The Team Of The Weekend: National League South

By Sam Elliott

The snow stayed away and we had a full programme of fixtures in the Vanarama National League South. It was a good job Mother Nature was playing ball!

That makes things easier when it comes to picking our Team of the Weekend - as does free-scoring midfielders and strikers.

It was also a weekend of shock results, like leaders Dartford slipping at strugglers Hungerford and Concord Rangers, who put one over Wealdstone.

Hampton have won once again and it means that with Christmas just weeks away we have no fewer than three joint leaders.

Let’s hope the entertainment doesn’t stop any time soon!

Goalkeeper: Nick Hutchings (Poole Town)
It was arguably Poole Town’s best performance of the season against Weston on Saturday and their keeper was in sparkling form.

Defender: Bagasan Graham (Chelmsford)
Chelmsford City players were told to react by manager Rod Stringer after “letting everyone down” last weekend and Graham led the recovery.

Defender: Ismail Yakubu (Hemel Hempstead)
He’s had his injury problems this season but Yak looked back to his best as the Tudors scored five away at Whitehawk

Defender: Calvin Davies (Bognor Regis)
It was a valiant point for Bognor who held firm to snatch a point at Bath City and Davies shone for Jack Pearce.

Midfield: Ritchie Whittingham (Hungerford Town)
This may be the shock result of the season so far as Hungerford defeated Dartford. Whittingham was inspirational.

Midfield: Harry Lee (Concord Rangers)
What a result for Rangers against promotion hopefuls Wealdstone. Lee scored and dominated the midfield.

Midfield: Brendan Kiernan (Hampton)
Hampton’s two goal hero Kiernan has another level to go to according to manager Alan Dowson. That would be a frightening prospect.

Midfield: Louie Soares (Hungerford)
Scored what could turn out to be a really big goal for Hungerford - and who knows what impact his winner could have for Dartford also.

Midfield: Wes Fogden (Havant & W)
Fogden has always been known to find goals from midfield and he scored two for the Hawks against Chippenham Town.

Striker: Will Hoskins (Hemel Hempstead)
Edged himself into the team after scoring twice for Hemel Hempstead and setting up a few against bottom of the table Whitehawk

Striker Phil Roberts (Braintree)
Braintree need this man to carry on firing in the goals. He was almost unstoppable against Eastbourne Borough.

Substitutes:

Jack Jebb (Welling)

Steve King (Concord)

Zac McEachran (Oxford City)

Adam Coombes (Hampton)

Amos Nasha (Concord Rangers)

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