Salisbury come from behind to win 2–1 at Tonbridge and stay unbeaten in ten league games

Sunday 1 November 2026 · By Eamon Fitzwarren

Salisbury came from a goal down to win 2–1 at Tonbridge Angels on Saturday, Jordan Alonge equalising in the 16th minute and Malachi Ogunleye scoring the winner in the 28th. The attendance was 1,362, according to the BBC.

Bailey Akehurst gave the home side the lead in the 12th minute with a free kick. Tonbridge’s own match report described the equaliser as “scruffy”: Luke Russe played a ball into the box, it “wasn’t dealt with” and Alonge got a touch “which squirmed over the line”. The Angels’ report added that they then “struggled to prise open a solid defensive rearguard”.

The win keeps Salisbury unbeaten in the league for ten games, a run that goes back to a 2–1 defeat at Maidstone United on Saturday 29 August. The club’s website has put the run longer by counting cup games, but in the league it stands at ten. They have won their last two league games, the other being a 2–0 win at Walton & Hersham on Tuesday 27 October.

Salisbury are fourth on 28 points from 14 games, level on points with Ebbsfleet United, who are third on goal difference and have played 13. Truro City lead with 30 points and Maidstone are second on 29. Only the champions are promoted automatically, with the clubs from second to seventh going into the play-offs and the bottom four relegated.

Brian Dutton’s side have the joint-best defence in the division. They have scored 25 goals and conceded ten in 14 league games, the same defensive record as Ebbsfleet, and have kept six clean sheets, according to a count from the results. Dagenham & Redbridge have the most clean sheets with eight. Salisbury have won four of their six home games, for 13 points, and four of eight away, for 15.

Salisbury have an FA Cup first-round tie with Sholing on Saturday 7 November, according to the club’s website. Braintree Town visit in the league on Tuesday 10 November, and Chichester City come to Salisbury in the FA Trophy second round on Saturday 14 November. Salisbury then travel to Farnborough on Saturday 21 November.

The BBC also lists a league fixture at home to Dorking Wanderers on Tuesday 15 December. Dorking are seventh on 24 points and are also unbeaten in ten league games.

Tonbridge, who are sixth on 24 points, had gone four league games without defeat before Saturday. Their manager Alan Dunne had said in midweek that he expected his side to win every game. Salisbury’s win leaves them two places and four points ahead of the Angels, who are on 24 points from 15 games.

Braintree, who visit on 10 November, are 17th on 16 points and have conceded 34 goals, the second-worst defence in the division.