Harrow Borough manager David Howell accused the referee of spoiling their match after they lost 4-2 at home to rivals Wealdstone on Tuesday night.

Borough conceded two penalties and had Danny Leech sent off during an eventful derby at Earlsmead which left their manager frustrated.

Howell said: “I thought the match was spoilt to a large extent. The referee was shocking and didn’t communicate with the players. He thought that it was all about him and that everyone had come to watch him perform.

“For the first penalty no one knows what it was given for. I haven’t got a clue. For the second penalty Danny swears he was nowhere near the man and yet he got a straight red.”

Howell, whose side have now lost three consecutive league games, added: “I cannot fault the players for the way they fought back and pushed them all the way. Wealdstone were relieved to win and credit goes to the players for the way they kept going and took them to the wire.”