CANVEY Island will be without key central defender Dominic Sterling as they start their mission to move into the top half of the Nationwide Conference with a home game against bottom club Tamworth tomorrow.

Sterling suffered a knee injury in last week's win at Forest Green Rovers and the full extent of his problem won't be known until a scan later today.

But he obviously faces a spell on the sidelines and manager Jeff King bemoaned: "It's a shame. Dom has definitely been our most consistent defender week in week out this season."