New signing Tami Ogunnowo was named amongst the substitutes for this Monday night fixture on the brand-new surface at The Eyrie, as manager Jordan Parkes opted for teenagers Bradley Smith and Henry Burt to join Juud Farrant and Declan Phillips in a line up with the
accent on youth.

The home side started strongly with a triple chance in the second minute which the Kings defence repelled at each opportunity. A few minutes later it was Bradley Smith’s turn to get Kings going, running at the home defence and drawing a clumsy challenge from Biggleswade
defender Kymani Skyers, who was subsequently booked and spent the rest of the game cautious of picking up a second yellow card.

It didn’t take long for the game to truly come to life as Rayan Clarke sprung the offside trap, but found his near post effort turned away by George Rose in goal, with the Kings defence pushing high Biggleswade launched a quick counterattack and a sublime finish from Amir
Hadi put them in front.

However, the game was soon levelled, with Lance Williams displaying strength on the edge of the box before he set the ball to the onrushing Declan Phillips who smashed his effort in via the woodwork.

The game swung in both directions for a while before Kings began to assert their dominance on proceedings, and their efforts were rewarded with 2 minutes of the half remaining when right back James Towell ghosted in at the far post to slam home his first goal for the club.

It didn’t take long after the half-time break for Kings to extend their lead. The ever dangerous Rayan Clarke burst into the box and was felled before dusting himself off and coolly despatching the resulting spot-kick.

Cian Moore, who had a solid night in the Kings goal, had one moment he will want to forget as he came rushing out only to watch a long range lob float just wide of his vacated goal. The home side looked to create more chances but the defensive pairing of Pedro and
Lemba, along with the centre-midfield duo of Luke and Burt held firm.

Kings almost had a fourth in the dying moments as substitute Lewis Duberry combined with fellow substitute Qasim Khan, only for the stretching striker to direct the ball over the bar.

All in all a very impressive away performance from Jordan Parkes’ men, and both teams now turn their attentions to their respective cup ties at the weekend.