Brothers Jordan Greenidge and Reiss Greenidge live together but will be on opposite sides when Tonbridge Angels host Maidstone United on Boxing Day

Brotherly love will be on hold for 90 minutes when Jordan and Reiss Greenidge go head-to-head for the first time.

Tonbridge striker Jordan and Maidstone defender Reiss could hardly be closer - they even live together.

But the siblings have a job to do at Longmead on Boxing Day (1pm) and, with the pair in direct competition given their respective positions, it’s sure to be a fascinating battle.

It won’t be for the faint-hearted, with Reiss, 27, standing 6ft6in, while younger brother Jordan, 23, is 6ft4in.

“It’s different,” said eight-goal striker Jordan.

“Growing up with him and playing with him in the garden, we’ve trained with each other and come up against each other in one-v-ones but we’ve never actually played against each other in a proper game, so this is a big moment for my family.

“A lot of my family are coming. My mum doesn’t know who to support. She’s going to be neutral on the day.

“It’ll be a good battle, a physical battle, that’s for sure. We won’t be going easy on each other.

“I’m going to know all his tricks, he’s going to know all mine, so we’ll see how it goes.

“We live together now, so we’re very close.

“As soon as we cross that white line, though, we’ll be enemies and then after back to brothers.

“We’ve mentioned the game a bit at home but not too much.

“We’re both professional in the sense that we’ll treat it like we’re playing against anyone.

“There’ll be no going lightly because he’s my brother or vice-versa.

“I’ve no idea whether we’ll talk to each other before the teams come out.

“I’ve no issue talking but when the game starts I know I'm in the mode to win.”

It’s honours even when the Greenidges train against each other, with no quarter given or asked.

That offers an idea of what to expect if both