Laycock helps Hollands to point in first game at Bognor Regis Town helm

The performance will give Rocks fans hope of an upbeat end to the season but they have work to do – for they are only four points above the relegation zone.

Within the first 30 seconds the visitors won a corner but Kiye Martin's ball in was glanced well wide by the head of Dylan Merchant.

On four minutes, Bognor responded with Ethan Robb's long ball over the top for Lennie Smith beating the offside trap but he sent the ball over the bar.

Following a Manolis Gogonas long throw, the ball bounced out to Shamal Edwards but he hacked his chance wide from outside of the box.

Henry Searle hit a long ball forward from a Rocks free-kick. Chad Field chested the ball down for Jake Lawrence but he smashed his effort high over the bar.

Smith played a through pass to Brandon Chebby. who beat goalkeeper Lewis Gallifent only for the ball to run out of play.

Tommy Block got in the way of Martin's low strike after another corner for the visitors. Gogonas won a free-kick for Westfield near the right touchline and the low ball in was skewed wide by Merchant.

Chebby won a free-kick from Gogonas' foul in line with the box on the left. Robb's ball to the back post was just too much for Field.

Bognor couldn't hold possession, allowing Gogonas to burst forward but after a run into the box, his low strike was well stopped by Dan Lincoln.

Ex -Rock Finn Evans held up the ball deep inside the box to pass to Billy Nutbeam but his low attempt was easily saved.

Early in the second half Westfield had a good chance as Martin curled his attempt over the bar following good work from Ndombe.

Bognor went ahead on 55 minutes as Smith found the head of Laycock. who powerfully nodded it in.

But it didn’t last – a long ball over the top saw Westfield get their equaliser and it was Evans who fired it home.

Billy Allcock, on as a Rocks sub, had a shot deflected out to Chebby who knocked it wide on 66 minutes.

Michael O'Connor went into the book for a late challenge on Smith on 80 minutes.

Laycock brilliantly spotted the goalkeeper off his line from the halfway line on 82 minutes. It beatGallifent but bounced once before going over.

Block went into the book for a sliding challenge – even though he looked like he had won the ball cleanly. Then Merchant went into the book for his late challenge on Smith as seven minutes were added.

Sekou Toure spurned wide a great Westfield chance from a ball in by Andy Crossley in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

Bognor won a free-kick which Robb lofted forward but time ran out for the hosts to nick the winner.

But this was an improved performance for the side, who will hope to keep this up when they travel to Hartley Wintney on Saturday (March 7).