Margate player-boss Ben Greenhalgh aware of threat weekend hosts Eastbourne Town on seven-match unbeaten Isthmian South East run will pose

Ben Greenhalgh is well aware of the threat their weekend hosts will cause for his Margate side.

The fourth-placed Isthmian South East outfit are due at mid-table Eastbourne Town on Saturday.

While Margate cruised past Eastbourne 4-0 in October, the East Sussex side are now on a seven-game unbeaten streak.

Player-manager Greenhalgh said: “When I was younger, I might have played there for Brighton under-23s. We’re probably talking about 13 years ago.

“But I’ve never been there before for a league game. We have played them before this season at home and it was one of our most dominant performances of the year.

“But they’re seven unbeaten now. Something I’ve noticed in this league is, sometimes, you play a team and they’re a brand-new team.

“When I look back at the 2-2 draw against Phoenix Sports, that was a strong Phoenix team - some of them started the season at Beckenham. Going seven games unbeaten in any division is a good achievement.

“Eastbourne will fancy their chances against us, but we just need to maintain our standards.”

Gate edged a five-goal game against Sheppey at Hartsdown Park as midfielders Harvey Brand and Max Walsh, alongside top scorer Ibrahim Olutade, netted last weekend.

“It was a very dominant performance again at home, which was good,” reflected Greenhalgh. “That’s all we have been looking for in the last couple of months.

“We did it against Lancing and did it again against Sheppey. The scoreline is a little bit frustrating because their first goal 100 per cent wasn’t over the line. But we managed to get over that and scored two more goals.

“Then, we conceded a second from a corner when Knighty (Lewis Knight) was off injured so we missed him in that moment. But we don’t want to pick out every little