A quick turnaround to Tuesday night Isthmian League action, with a buoyant Hendon side travelling down to the South Coast to face AFC Portchester in an intriguing matchup. Kick off 7:45pm.

Need to know

Founded: 1971

Nickname: The Royals

Manager: Gav Spurway

League: Isthmian League - South Central Division

Stadium: The Wicor Recreation Ground

Capacity: 1500

Hendon

The winning feeling has returned to Silver Jubilee Park, as The Dons look forward to Tuesday nights away day with a 1-nil win in the bag over Horndean. A late second half strike from talisman Niko Muir was enough to edge past a spirited Horndean side.

Following a long 79 minutes where both teams pushed and probed, it would be a mistake that led to Horndeans undoing, as a Deans defender failed to clear and the ball fell to Muir, who free as a bird calmly slotted it into the left corner.

Greens gaffer Ben Bukowski made a flurry of changes from the cup game in the week. In came the six of Dixon-Smith, Cole, Muir, Gordon, Krokhin and Diedhiou replacing players who impressed on Wednesday night, such as Stirling and Grey.

However, Ben has been sticking to the same formation and in turn his philosophy, with the back 3 being an integral part of how The Dons are playing now. All three centre-halves were solid against Horndean and were organised throughout. New signing Kyron Richards continues to impress each game, holding the width on the right side.

Man of the match Victor Ferrinis versatility gives Ben great options in case he wants to rotate the team, whilst the dangerous front three of Keagan, Niko and Flo are a sight to behold when in full flow. There are constant combinations between the three and they all complement each other stylistically, since Niko holds the ball up excellently, Keagan is the creative spark in the pockets and Flo stretches defensive with his skill and acceleration.

Barring no injuries, Ben will most likely look to keep the same side and that should be enough to overwhelm the home side, who play a rigid 4-4-2 that will hopefully struggle to cope with our overloads in all areas of the pitch.

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