Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division stragglers Tower Hamlets entertain Isthmian League South East Division high fliers Cray Valley PM in the London Senior Cup.  

Although, clubs often look at this tournament as one for giving run outs to squad players who need game time. it’s a trophy that Cray Valley enjoy. They won it in 2016/17 and were beaten finalists one year later.

Even last season, although interrupted by Covid-19, they reached the semi-final and the opportunity to play an AFC Wimbledon side at their new Plough Lane ground. As it was after the end of the normal season, manager Kevin Watson allowed his players to decide for themselves on whether they wanted to play and the squad who turned out only lost to two late goals.

It has been a difficult start to the season for Tower Hamlets who have just four points from their thirteen games from one win and a draw. They had been suffering odd goal defeats until their last two home games that were four-nil losses to Deal Town and Crowborough Athletic respectively.

However, one victory would take them out of the bottom two and it’s still early in the season. 

That is for another day though and this London Senior Cup tie could be an intriguing match at Phoenix Sports’ Mayplace Ground in Barnehurst.