be a one off if they are to be contenders. It’s Salisbury at home this weekend with Boreham Wood knowing victory at rivals St Albans City has to come if they’re going to realistically stay in the championship picture.

Two other sides who have been up there will know it’s a big weekend. Maidstone United welcome Bath City while Truro City play Slough Town. Both can’t let the gap grow bigger.

Welling United have been sucked into the bottom four and need to show character at Chippenham Town.

Weymouth and Aveley are the division’s bottom two and whoever doesn’t win their meeting will be fearing the worst.

There are plenty of other important games as Enfield Town host Tonbridge Angels, Hornchurch play Chesham United and Weston-super-Mare face off against Hampton & RB.

National League South fixtures:
Chelmsford City v Torquay United
Chippenham Town v Welling United
Dorking Wanderers v Farnborough
Eastbourne Borough v Hemel Hempstead
Enfield Town v Tonbridge Angels
Hornchurch v Chesham United
Maidstone United v Bath City
St Albans City v Boreham Wood
Truro City v Slough Town
Weston-super-Mare v Hampton & RB
Weymouth v Aveley
Worthing v Salisbury