Little Common bounce back with league draw and Sussex Cup win

Little Common have been praised for recovering from back-to-back defeats with an important league draw and a cup victory.
On target - Sam EllisOn target - Sam Ellis
On target - Sam Ellis

They held high-flying Newhaven to a 1-1 draw in the SCFL premier last Saturday then won 3-1 at Worthing United in the Sussex Senior Cup on Tuesday night.

It comes amid an injury crisis at the club as they visit Peacehaven for another league test tomorrow.

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Boss Russell Eldridge, who marked 10 years in the job at the Newhaven game, said: “It was important after the two defeats that we got something out of the Newhaven game.

“I wanted a good reaction from the group and I got one. We started really well and should have been three or four to the good at half-time but weren’t ruthless enough.

“We started the second half well but failed to extend our lead.

“Newhaven came back into the game and finished stronger. We were content with a point, but on another day we should have taken all three.

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“Tuesday we travelled to Worthing with limited resources but the group turned in a professional performance to go through.”

Sam Ellis, Ollie Weeks and Jamie Bunn got the goals.

“Once we scored the opening goal this created more space and opportunities. I was happy for Ollie who scored his first goal for the club,” said Eldridge.

“But I’ve never known a injury crisis like it in my time in charge. We seem to pick up a injury every game which results in players being out for weeks.”

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