Sheppey United head into a Boxing Day derby at home to Sittingbourne back on track after a post-FA Cup lull. Three successive wins have propelled Ernie Batten’s side into the thick of the Isthmian South East play-off places.
The Ites have taken maximum points from two tough trips to West Sussex, with a 2-1 win at Lancing on Saturday following a 6-0 thrashing of Littlehampton Town last Tuesday.
Captain Richie Hamill is delighted to see their form re-ignited after following up their FA Cup defeat to Walsall last month with successive losses in the league.
Hamill said: “We had a bit of a lull after the FA Cup, a little bit of a hangover, but we have been back on track in the last five or six games and been a lot better. “It’s helped to have players like Dan Bradshaw and Danny Leonard come back into the squad (from injury) which strengthens us.