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Eastleigh slipped to 13th in the table after a second defeat in as many games. Chester ran out 3-1 winners. Mark Yeates the Spitfires' goalscorer. Reaction from Andy Hessenthaler: “We said before the game that the work ethic had been tremendous for the last nine or ten games but the problem is that we’ve kept conceding goals and it’s caught up with us now. “I wasn’t disappointed with the performance last week (a 2-0 home defeat by Boreham Wood) but after today everyone has got to look at themselves. “We can’t keep conceding goals the way we are. "It's up to myself and the coaching staff to get that right but, ultimately, it comes down to the players. They've let us down today." Chester 3-1 Eastleigh

🎥 Chester 0-1 Eastleigh - Watch Scott @ScottWilson93 's last minute winning goal for the #Spitfires here - footage from BT Sport pic.twitter.com/Cbi9gMAzhR — Jamie Montigue (@jamiemontigue) March 19, 2017

Reluctant hero Hill heaps credit on Eastleigh's players after vital win IN little more than three weeks back in charge at Eastleigh, Richard Hill has worked miracles. He took over a side that hadn't won in 2017 - and now, all of a sudden, they have pulled off back-to-back victories to raise themselves to a more comfortable looking 12th in the National League.

Scott Wilson reflects on Eastleigh's 1-0 away win at Chester. Wilson came off the bench to net a last-minute winner for the Spitfires: "We're delighted to get the win away from home last minute. That's what we came here for." "Since the gaffer has come in we've been working on starting with a solid base at the back trying to keep clean sheets. And like you've seen in the last few games, we got one at a home and one away. Clean sheets win you games and that's what happened the last two weeks." "The gaffer said try to get in behind them and cause them a few problems, win some free kicks and get some corners if you can - and that's where the goal has come from - a corner." "The fans are brilliant coming all the way up here. It's difficult obviously but for them to come up here it's brilliant and all the players appreciate it and we hope that they can continue to keep on following us."

Ben Strevens shares his post-match thoughts after Eastleigh won 1-0 away at Chester to secure back-to-back wins: "I thought last week there were massive positives in the way that we played and in the way the shape of the team looked. We changed it up slightly, we went three at the back and today we stayed in the game for long periods." "I thought we played pretty well first half without really creating too much. I thought we were the better side and then nothing beats getting a last minute goal as well. Clean sheet - most importantly and then to get a last minute goal was brilliant." "Last week we were solid from the get-go. We’ve talked about the game at York where we gave ourselves so much to do after the first 10-15 minutes being 2-0 down. The last couple of games we’ve been solid, in the game and then as the game goes on we’re going to get chances. We’ve got plenty of players that can score goals." "It’s just about being a little bit more...

Eastleigh secured back-to-back wins and clean sheets thanks to a late late winner at Chester from Scott Wilson. As it happened: Back-to-back wins and clean sheets for the #Spitfires Chester 0-1 @EastleighFC https://t.co/MlXptYSzG8 — Jamie Montigue (@jamiemontigue) March 18, 2017 📈 Back-to-back wins ✅ Back-to-back clean sheets ✅ Incredible away support ✅ Enjoyable journey home ✅ #Spitfires 🔵⚪ — Eastleigh FC (@EastleighFC) March 18, 2017 📸➡📸➡📸➡📸 Go on, @ScottWilson93 ! 👍💪✊ #Spitfires 🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/zs8WpdnZaT — Eastleigh FC (@EastleighFC) March 18, 2017 FULL-TIME | @ChesterFC 0-1 #Spitfires . Smash and grab stuff! 👍🏻 pic.twitter.com/ES7yAAXAIN — Eastleigh FC (@EastleighFC) March 18, 2017 Great Scott! It's back-to-back wins for Eastleigh EASTLEIGH can begin to breathe easily again after racking up back-to-back victories under the caretaker leadership of Richard Hill.

By Wendy Gee (To read the full article click the link below)  Bringing back familiar faces from a bygone era is not always the recipe for footballing success. But targetman Craig McAllister reckons that, in Eastleigh’s case, the tactic is paying off. The return of defender Paul Reid and striker Matt Tubbs worked a treat last weekend as the Spitfires despatched Barrow 2-0 for a long overdue first win of 2017. It puts them level on points with Saturday's National League hosts Chester, who have themselves been having a rough time of it, losing seven of their last ten league games. McAllister: Bringing back old faces was just the tonic Eastleigh needed BRINGING back familiar faces from a bygone era is not always the recipe for footballing success. But targetman Craig McAllister reckons that, in Eastleigh 's case, the tactic is paying off. The return of defender Paul Reid and striker Matt Tubbs worked a treat last weekend as the Spitfires despatched Barrow 2-0 for a long overd...