Ebbsfleet United 2 Havant & Waterlooville 0 match report: Dominic Poleon and Franklin Domi score for National League South leaders

Leaders Ebbsfleet took a huge step towards the National League South title with victory over promotion rivals Havant on Saturday.

The Fleet completed the double over the Hawks thanks to a first-half goal from top scorer Dominic Poleon and a late second through Franklin Domi.

With Dartford dropping points at Welling, it means the Fleet are now eight points clear at the top while Havant trail them by 13 points, albeit with a game in hand.

Ebbsfleet make three changes from the side that defeated Concord last weekend with Omari Sterling-James, Toby Edser and Josh Wright coming into the starting line-up. There was no space in the squad for former Havant man Billy Clifford.

Third-placed Havant make five changes from their midweek defeat at Taunton while Hawks boss Paul Doswell - who has had previous run-ins with Fleet boss Dennis Kutrieb on his last two visits to the ground - was absent from the touchline as he was on holiday.

Havant started the brightest and could have been ahead inside two minutes. Danny Wright played in strike partner Mo Faal clean through on goal but he shot wide of the far post from an angle with just keeper Mark Cousins to beat.

Ebbsfleet nearly paid the price of losing the ball on the edge of their own penalty area in the fifth minute but Tyrell Miller-Rodney blazed over for the visitors.

It took the Fleet eight minutes to get out of their own half, a flowing move involving Greg Cundle and Rakish Bingham ended with the former’s shot being deflected behind for a corner.

Former Dover right-back Josh Passley was booked for pulling back Greg Cundle, giving excellent referee Callum Walchester little choice but to show the yellow card.

Ebbsfleet went ahead on 23 minutes, a lovely one-two down the right wing