Barking 4-2 Sporting Bengal in the Essex Senior League, round 1 at Lawtech Stadium, Dagenham.

Barking won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–D–L–L), scoring 9 and conceding 8.

Sporting Bengal won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–L–L), scoring 6 and conceding 8.

The two sides have met 5 times: Barking 4 wins, Sporting Bengal 1, 0 draws.