ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE: BASILDON UNITED can close the gap on leaders FC Romania with victory at Greenhouse Sports tomorrow.

Brad Warner’s hat-trick helped the Bees into the last four of the Essex Senior League Challenge Cup in the week, although Basildon have struggled in the league in recent weeks.

In fact, they have failed to win any of their last three matches, although they will be strong favourites against a side currently third from bottom.

Brendan Cavalier, George Light, Grant Hayward, Russell Harley and Jake Megran are injured.

HULLBRIDGE SPORTS travel to Clapton as they look to close the gap on the leaders.

Sports sit 10th ahead of the tie, in what has been a stop-start season to date, although they have played three fewer games than tomorrow’s opponents, who sit two places and four points above them. Rory Clarke misses out through injury, while Sam Taylor and Jamie Merrells are doubts.

SOUTHEND MANOR welcome London Bari to Southchurch Park, hoping to pick up from where they left off.

“This will be difficult but I'm confident we can get something from it,” said manager Stuart Marshall. "I went to watch Bari beat Enfield in a close game on Wednesday and know what we are up against.”