One cannot escape the conclusion that it was a game of two halves. Far from looking like the table topping Premier League side, East Grinstead were very much on the back foot at home to visiting Cannock this afternoon (Sunday). Despite their first half dominance, James Fair probably pulled off the save of the season for Cannock, to give the visitors a 4-0 lead at the break. It was a transformed East Grinstead side that came out for the second half, with Daryl Cheeseman netting within seconds of the restart, but despite a significant number of corners the home side were not able to build on their resurgence and the match finished at 4-2 to Cannock. This result sends EG sliding from top place into 5th. Loughborough Students saw off struggling Guildford 4-1 to take the top spot. Beeston's shaky start to the season now seems to be behind them, as they climbed into third place after beating Hampstead and Westminster 4-1. Canterbury's problems deepened at the foot of the table as they were overcome by Reading 3-2. Surbiton managed to climb one place in the table by drawing against Belper.
In the Women's Premier Division, Slough remain in the top position, with Bowden Hightown, Canterbury, and Ipswich only separated by goal difference, two points adrift of the leaders.
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