Midweek football takes place at the Acclaim Handling Community Stadium, Park View Road when Erith and Belvedere host Lordswood in the Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division.

On Saturday, the Deres travelled to White Ensign in the F.A. Vase. They went behind just after the hour but equalised just four minutes later through a Tommy Whitnell header. There were no further goals so it went to a penalty shoot out. Charlie Cottrell saved one, and the hosts skied another. Meanwhile, Erith converted four out of four with AJ Morrison stroking home the one that took them through. 

While that tie was taking place, Lordswood missed the chance to climb out of the bottom two when they lost two-one at Tunbridge Wells. All of the goalscoring was in the first fifteen minutes of the second half. Regan Corke put the hosts ahead however, the Lords levelled eight minutes later through Matthew Holness. Corke was not to be denied though, and scored from the spot to claim all three points.

There have already been two meetings between the two teams this season, both at Martyn Grove. Lordswood won the first one, an F.A. Cup Extra Preliminary Round tie, when Jake Embery scored the only goal with six minutes remaining.

Then, in their league meeting, earlier this month, Elliott Duncan put the Lords ahead midway through the first half. There was no further scoring until eighteen minutes from the end when Tunde Aderonmu levelled. It seemed that the match was going to finish with honours even, however Whitnell had other ideas and scored the winner with one minute left.

Although the game gives Lordswood another chance to ease their way out of the bottom two, the Deres know that a win for them, combined with a defeat for Punjab United at Larkfield and New Hythe, would catapult them into the play-off zone.