After an early Francis Amartey goal for Slough, Worthing took charge. Mo Faal and, from the spot, Danny Cashman put them 2-1 ahead just after the half-hour mark then Joel Colbran and Cashman again made it 4-1 before the hour was up.
But Slough were not giving up lightly and Sam Evans and Leon Chambers-Parillon scored within a seven-minute spell to make it 4-3.
Faal was then sent off to leave the Rebels to see out the final 23 minutes with 10 men – but they did so, and went eighth in the table as a result.
In a hectic week for Chris Agutter’s team they go to Bath City on Tuesday night – then welcome Morecambe to town in the FA Cup on Saturday.
See pictures from Worthing-Slough by Kyle Hemsley on this page and the ones linked and get all the Rebels latest in the Herald, out on Thursday.