‘No pressure’ on Harvest Home as they look to end Moneyfields’ remarkable Hampshire Premier League record

Harvest travel to Division 1 leaders Moneyfields Reserves aiming to become the first team ever to beat them in HPL action.

Since entering the league at the start of 2019/20, Moneys have won 22 and drawn two of their 24 games, scoring 104 goals and conceding only 19.

They stormed through the 100-goal barrier last weekend with a 12-0 thrashing of AFC Petersfield - Moneys’ record HPL victory.

‘This is the reason you go up a level,’ said Harris. ‘You want to challenge yourself in these sort of games.

‘They (Moneyfields) are too good for this league, that’s evident by their record.

‘There’s no pressure on us - we’re not expected to win, we’re not expected to get a point, we’re expected to lose.

‘Hopefully we can go out and play with a bit of freedom.’

Harvest go into the game on the back of a shock 3-1 loss at lowly Headley, the first defeat since their opening HPL game on September 2.

They trailed 2-0 inside eight minutes with Nathan Newer grabbing their consolation.

Harris said it was ‘chalk and cheese’ compared to his first game in charge, the previous week’s 8-1 hammering of Silchester.

‘We looked leggy, it reminded me of a pre-season game,’ Harris remarked.

‘The bobbly pitch was a factor, but it wasn’t the main factor.

‘They played the pitch better - we tried to pass it about, they went long.

‘The better team won, but they’re not a better side if you know what I mean - I have no doubts we’ll avenge that defeat at home.’

Harvest have another attractive fixture after the trip to Dover Road - a clash with Denmead at Front Lawn on Monday, December 28.