United arrived at the Hanbury Stadium with Heath’s 100% record ringing in their ears. A remarkable start to the season has seen Heath concede just 4 goals in 11 matches to top the early SCFL table.

If there were any nerves from United, they certainly weren’t visible though as United tore into Hayward’s Heath like a gourmet breakfast. Wilson and Huchu once again made the home defence look very ordinary, whilst Alex Hobden had a quiet day, with the United Midfield shielding the defence superbly.

The deadlock was broken on the half hour, when, much against the run of play, Heath got into the penalty area, there was a tangle and the referee pointed to the spot. Protests that the striker had trodden on the ball went unheard, and the resulting penalty kick was the only thing that separated the teams. The second half was much the same, United’s wingers proving a handful, and Wilson, Ovenden and Thompson all had excellent chances saved or hit over the bar. Late on the excellent Jake Prodger was involved in a nasty clash of heads and was withdrawn as a precaution.

At the end of the day, the stats read played 11, won 11 for Haywards Heath, but on this showing, United - unbeaten in their previous 5, won’t be far behind them.

United are unexpectedly at home on Tuesday evening as they host Lingfield in the SCFL. It’s a 7.45 kickoff, ahead of Saturday’s FA Vase match against Thamesmead at the Oval Arena; this one is a 3pm kickoff.