Real Bedford managed a comfortable win against their bogey side London Tigers to increase their lead at the top of the league.

Real Bedford welcomed London Tigers to McMullen Park for the third meeting of the teams this season. Real won a close contest in the league, coming back from one down to win 2 - 1 but lost their first game of the season to Tigers in the Division Cup.

Bedford took control of the game early on and were ahead within ten minutes. Harry Murray split the defence to put Dan Walker free inside the right-hand side of the box. Walker, returning to form, squared the ball to Jordan Brown, but the Tigers defender turned the ball into the back of the net.

Five minutes later, Tigers had the chance to level the game, but a double save from man of the match Tyler McGregor maintained the Bedford Lead. Clean through on goal, the Tigers striker attempted to lob McGregor, who parried the ball before diving forward to push the ball away from the oncoming striker.

Both teams had chances to score before Real scored again. Firstly, Harry Murray's long-range shot was heading towards goal but rebounded off the head of a Tigers defender. Dan Walker then saved Bedford with a goal-line clearance from the Tigers.

Bedford's second goal came at the half-hour mark. Following a foul on Jordan Brown, Luke Knight's 25-year free-kick was pushed onto the bar by the Tigers keeper. He missed the follow-up, only for Jordan Brown to smash the ball into the back of the net.

Bedford made it three just before the half-time whistle, with Dan Walker getting on the scoresheet. Jordan Brown found Andy Sinclair inside the box, who unleashed an attempt with his left foot. The shot didn’t appear to threaten the goal but was fumbled by the Tigers goalkeeper, and the oncoming Walker couldn’t miss.

Second Half

Real Bedford came out for the second half looking to add more goals but struggled to find a fourth. Efforts from Knight and Walker both missed the target, and it looked like the home side might have to settle for 3 - 0 until Kevin Owusu scored in the 63rd minute.

Claston Gordon, putting in another solid performance for his new team, skipped past the Tigers' defence and found Clifford in space on the left. He, in turn, found Andy Sinclair. The midfielder, playing in the 10, let fly with another shot that the Tigers keeper saved well, but he could only push the shot into the path of Owusu, who finished with ease.

Both sides had more chances. Tigers struggled to find the target with clear opportunities in front of the goal, and Kevin Owusu had a second goal for him disallowed for a foul by Jim Burnside on the Tigers' defence.

The game's final action was a sending-off for Tigers as one of their players saw a straight red for something said to the referee. The game finished 4 - 0 and another three points for the Real title campaign.

Real Bedford’s next game is a County Cup match against Flitwick Town on Saturday, 3rd December. Being a cup game, this will not be available for streaming. The next live game is an away tie with Thame United Reserves on Tuesday, 6th December.

RBFC: McGregor, Gordon, Clifford, Knight © (McGrath, 68’), Wood, Uttridge , Owusu (Ayre, 88’), Murray (Corbit, 55’), Walker (Burnside, 55’), Sinclair (R. Ducket, 84’), Brown.