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SEVENOAKS TOWN  1-2  SHEPPEY UNITED
Go Cardless Kent Senior Cup Second Round
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Stephen McCartney reports from Greatness Park

Sheppey United booked their place in the Kent Senior Cup Quarter-Finals, thanks to a first-half brace from debutant striker Oghosa Williams.

The 21-year-old, who scored 38 goals for AFC Greenwich Borough to help them win the tenth-tier SCEFL First Division title last season, has recently departed their Isthmian League South East Division (eighth-tier) rivals Margate.

Sevenoaks Town pulled a goal back with two minutes before time thanks to substitute winger Noah Carney, who beat three players before clinically slotting home his second goal of the season.

Sheppey United dominated large parts of the first half at Greatness Park, despite George and Ian Batten making six changes to their side that lost 2-0 at home to Chertsey Town in The FA Cup Third Qualifying Round at the weekend.

Central midfielder Ben Clark impressed during the first half before being withdrawn at the interval with a hamstring twinge.

Clark floated in a corner from the right, which was met by a bullet header from Sheppey United centre-half Ethan Cole, which brought a fine save from recalled Sevenoaks keeper Jordan Perrin, diving to his left and using a strong left-hand to turn the ball around the post.

Clark played the ball inside to holding midfielder Jack Palmby, who played the ball out wide to D’Jean Spencer, who cut inside and drilled his 30-yarder just over the crossbar.

Sheppey United were to be denied a second (14:40) when Palmby played in Williams, who skipped past Perrin but his low shot was cleared off the line by Sevenoaks centre-half Tamas Amgbaduba.

Sheppey United deservedly opened the scoring with 31 minutes and 23 seconds on the clock.

Left-sided centre-half Cole played a long ball down the line to release Clark, who beat his man outside the box, charged into the left-channel to put it on a plate for Williams at the back-post, who turned the ball in with his left-foot at the second attempt.

Clark, who was covering every single blade of artificial turf for Sheppey, saw his side double their lead with 36 minutes and 14 seconds on the clock.

Spencer produced a sublime left-footed through ball (while under pressure and as a result twinged his hamstring) for Williams, who produced a quality right-footed chip over Perrin’s head, the ball screaming into the top right-hand (far) corner from 25-yards.

Sevenoaks Town produced a lacklustre performance up until they created a couple of decent chances before the interval – on a chilly Wednesday night of 10 degrees.

The quiet striker Nathan Jeche worked the ball out to very quiet right-winger Jordon Ababio, who found Freddie Nyhus inside the box and he laid the ball back to Jed Borders, who cut onto his right-foot to drill his shot against the crossbar from inside the D.

Sheppey United goalkeeper, Harley Earle, 23, produced Save of the Season, 43 seconds into stoppage time.

Cole tripped Nyhys in a central position and Nyhus drilled his resulting left-footed free-kick from 30-yards towards the top right-hand corner, only for Earle to dive high to his left and use a strong right-hand to claw the ball out.

Sheppey substitute winger Danny Leonard came on and produced a quality set-piece delivery from the right and Harlain Mbayo’s free downward header was comfortably saved low down by Perrin, the last act of the half before the two sides went into the warm dressing rooms.

Marcel Nimani’s Oaks put in a vastly-improved performance during the second half, however – after making four changes from their side that lost 3-1 to Ashford United here at the weekend.

James Jeffrey and Nyhus both linked up and often high right-back Kevin Diomande drilled his right-footed angled drive across Earle, who comfortably held the ball low to his right.

Palmby played the ball out to the always-impressive Leonard, who cut the ball back for attacking midfielder Alfie Hilden, who drilled his first-time drive just over the Sevenoaks crossbar and Williams later had a chance to notch his hat-trick before being replaced by the six-goal Michael Salako.

Diomande released Carney down the right, who cut inside and his cross took a nick and bounced off the top of the near-post from within the right-channel as the home side knocked on the door.

There was a controversial moment (22:18) when referee Richard Joss blew for a penalty for the Ites’ when Sevenoaks’ recalled left-back Max Davidson was penalised for fouling Dylan Adjei-Hersey just inside the corner of the penalty area but assistant referee Darren Kempson over-ruled the decision and the free-kick came to nothing.

Borders’ low deck pass was latched onto by Diomande, who did well to keep the ball in play down the right and his through ball played in Jeche, who took a touch inside the box before drilling his right-footed shot across Perrin and past the far post (29:17), a Sevenoaks chance that should have resulted in the striker adding to his nine goals this season.

Sevenoaks Town pulled a goal back with 42 minutes and 14 seconds on the clock.

Jeffrey played the ball into Jeche outside the penalty area before Carney’s driving run through the heart of the pitch saw him beat three players before clinically placing his right-footed drive past Earle from inside the D.

Apologies – due to work commitments – the full match report and post-match reaction from Marcel Nimani and Steve Aldridge will follow later on Thursday night.

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CUXTON 91 1-3  KENT UNITED
NRG Gyms Kent County League Premier Division
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Stephen McCartney reports from James Whatman Way

KENT UNITED manager Dean White says his side put in a really professional performance and showed every quality that you look for from a team as they signalled their promotion winning aspirations with a very impressive victory in Maidstone.

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