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BIG MATCH PREVIEW

CORINTHIAN v CRAY VALLEY (PM)
27th DEC 2021
PITCHING IN ISTHMIAN LEAGUE – SOUTH EAST DIVISION

By Richard J Green

Old adversaries come head to head in what promises to be a Christmas Monday cracker at Gay Dawn Farm, as Kevin Watson takes his table topping side to face Corinthian.
Since their first meeting in September 2011, these two sides have met on 18 previous occasions with The Millers narrowly shading the spoils, although away wins have been very much at a premium for either side.
When the teams last met on a balmy August Bank Holiday Monday, Connor Dymond’s 64th minute strike settled what had been a tense physical encounter in Valley’s favour.
Since then, The Hoops have maintained a comfortable mid-table position, occasionally pulling surprising results out of the bag such as their 2-1 victory over Hastings United in Longfield at the start of November.
The Millers have suffered a downturn in results of late although, given that they appeared to have had a weekly engagement with fellow promotion challengers, they have done well to enter the Christmas period still at the summit.
After missing the midweek trip to AFC Sudbury, Denzel Gayle will no doubt be looking for a match winning performance on his old stomping ground as both managers cast a nervous eye over the health of their players during the Christmas period.

SEASON 2020/21 LEAGUE FORM GUIDE

Corinthian
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Cray Valley (PM)
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MATCH DETAILS

DATE:-

MONDAY 27th DECEMBER 2021, KICK-OFF 3PM

VENUE :-

Gay Dawn Farm, Valley Road, Fawkham, Longfield, DA3 8LY

(APPROX JOURNEY TIME FROM THE ARTIC STADIUM – 30 MINS, 16 MILES)

ADMISSION
Adult £8;
Concession £4;

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee – Peter Conn
Assistants – Kevin Osborn and Michael Iddenden-Smith

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Isthmian league SE Div

Played 1
Won 1
Drawn 0
Lost 0
Season 2020/21
Mon 30 Aug
Cray Valley (PM) 1 Corinthian 0
Goal: CV – Dymond 64
Attendance 137
Match Report and photos:
https://www.crayvalleypmfc.com/teams/228820/match-centre/1-9409556/report

Played 16
Won 6
Drawn 5
Lost 5

Most Recent –
Sun 11 Nov 2018
Cray Valley (PM) 2 (Gayle, Babalola) Corinthian 3 (Ita, AJ Billings 2)

Tues 25 Sept 2018
Corinthian 1 (J Billings), Cray Valley (PM) 2 (Edgar, Flack)

Cup
SCEFL Challenge Cup Quarter Final
Weds 13 Feb 2019
Cray Valley 2 (Gayle, Flack), Corinthian 3 (Bewick 2 (1pen), Brown)
After Extra Time

Full details of our previous encounters can be found at
https://www.crayvalleypmfc.com/a/season-202122--opponents-previous-meetings-62212.html?page=4