Ebbsfleet boss Daryl McMahon admits his side owe their home crowd a performance against Wealdstone this Saturday.

In what will be their first game at Stonebridge Road for almost a month, Fleet can extend their lead at the top of Vanarama National League South to 12 points.

But their last two home games both ended in defeat, to Maidstone in the league and Chelmsford in the FA Cup.

McMahon admitted: "We haven’t played at home for a while and I think we owe the home fans a performance from the games we’ve had there so far.

"I don’t think we’ve quite dominated as much as I’d have liked.

"We’ve had periods of being outstanding, Maidenhead first half, Whitehawk second half, Weston first half, against Basingstoke we were pretty good, Maidstone first half but I think we owe a 90-minute performance this Saturday.

"It’s against a side who are unbeaten in 12 so they’ll come here and probably try to spoil our game."

Since the Fleet beat them 2-1 in August, Wealdstone have lost only one of their seven league fixtures and they’re through to face Colchester in the FA Cup first round next weekend.

McMahon said: "They’re in good form and we know that every single team we play won’t play like they did the previous week.

"The way Chelmsford played against us on Saturday, for instance, with 10 men behind the ball for 90 minutes, they won’t do that against anyone else in our league – so it shows great respect to us."

Dean Rance returns after injury but Robbie Willmott remains sidelined.

Meanwhile, striker Charlie Sheringham could be included in the matchday squad for the first time this season having return from his loan spell at Bishop's Stortford.