Chelmsford City were held to a share of the spoils once again, as a second-half header from Kian Ronan was cancelled out late on by a Hampton & Richmond Borough equaliser at the Beveree Stadium, in a game that ebbed and flowed from start to finish. Fresh off a breathless 3-3 draw at Dorking Wanderers, Mark Cooper's side made the trip to Hampton looking to build on that momentum against the Beavers, with Cooper making one change to his starting XI — Ronan coming in for Manny Egbo.
City started the brighter of the two sides, with Jack Bridge firing a dangerous ball across goal inside the second minute, while Hampton responded with a quick counter-attack that saw Sho-Silva curl an effort narrowly over the bar. The game continued in fits and starts through the first half, with chances at both ends — Cav Miley firing over for City, Kretzschmar doing likewise for Hampton — before Chelmsford were reduced in options when Crowther picked up an early booking and was withdrawn.
Cooper made two changes at the break, bringing on Lyle Taylor and Rhys Browne, and the switch paid off six minutes into the second half: Ronan rose highest to meet an inviting delivery at the back post, looping a fine header over goalkeeper Underwood to put City ahead. The lead held for over twenty minutes, with both sides continuing to create chances, before Hampton & Richmond Borough found a leveller through Kretzschmar in the 73rd minute. City pushed for a winner in the closing stages — Egbo's acrobatic cross headed just over by Taylor, and a late scramble in the box that came to nothing — but neither side could find a breakthrough, and the points were shared.
Final score: Hampton & Richmond Borough 1-1 Chelmsford City (Kretzschmar 73' — Ronan 51'), attendance 1,032 at the Beveree Stadium.