After a goalless start to the match, Evan Garnett fired The Blues in front before second-half substitute Liam Loughlan made it two from the bench.

The win saw Long Eaton move up to fifth in the league table while Sutton dropped down two positions to tenth place.

Ahead of the match Brad Munn named an unchanged side with a bench bolstered by Archie White and new signing Abdul Saad.

Despite a high-tempo start to the match, the first-half ended goalless with neither side producing any clear cut chances.

The Blues build-up play in wide areas looked promising in the early stages and after a great run from Ryan Campbell-Gordon down the left side, Connor Pace had time to work a shot from the edge of the box although it was fired narrowly wide by the young midfielder.

At the other end of the pitch Fraser Doyle almost caught Lewis King off his line from distance but the Long Eaton United number one was able to readjust his position and pushed the ball behind.

Long Eaton started the second-half on the front foot and James Wren was forced to make several early saves. Pace came closest to breaking the deadlock but his effort was blocked at point-blank range after a great cut back from Campbell-Gordon.

After an attacking change from Munn, The Blues were able to make their strong start to the second half count. White and Campbell-Gordon linked up down the left to break the deadlock when the latter’s cross was finished on the turn by Garnett. The Blues number nine scoring his 11th goal of the season.

Just moments later Loughlan made it two. This time Garnett provided the assist as Loughlan picked out the bottom corner to double our lead with 15 minutes left to play.

Sutton came close to reducing the deficit on a couple of occasions but King made two big saves at his near post to deny Owen Parry and keep a clean sheet.