Taylor’s second-half brace came after a goalless start to the match and the win was capped off with a third from substitute Liam Loughlan in the final minutes.

The victory at the Family Only Stadium, Grange Park saw Long Eaton earn their fourth consecutive win of the league campaign and first clean sheet of the season.

In a cagey start to the match, Shaquille Whittingham almost gave Lye Town an early lead when he pinched the ball from the Long Eaton defence and ran through on goal but Lewis King was quickly off his line and denied the visitor’s centre forward.

League top goalscorer Evan Garnett saw several of his attempts stopped by Lye Town goalkeeper George Barrett from close-range as the match progressed.

Towards the end of the first-half Callum Cocks was denied by the crossbar with an ambitious effort from range to see the two sides go into the break level.

Shortly after the restart Danny Cartwright found the back of the net for Lye Town but the goal was disallowed as Whittingham was deemed to be affecting play from an offside position.

The Blues only seemed to strengthen as the minutes ticked by and they took the lead after 76 minutes played. Garnett showed great determination to keep the ball at the byline and cut it back for Taylor to tap in from point-blank range.

Just minutes later Taylor headed the ball home from Loughlan’s free-kick to score his second goal of the match and fourth of the season.

Long Eaton United did not take their lead for granted and continued to press for a third goal, which came in the 87th minute when Loughlan found the back of the net via the underside of the crossbar to wrap up the win in style.