Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sutton United 3rd with 79 points, Chester 23rd with 37, 42 apart. Sutton United had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Sutton United were scoring 1.46 and conceding 1.15, Chester 0.91 and 1.72, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Chester were winless in 5. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Sutton United against 1/15 for Chester.
The venue was The Borough Sports Ground in Sutton, with room for 14,400 spectators. On the scoreboard, Sutton United led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.