Brandon Njoku said Sutton deserved to secure an impressive 5-0 win over Guildford City, doing so in dominant fashion at the Spectrum
The striker added two goals to his 2025/26 tally as Sutton reached the Surrey Senior Cup Second Round, scoring twice and helping his side bounce back from a tough, albeit improved run of results.
“It was a good game overall. I think we controlled the tempo throughout, did what we needed to do, and eventually got the win we deserved,” Brandon said after the match.
“The first one, I read Charlie Bell getting onto it, so I nipped behind; obviously a good finish with my left foot, and the second one, I tried to make the chance for myself, and sometimes you get a deflection, and that’s what happened today.”
After a challenging few weeks, the win was a timely boost for both confidence and momentum, with Sutton making it just one defeat in seven under Chris Agutter, while adding a second win in Surrey, aided by Njoku’s recent run of form, making it eight goals in all competitions with his brace against the Sweeney.
“We’ve had a tough few games recently and just needed a match like this to kick some momentum in. We’ll take that into Saturday and hopefully get another good result,” he added, reflecting on his personal progress.
“It’s my job as a striker to get those goals, whether I’m starting or coming off the bench. I’m just here to help the team, and I think I’m doing that pretty well – long may it continue.”
While he is keen to secure a regular starting spot, Brandon emphasised his team-first mindset, and also highlighted the importance of building chemistry with his teammates.
“Everyone wants to be a starter, but if it means coming off the bench sometimes to nick a goal or assist to help win the game, then so be it. That’s the main objective – helping the team.”
“It’s good to develop a relationship with everyone, whether in league games or cup games. I just want to play, score goals, whether that’s with [Lewis] Simper behind me, Jayden Harris, Charlie Bell, I think it’s good to get those relationships and I thought I had a really good one today as well.
Looking ahead to Saturday’s clash with AFC Telford United in the FA Cup, Njoku put full focus on continuing the positive momentum, and will be looking to build on the win over Guildford in another cup competition.
“It’ll be the same prep as always – control the game, control the tempo. We know we can score goals; it’s just about keeping them out of our net. We’re more than capable of doing so and hopefully we can get a good result.”
