Whitstable Town manager Jame Coyle sees different side to team in 2-0 victory at Tunbridge Wells; Home match against Corinthian next up

Manager Jamie Coyle saw a different side to Whitstable in their victory at Tunbridge Wells on Saturday.

Coyle’s Oystermen secured a 2-0 Southern Counties East Premier Division win courtesy of Harvey Smith’s penalty and midfielder Josh Oliver.

Coyle reflected: “It was a great result but a really good performance, as well.

“We saw a different side to us. Like I’ve said before, it’s one of the most difficult pitches to play on in the league.

“It wasn’t a pretty game to watch. Obviously, you just cannot really play on it.

“Our preparations were just about getting it forward as quickly as we can, and the boys took the instructions on board.

“It was a good away performance.”

Remarkably, 14 of mid-table Whitstable’s 17 league points have come on the road this term.

Coyle admitted: “Our away form has been a lot better than our home form.

“We did well at Lydd and against Sutton Athletic. It was a similar game on Saturday in terms of changing the way we play.

“The players showed the ugly side of the game and we won our battles all over the pitch. It was another clean sheet, as well, which is three in a row.

“We looked at the statistics after the game and they didn’t have a shot on target. Again, they were another team that had a long throw but we stood up to that and defended brilliantly.

"There were loads of positives to take.

“I think we have turned a corner a little bit and that’s shown in our last three performances where we have kept clean sheets.

"That’s a good sign, moving forward.”

The deadlock wasn’t broken until the 54th minute at Tunbridge Wells, striker Smith keeping his cool, before midfielder Oliver struck for the second successive match.

Coyle added: “We missed two one-on-one chances, just through the ball bobbling