Eastleigh 2-3 Sheffield United

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Eastleigh gave Sheffield United a good game at the Silverlake Stadium where the League One champions ran out 3-2 winners.

Goals from Enda Stevens and Danny Lafferty saw the visitors 2-0 up early on before James Constable pulled one back for the Spitfires.

After a host of second half changes, Matt Done made it 3-1 to The Blades shortly after the break.

Ben Strevens combined with Craig McAllister to score Eastleigh's second goal of the night late in the game. The 37-year-old player-coach made an immediate impact off the bench taking just two minutes to score after coming on as a substitute.

Eastleigh: Graham Stack, Gavin Hoyte, Michael Green, Sam Togwell, Reda Johnson, Andrew Boyce, James Constable, Paul McCallum, Mark Yeates, Ross Stearn, Danny Hollands. Subs (all used): Sam Wood, Jason Taylor, David Ijaha, Ayo Obileye, Craig McAllister, Harvey Read, Ben Strevens,

Attendance: 1,109.

Picture by Paul Paxford - @PitchSidePhoto  - Full Gallery of pictures here 




Pre-season friendly: Eastleigh 2 Sheffield United 3

Eastleigh 2 Sheffield United 3 SHEFFIELD United's incredible six-month unbeaten run remains intact. But Eastleigh ran the promoted League One champions admirably close on a night of slick football at the Silverlake, which ended 3-2 in the Blades' favour.

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