Luke Norris scored twice as Stevenage maintained their 100 per cent home record in League Two with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Sutton.
The result lifted the Boro up to second in the table, with just goal difference separating them and leaders Leyton Orient after their fifth win in six games.
Dan Sweeney livened up a previously quiet game by opening the scoring for the hosts after 29 minutes when his header from Alex Gilbey’s free-kick found its way into the bottom corner.
The home side then doubled their lead three minutes into the second half as Lewis Ward could only push Danny Rose’s header into the path of Norris, who slammed in the rebound.
It was game over with 20 minutes left when Sutton were caught on the break, with Norris having time to bend in a brilliant shot from just outside the area.
Unfortunately, the game was marred by Norris suffering facial injuries after a high boot by Sutton’s Louis John, whose team-mate Jon Barden later had to be carried off on a stretcher with a nasty-looking ankle injury.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Stevenage
Formation 5-3-2
- 12Ashby-Hammond
- 2WildinSubstituted forSmithat 90+13′minutes
- 6SweeneyBooked at 64mins
- 15Vancooten
- 5Piergianni
- 20Earley
- 17GilbeyBooked at 77minsSubstituted forReadat 90+13′minutes
- 11RobertsSubstituted forTaylorat 90+13′minutes
- 18BostwickSubstituted forReevesat 90+13′minutes
- 9NorrisSubstituted forReidat 76′minutes
- 32Rose
Substitutes
- 1Chapman
- 3Clark
- 4Reeves
- 8Taylor
- 14Smith
- 16Read
- 19Reid
Sutton United
Formation 4-4-2
- 34Ward
- 22Kizzi
- 4Rowe
- 6JohnBooked at 74mins
- 24MilsomBooked at 52mins
- 20Neufville
- 2BardenBooked at 67minsSubstituted forLovattat 90+1′minutes
- 15EastmondBooked at 24mins
- 7BoldewijnSubstituted forGambinat 76′minutes
- 9BugielSubstituted forThomasat 80′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 23KendallSubstituted forKouassiat 76′minutes
Substitutes
- 10Beautyman
- 13House
- 18Lovatt
- 21Gambin
- 26Pierre
- 27Kouassi
- 39Thomas
- Referee:
- Ollie Yates
- Attendance:
- 2,471
Live Text
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Match ends, Stevenage 3, Sutton United 0.
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Second Half ends, Stevenage 3, Sutton United 0.
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Corner, Sutton United. Conceded by Kane Smith.
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Adam Lovatt (Sutton United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Saxon Earley (Stevenage).
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Substitution, Stevenage. Kane Smith replaces Luther Wildin.
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Substitution, Stevenage. Arthur Read replaces Alex Gilbey.
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Substitution, Stevenage. Jake Taylor replaces Jordan Roberts.
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Substitution, Stevenage. Jake Reeves replaces Michael Bostwick.
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Attempt saved. Danny Rose (Stevenage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Josh Neufville (Sutton United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Luther Wildin (Stevenage).
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Kwame Thomas (Sutton United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Dan Sweeney (Stevenage).
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Kwame Thomas (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Kwame Thomas (Sutton United).
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Carl Piergianni (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Kylian Kouassi (Sutton United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Michael Bostwick (Stevenage).
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Substitution, Sutton United. Adam Lovatt replaces Jonathan Barden because of an injury.
