Ian Doorbar

A third successive defeat of a miserable February saw Saints drawn ever closer to the relegation scrap. But for an inspired performance by visiting keeper Sam Warrell, assisted by some poor finishing, Saints created enough to keep them in play, but the season-long absence of a proven goal scorer is starting to count against them. They started brightly enough, with Tyrone Pink creating havoc down the right flank to a degree that drew early yellow cards for the Kidlington defenders.

Even on a sunny afternoon, the grey clouds continued to hang over Mill Meadow as Saints again failed to get across the finishing line with any reward. With most of the home defence absent through injury or suspension, it was an inauspicious way to celebrate the 200th club appearance for the redoubtable Alex Paine who, once again gave a huge performance in the Chalfont colours.

The first half loss of Jon Munday hurt Saints in the worst way as it came after a dominant Saints performance that had the high flying Farnborough scrambling to maintain a hold on the game. The reorganisation that it demanded, together with a questionable red card for Ryan Wharton, threw Saints into disarray and allowed Boro a foot in the door which they clinically exploited to then run out clear winners.