THIS EVENING’S MATCH PREVIEW – MET POLICE (HOME) KO 7.45PM

Back to Ryman League action tonight as Hamlet face a Police side starting to dig their way out of trouble.

Firmly rooted at the foot of the table since the first day of the season until just a few weeks ago, the current campaign has proved a tough one for Jim Cooper’s men. However, a few injections of experience, a lot of it with deep Dulwich connections, has seen the Boys in Blue pull off some surprise results of late including a stunning last gasp win away to Havant & Waterlooville.

It was back on the 20th September at Imber Court that the Hamlet and the Police last crossed swords, a dominant Dulwich display failing to produce the desired outcome as Gavin Tomlin’s needless dismissal allowed Cooper’s coppers to rally and share the spoils. Trailing to Nathan Green’s deflected drive after 19 minutes, the Police looked dead in the water as Dulwich rained down the attacks. However, failure to make these pay, and Tomlin’s rash red, infused the hosts with renewed hope. Charlie Collins levelled the scores with a spot kick. Dulwich looked dangerous on the break though victory should have been the Met’s after Ty Smith bundled in a free kick only to be penalised for a foul that only the man in black seemed to see.

Rock-bottom there was nowhere for the Police to go and three straight defeats did not help their survival struggle. Doubles from Christy Finch and Matt Blake led to a plastering for the Peelers away to hotshot table-toppers Leiston whilst subsequent trip to Enfield Town and Needham