MICHAEL Hayden ended up with a black eye and a yellow card after a tangle with Lei Brown in the 27th minute when the home player appeared to get away with a stray kick or punch.
DANIEL Lennon, who was Evesham's best player and scorer of his side's goal at Barton last week, is a surprise omission for this afternoon's Division One Midlands clash against Romulus.
TWO second half goals have given Leamington a 3-1 lead at Cinderford so a second goal here would bring relief for the league leaders as they bid to maintain their eight-point cushion.
TWO fouls by Danny Hodnett put Evesham under pressure and the second one, after 56 minutes, resulted in a free-kick 20 yards out that Nathan Vaughan saved from Tony Thorpe.