Disability: Sutton United CP League Shield

The Sutton United CP squad made the short journey to Chelsea’s training ground at Cobham for the first of their CP Shield fixtures on Saturday, with games against Brighton and Spurs on the cards.

Boosted by the return from injury of Luke Burley and a first outing for Callum Christie, the Sutton Utd squad soon began to put some good moves together, building an early 2 goal lead. Brighton rallied, though, replying before half time, leaving the game tight at the break.

With some changes for the second half, Sutton started to work well down either wing, and with the pressure starting to tell, they stretched their lead further. Brighton weren’t done, though, making some changes of their own, which resulted in a goal from a good long-range strike and another from a defensive slip. Sutton soon steadied the ship, though, and went on to extend their advantage and ran out eventual 6-3 winners of a very entertaining game.

Sutton United

Paul Hayward (GK)
Ned Kelly (1)
Rory Bentley
Reuben Taylor-West (C)(2)
Ashley Cunliffe-Pritchard
Reuben Atkinson (1)
Callum Christie
Luke Burley (2)
Hassan Dabre

The next match vs. Spurs was another keenly fought game, again with the Sutton Utd team taking advantage of their early pressure and pouncing on hesitation in the Spurs’ defence to take the lead. A 2nd goal for Sutton soon followed, but Spurs hit back just before half a time to keep things tight. Sutton really started to purr after the break, though, and the confidence was showing as they started to dominate possession and built on their first half lead, bagging two more and securing a well-earned 4-1 win.

Sutton United