After an unexpected halting of football across all divisions, the National League South is back this week with a round of midweek fixtures – The Hawks face 20th Hungerford Town.

Hungerford haven’t started the season as well as they would’ve hoped – losing four, drawing two and only winning one of their opening seven matches. They visit the Draper Tools Community Stadium off the back of a 1-0 home defeat to league newbies, Taunton Town. Foulston’s goal seconds before the break was enough for the Somerset side to leave with all three points.

The Hawks, who have won six of their opening seven matches, continued that run last Saturday. They visited Chelmsford, who were third in the table and unbeaten. It was a dramatic 7-goal thriller. The sides went into the break all square at 2-2, all to play for in the second half. The Clarets fired first through a Jackson penalty but it didn’t take long for McCarthy to strike the Hawks level. Jason Prior popped up in the 85th minute and ensured the Hawks left Essex with three big points which firmly kept them second in the table.

Paul Rooney is still out with an injury following the Farnborough match, Jake Andrews completed his loan move to Poole while Tomas Kalinauskas has joined the Hawks on loan from Barnsley.

The last time the two sides met, it was the Hawks that secured the victory with a convincing performance. A late brace from Joe Oastler followed first half goals from Duku and Payne meant the three points stayed in Havant.

It is going to be a brilliant contest, with both sides desperately needing the three points.

Written by Adam Nixon