Canvey Island are back on the road again this Saturday, as they make another long trek down to Sussex to take on Lewes in the Isthmian League Premier.

Our Opponents
The Rooks are a well known name in the Non League pyramid, with their picturesque home 'The Dripping Pan' a popular away day for many, their matchday hospitality unique and their strives towards equality in both their men's and women's sides garnering them national recognition. Since their return to the Isthmian Premier in the 18/19 season, that men's side has been making strides in pushing forward to obtain further promotion to the National League - something they haven't tasted as a club since 2011.

Last season saw them finish a respectable 8th in the league, though they finished 9 points short of the playoff place they sought. That led to the departure of manager Tony Russell in the summer, with former Glebe boss Craig Nelson taking the reins and beginning the rebuild. His side enjoyed a solid start to the season, leading the table for much of the first two months, though a recent dip in form has seen them slip to 7th in the standings at the time of writing. Their last result saw them defeated 3-1 at home by Dover Athletic on Tuesday evening.

Nelson has built himself a squad to match the clubs promotion ambition however, and they have plenty of talent to steer the club towards those coveted playoff places. The likes of Danny Bassett and Eddie Allsopp have plenty of recent league experience, with players like Calvin Ekpiteta and the returning Marcus Sablier having played higher up the pyramid. Up front, the recent goals of Gianluca Botti have also been valuable.

The two sides met twice in the league last season, playing out an entertaining 2-2 draw in East Sussex after a brace from Sam Higgins, before the visitors got the better of the Gulls a few weeks later at Park Lane, winning 2-0.

The Gulls
Canvey meanwhile, will be looking to extend their recent good form and keep in touch with the playoff pack themselves, following on from a valuable 2-0 home win against Cray Wanderers last time out.

On a windswept afternoon at the Steves Taxis Stadium, a brace from Bradley Sach got the Gulls their third win in 5 games to take them within 2 points of the playoff places. They'll be hoping to extend their recent good away form too, with the team having won 4 of their last 5 away games on the road in all competitions.

***
Yellow Army, thank you for your excellent support in the last few weeks, both home and away.

You've played your part in the teams recent good fortunes, and we hope to see plenty of you in East Sussex on Saturday afternoon as we look to extend our good form even further.

We wish all travelling a safe and easy journey to Lewes.

Come on you Gulls!

Kick Off - 3:00pm

Admission Prices
Adults - £13
Concessions - £9
U16s - FREE

Advance Tickets
https://www.tickettailor.com/checkout/view-event/id/4428152/chk/f1a8/?modal_widget=true&widget=true

Address
The Dripping Pan
Mountfield Road
Lewes, East Sussex
BN7 2XA

Coach Travel
The club will be running a supporters coach for this fixture.

The coach will leave the Steves Taxis Stadium at 10:30am sharp. Tickets are priced at £18pp.
To reserve your place, please contact Gary Sutton on 07790 025 828.

Parking
Parking can be found for the ground at the Mountfield Road car park. Additional parking can be found a short walk away at Lewes station. If using one of the nearby sideroads, please be considerate of our hosts neighbours.

Train
Lewes (Southeastern) 0.3m

Bus
Railway Station (25 / 123 / 129)