The Hawks start their week on the road on Tuesday when they travel to London to take on promotion-chasing Hampton & Richmond Borough.
The Beavers have struggled to find their form at home recently, failing to win their last 4 games at the Beveree Stadium. This will inspire Havant, who will be looking for their first away win since beating Farnborough 4-2 on New Year’s Day.
The Hawks will hope that a win could see them climb closer to the rest of the relegation pack, while a loss would simply make the gap wider.
Hawks Last Time Out
In a rain-soaked clash at Westleigh Park, Havant & Waterlooville hosted promotion hopefuls Bath City. The Hawks took the lead early in the 13th minute when Alfy Whittingham pounced on a rebound from Ryan Seager’s shot.
Although the Hawks started the second half brightly, Bath City dominated possession, with Ewan Clark causing havoc on the wing. Their pressure paid off in the 85th minute when Dan Hayfield equalized. Bath City had a chance to snatch victory in injury time, but Scott Wilsons miss kept the score at 1-1.
Interim co-manager Cliff De Gordon said after the game that: “That could be a massive point.”
“It was a massive improvement on Tuesday night. We move on and we’re lucky because we’re getting better game by game.”
“As long as we keep pushing them back then we’ve got a chance on Tuesday.”
Team News
Alfy Whittingham is unavailable for selection due to the loan regulations from his parent club Hampton and Richmond.
Opposition last 5
Hampton & Richmond- 1-1 Farnborough
Weymouth 2-4 Hampton & Richmond
Hampton & Richmond 0-1 Aveley
Hampton & Richmond 0-2 Macclesfield *FA Trophy
Hampton & Richmond 0-0 St Albans City
Head-to-head:
Last time these two sides faced each other Hampton and Richmond travelled to Westleigh Park and won 2-1.
James Roberts opened the scoring in the 10th minute from the penalty spot. However, Ruaridh Donaldson equalized for the Beavers in the 25th minute, and Connor Kurran-Browne scored the winner late in the second half.
This has been the Beavers’ only win against the Hawks since the sides first met in 2017. Havant has won 6 of the previous meetings, and there have been 2 draws.
The Opposition
In their last game, Hampton & Richmond took on Farnborough and drew 1-1. The Beavers took the lead through Jake Gray at the start of the second half. However, Hady Ghandour netted a late equalizer for Farnborough in the 92nd minute.
The Beavers sit in 7th place, however, only one point separates them from Aveley in 10th.
Where to follow
Tune into Hawks Radio to listen to live commentary of the game from Josh Verroken and Les Hyson: https://hawks-radio.mixlr.com/
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