Leverstock Green’s relegation worries deepened as they crashed to a 4-0 defeat in a local derby at Kings Langley, the first time the two sides had met in a decade. Two goals either side of half time killed off Leverstock’s hopes in a game where they struggled to create any meaningful efforts at goal.

The home side took the lead in the 15th minute with a goal that had an element of controversy. Leverstock keeper Frankie Beckles went up to claim the ball but lost it under a challenge from Jonathan Lawson that on another day could have been given as a foul against the keeper, but the referee played on and Bentley Assiedu slotted home the loose ball.

Leverstock had some promising moments around the Langley box, but too often there was a reluctance to shoot. Their best chance fell to Lewis Collins, who headed straight at the keeper from a good position. As the game moved towards half time Leverstock were still in it, but in stoppage time a cross from Assiedu found Lawson in front of goal with a free header to make it 2-0.

That gave Leverstock a mountain to climb in the second half, and little over a minute into the second half it became an even bigger mountain when a ball down the middle put Henry Burt clean through to score the third goal.

Again Leverstock had plenty of the ball around the opposition box, but failed to trouble former Green keeper Adi Connolly in the Langley goal. Assiedu scored a fourth goal from a narrow angle in the 76th minute to put the icing on a big win for the home side.

Kings Langley (2) 4 (Assiedu 15, 76, Lawson 45+1, Burt 47)
1. Adi Connolly, 2. James Towell, 3. Judd Farrant, 4. Darnell-Joe Luke (16. Flinn Filler 78 mins), 5. Alistair Gould, 6. Kobe Sinclair-Linton, 7. Henry Dudley, 8. Henry Burt (12. Charne Lemba 83 mins), 18. Jonathan Lawson (14. Lance Williams 83 mins), 10. Bradley Smith (15. Mo Kamara 58 mins), 11. Bentley Assiedu. Sub not used: 17. Jordan Parkes.
Leverstock Green (0) 0
1. Frankie Beckles, 2. Ademide Baruwa, 3. Kyle Connolly, 4. Dan Weeks (15. Oliwier Fusiek 50 mins), 5. Gary Connolly, 6. Ryan Carruthers, 7. Lewis Collins (12. Luke Beckwith 62 mins), 8. Dan Pett (16. Lucas Georgiou 75 mins), 9. Rawn Seale, 10. Marcus Warren (14. Guiseppe Delgaudio 50 mins), 11. Zac Hawker (17. Callum Neal 75 mins).