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Chelmsford v Hampton & Richmond

Chelmsford will be looking to bounce back from successive defeats to fellow title hopefuls AFC Wimbledon and Eastleigh when taking on fourth-placed Hampton & Richmond.

Despite suffering their first back-to-back league defeats since January 2007, Chelmsford's coach Glenn Pennyfather remained positive about his club's fortunes following their weekend 2-1 reversal at promotion-chasing Eastleigh.

He told the club's official site: "We're determined to come back stronger and compete for this title.

"We're still second so there's no need to worry just yet," he continued.

"We knew we had a really tough January and start to February and, apart from the last two games, we've come out the other side largely unscathed. Our run-in to the end of the season is more favourable than Wimbledon's and there's still a very long way to go."

Chelmsford are currently three points behind leaders AFC Wimbledon having played a game more, with Eastleigh and Hampton & Richmond a further three and six points behind them respectively.