Sutton United host Eastleigh at Gander Green Lane on Tuesday evening in a National League fixture. The match offers a chance for the U's to improve on a recent run of inconsistent form.
Sutton currently sit ninth in the table with 12 points from their opening seven games. Their recent results show one win, one draw and three defeats from the last five outings, a sequence that includes a 2-0 home loss to Scunthorpe last weekend.
Recent form
The team's form has been mixed since the start of the campaign. They followed an opening day win over Hartlepool with a defeat to Wealdstone and a heavy loss at Barrow. A dramatic penalty shootout draw with Birmingham City's U21 side in the EFL Trophy provided a memorable moment, but league consistency has been elusive. The squad list and current player statistics are available on the official squad and stats pages.
Manager Matt Gray will be looking for a response after the Scunthorpe defeat. "We know we need to be better at both ends of the pitch," Gray told the club's media team. "The focus is on getting back to winning ways in front of our own supporters."
Eastleigh arrive sitting several places below Sutton in the league table, making this a key opportunity for the home side to collect three points. A victory could see Sutton close the gap to the playoff places. The next league assignment after this is a trip to face Dagenham & Redbridge on Saturday.
