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National League
Eastleigh 0 – 2 Sutton United FT
National League strugglers Eastleigh suffered a third straight defeat after goalkeeper Nick Townsend saw red in the sixth minute of their 2-0 loss at home to Sutton.
The Spitfires were reduced to 10 men when Townsend was sent off for a late challenge.
And the visitors took just seven minutes to capitalise as Kai Jennings scored directly from a corner.
Charlie Bell fired narrowly over the crossbar before the break but Sutton had to wait until the 80th minute to wrap up three points when Brandon Njoku blasted home a second.
Eastleigh sit just four points above the relegation zone with six games to play, with Sutton moving eight points clear of trouble.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
