Leatherhead assistant Steve Wood has warned his players they must show more character if they want to win promotion after Saturday's 3-1 home defeat to Horsham YMCA.

The Fetcham Grove side are now five points adrift of a play-off spot thanks largely to a mixed bag of results since their famed FA Cup run before Christmas.

Leatherhead still have two games in hand on many of their rivals, but Wood fears the side's current lack of consistency may cost them dear.

"It was a very disappointing performance. You can prepare the team all you like but you can't instill self-belief and a will to win," he said.

"We played fantastically well at Dover and got nothing a few days earlier, so to play like we did against Horsham was very frustrating.

"There are twelve games to go and we've got to treat every one like a cup final, it is as simple as that. We need to win at least eight of our remaining games to stand a chance of the play-offs."

Scott Kirkwood gave the visitors the lead on the stroke of half time and defender Glen Woodburn extended the advantage soon after the break.

The Tanners' Iain Hendry pulled one back but Kirkwood soon grabbed his second to end Leatherhead's comeback ahead of a tricky trip to play-off chasing Dulwich Hamlet at the weekend.