Picture special from a nine-goal thriller as Horsham edge out Bognor Regis Town

By Steve Bone

Published 1st Apr 2024, 19:09 BST

There were nine goals – including seven in the first half – as Horsham strengthened their play-off claims with an amazing 5-4 win over Bognor in the Isthmian premier division.

After Dan Gifford put Bognor ahead, James Hammond and Shamir Fenelon scored in a two-minute spell to put the Hornets 2-1 up, before Tommy-Lee Higgs levelled. Before the break, Jack Strange, Daniel Ajakaiye and Hammond had put Dom Di Paola’s men 5-2 up.

Higgs and Gifford struck in the second half as Bognor made a game of it but Horsham held on to win 5-4 – they’re fifth in the table as a result, Bognor 11th. See pictures by Lyn Phillips and Trevor Staff on this page and the ones linked.