Lancing are brilliant at Beckenham – Shoreham on the up – Wick back in race – Worthing Women lose lead

The victory leaves Dave Altendorff’s team just three points off the play-off zone three days after they’d drawn 0-0 with Sittingbourne at Culver Road.

Beckenham took the lead through Finlay Lovatt before a Charlie Nicholas own goal brought the Lancers level before half-time.

Andrew Briggs put Lancing ahead 17 minutes from time and Knory Scott’s 90th-minute strike made it 3-1, though there was still time for Nicholas to reduce the deficit to 3-2.

Lancing head to fifth-placed Ashford on Saturday bidding to build on the win. One team with work to do in the Isthmian south east – despite their win on penalties in the Sussex Senior Cup at Worthing – are Littlehampton Town.

They crashed to a 5-1 home defeat to Sevenoaks. Matt Astle cancelled out an early goal by the visitors but the Marigolds ended up well beaten and slipped into the bottom two.

Littlehampton will hope for better when they visit Burgess Hill on Saturday.