Worthing completed the win double over the Whites with a hard-earned win against the Whites, who will have felt themselves to be very hard done-by to not have got anything out of the game. The home side beat us 2-1 earlier on in the season and gained these three points through sheer determination and a little bit of luck.

The Whites side was completely different from previous weeks, as caretaker manager Gary Whittle stayed true to his word and gave another set of youngsters the chance to shine, as he feels that the experienced players are not performing. Kevin Readings, Dave Clifford, Kevin Lott, Gary Wood and Lee Scott all played their part in the game, as some of the side from the first team were put back to the reserves.

Travel problems stemming from an accident on the way to the ground meant that the Whites arrived at the ground later than they had hoped, and this seemed to be affecting them as the home side took the game to them from the outset. The fact that half of the team had hardly met each other may also have had a detrimental effect on the side, as Worthing had most of the possession for the first twenty minutes, though without creating many clear-cut chances.

Kevin Readings had a good start though, with some good catches under pressure, but he could do nothing to prevent the opening goal. A deep free kick from the right led to Kevin's brother Dean jumping for the ball with Phil Ruggles, but the defender handled it. Phil Ruggles stepped up to the spot and tucked it to the keeper's left, to give the home side the vital lead.

Worthing were still the better side, and with half an hour on the clock Ruggles again was the threat. He made a fine run from deep through the defence, but Kevin Readings made a great save to deny him.

Whites came back into the game slightly at the end of the first half, as Wilkins headed a Humphrey cross on target, and Kevin Lott headed marginally over. However the final chance of the half fell to the danger man of the home side again, as Ruggles shot wide after a mistake by James Rogers.

Lee Scott replaced Kevin Lott (who I thought was having a good game) at the interval, as Whittle tried to change things slightly. The Whites certainly looked a better prospect after half time, and should have equalised after 53 minutes. Clay Lamont handballed a Vallance cross in the area, but Wilkins' spot-kick was saved by the experienced Ormerod in the Worthing goal. The rebound couldn't even be scored either, as James Rogers blazed the ball over with the goal gaping.

Whites were dominating proceedings at this point, and when the ball bounced to Wilkins after a melee in the box, the large band of travelling Whites thought that the equaliser had arrived. However, clearly suffering a crisis of confidence after his penalty miss, he shot well over the bar from 14-yards. Luke Gedling and Clay Lamont both went close before Whites had an appeal for another penalty turned down. Shane Hamshare made a darting run into the box and looked to be brought down, but the referee decided that there was nothing wrong with this challenge.

With twenty minutes to go, Whites knew that this was not to be their lucky day. A James Rogers corner was blocked on the line no less than four times, as both newcomers Gary Wood and Lee Scott were denied. Worthing were still having chances though, and Kevin Readings was forced to save from Ruggles, and then Dean Readings cleared off the line from Mark Pulling.

The home side ended the match with 10 men. Nko Ekoku, who had only been on the pitch a mere five minutes, was jostling with Nick Humphrey down the touchline, and when the ball went out of play, Ekoku kicked out at Humphrey. With only eight minutes to go, this did little to affect the outcome of the game.

The final chance of the game did fall to the Whites though, as Gary Wood headed a Lee Scott header just over, but the league double was completed for Worthing. The first half belonged to the home side, and the second half to the Whites, and thus a draw would have been a fair result. However, we need to start grinding wins out. Whittle is clearly trying new combinations, and he clearly knows his players, and so it seems like only a matter of time before we start to pick up points again.