Carshalton Athletic began their preparations with a 1-0 win at Ryman Division One South neighbours Whyteleafe last Saturday.

Nine new players featured in the 21-strong squad Hayden Bird took to the game.

An ankle injury forced Leigh Bremner out of the action after half an hour.

Lewis Gonsalves thought he had given the Robins the lead, but his header was ruled out by the linesman's flag.

There were numerous half-time changes and Carshalton grabbed the only goal after 65 minutes.

Home-grown prospect Reece Wilson cut in from the right and turned his marker before placing a fine shot low into the corner of the net.

Carshalton squad: Phil Wilson, Stuart Harte, Matt York, Lewis Gonsalves, Ryan Watts, Liam Collins, Paul Honey, Junior Kadi, Dwain Clarke, Leigh Bremner, Richard Jolly, Barry Stevens, Stuart Robinson, Tony Chaplin, David Graves, Liam Harwood, Reece Wilson, James Evans, Bashir Alimi, Glen Boosey, Danny Elgar.