The Spitfires return to the Silverlake Stadium for some more Vanarama National League action, as we face Tamworth on Saturday 7th September, with a kick-off time of 3pm.

Eastleigh:

In their last game, the Spitfires were beaten for the first time this season, as they made the longest trip of the season up to the Gateshead International Stadium to face Gateshead.

Owen Oseni opened the scoring on the stroke of half-time, before Scott Quigley levelled things up in the 63rd minute.

A late goal from Louis Storey meant that Gateshead would take all the points, with the Spitfires falling to defeat.

After the first six games of the season, the Spitfires occupy 2nd place in the league table and have a tally of 13 points.

Tamworth:

This afternoon’s visitors had a result to forget in their last game, they faced Barnet at The Hive Stadium and were beaten 7-0 by the Greater London side.

However, they had a more favourable result in their game previous to that.

The hosted Aldershot Town at The Lamb Ground and beat them 3-2, to earn their first Vanarama National League win.

Jordan Cullinane-Liburd, Chris Wreh and Nathan Tshikuna were the Lambs scorers on the day.

This afternoon’s visitors currently sit in 21st place in the league following the first six games, and have racked up a tally of five points so far this season.

Previous meetings:

This will be the first time the two sides have met, following Tamworth’s promotion to the Vanarama National League.

Tamworth’s last five results:

31/08/24 | Barnet 7-0 Tamworth | VNL

26/08/24 | Tamworth 3-2 Aldershot Town | VNL

24/08/24 | Boston United 1-1 Tamworth | VNL

20/08/24 | Tamworth 0-1 Hartlepool United | VNL

17/08/24 | York City 2-0 Tamworth | VNL

Preview by Matthew Gibbs