88 mins - Andy Hall sent off for clipping a Thamesmead forward as he went past him. Kenny Beaney replaces Hall in the Grays goal and his first job is to pick the ball out of the net as Ashley Prodets slots in.

87 mins - Bradley Thomas with the equaliser as he heads in.

83 mins - Freekick by Agombar hit the post. Thamesmead sub: Jake Burmah on for David Noel.

82 mins - Yellow card for Jack Hopkins for bringing down Carlos outside the area.

80 mins - Grays sub: Joe Sweeney on for Craig Pope

77 mins - Thamesmead sub: Bradley Killick on for Chuck Duru

76 mins - Nothing Blues' way with the build up play coming to nothing up top.

75 mins - Cowley goes into the area past a couple of defenders but can't finish.

69 mins - Freekick on the left from Cowley punched clear by keeper.

68 mins - Scramble in the Thamesmead area ends with a Bunce left foot shot being parried away.

66 mins - Harry Agombar misses from the spot after Blues given a great chance to equalise.

64 mins - Thamesmead corner came to nothing and cleared to Small who passes to Dennis, but posession lost.

63 mins - Yellow car for Theo Fairweather-Johnson as he catched Craig Pope.

61 mins - Handball-tastic here at Rookery Hill.

58 mins - Grays sub: Jared Small on for Jean-Michel Sigere

54 mins - Agombar delivers a freekick from the left goes deep and cleared to the right. Pope adjudged to have fouled a defender in the corner.

52 mins - Sigere knocks on for Dennis but he can't get a shot away.

51 mins - Yellow card for David Noel as he revented a quick freekick.

48 mins - Thamesmead have a chance but difficult ball is put wide.

46 mins - Back underway at Rookery Hill, no changes to report.

45 mins + 4 - Cowley cross strikes a Thamesmead arm but inexplicably play continues. After just four and half minutes of injury time instead of at least seven, the half time whistle is blown.

45 mins + 2 - Grant Cooper booked as he went up for a header.

45 mins - Blues attack but Dennis doesn't connect with enough power and it goes wide.

44 mins - Thamesmead go one up. Ball played back to Hall who tried to clear but it hit Fairweather-Johnson and he had the easy task of slotting home.

42 mins - The resultant freekick collected by Sam Mott in the Thamesmead goal.

41 mins - Carlos fouled by Lea Dawson who collects a yellow card for persistant fouling.

40 mins - Ball played out to Cowley who controls superbly, crosses from the right across the goal, but no-one got close to connecting.

39 mins - Carlos with a clever flick to Bunce. He delivers to Dennis who is tackled as he shot.

37 mins - Scramble in the Blues area as a Thamesmead player slipped as he shot. Cleared out for a freekick to the home side in midfield.

36 mins - Throw on the left laid back to Beaney who crosses too deep.

30 mins - Attendance today is 235

28 mins - One-two between Bunce and Carlos ends with the left back being tugged back. Freekick from the left whipped in from Agombar which the keeper palms away at the near post.

24 mins - Louis Dennis collects a throw inside the area, turns the defender and unleashes with his left which curls over the bar

19 mins - Carlos blocks the ball with his face on halfway and he goes down requiring treatment.

14 mins - Six minutes of injury time already, and Grant Cooper replaces Junior Baker at the back. Baker looks to have a cut above his right eye.

8 mins - Ball played across to Carlos who crossses but out for a corner. Agombar delivers but Baker heads it high and wide. Baker and Lea Dawson both go down after a collision.

7 mins - Another freekick for Blues which Agombar delivered to the back post, no-one attacked it and it went out for a goal kick.

5 mins - Sigere fouled in the centre 30 yards out, Bunce fires the freekick which the keeper collected.

4 mins - Loose ball falls to David Noel for the visitors but he dragged his shot wide.

3 mins - Cowley clattered on the right wing - freekick by Danny Bunce straight to the keeper

1 min - freekick of Grays in defence

15:00 - Kick off at Rookery Hill with Thamesmead kicking off

14:50 - With Tilbury away at Needham Market, and Waltham Forest ay home to Brentwood, Blues could extend their lead at the top of the table this afternoon. Only a Tilbury win and a home defeat here will see us knocked off top spot.

14:35 - Blues lineup: Hall, Pope, Baker, Thomas, Bunce, Cowley, Beaney, Agombar, Carlos, Dennis, Sigere. Subs: Cooper, Thurgood, Muguo, Small, Sweeney

14:15 - Blues won the corresponding fixture 4-1 last season with Worrell, Osborn, Docker & Demetriou on the scoresheet.

14:10 - Welcome to Rookery Hill for this afternoon's league clash with Thamesmead Town.

Grays Athletic
Andy Hall
Craig Pope
Junior Baker
Bradley Thomas
Danny Bunce
David Cowley
Kenny Beaney
Harry Agombar
Joao Carlos
Louis Dennis
Jean-Michel Sigere

Subs
Grant Cooper
Stuart Thurgood
Stanley Muguo
Jared Small
Joe Sweeney

Thamesmead Town
Sam Mott
Jack Hopkins
Ashley Prodets
Danny Moore
Cory Walters-Wright
James Donavan
Scot Mulholland
Lea Dawson
David Noel
Chuck Duru
Theo Fairweather-Johnson

Subs
Dan Wells
Dean Standen
Jake Burmah
Bradley Killick
Leon Farrell