Rocks bounce back with stunning Sudbury success

The result was not really in doubt from the moment Muitt put Bognor ahead after eight minutes, and the win puts last week's 1-0 loss at Enfield behind them.

With three games to go, the Rocks remain a point clear of Havant, who beat Tonbridge 2-0.

Bognor made the trip to Suffolk to the Wardale Williams Stadium knowing Sudbury hadn't won for a month. Dylan Barnett returned to the the Bognor side following injury and Darren Budd was back in the starting line-up, with Gary Charman and Ollie Pearce on the bench. James Crane was missing because of work commitments.

Two minutes in, Sudbury's Dylan Williams teed up Danny Crow with a forward header but as he beat his marker his low shot rolled past the far post. Robert Eagle sent in another cross but it was scuffed wide by Craig Parker from inside the box.

Harvey Whyte fed Muitt on the counter-attack but after running some way, the striker could only shoot well wide, while at the other end Crow could only roll a shot into Dan Lincoln's arms. On eight minutes, Muitt latched on to a Jimmy Wild cross from the left to head home and give Bognor an early lead.

As Sudbury tried to hit back, Eagle's ball into the box found Crow but his fierce shot was deflected over the bar by Lincoln. Sam Corcoran's corner on the left picked out Parker, whose glancing header ricocheted off the crossbar on 11 minutes.Wild smashed another attempt wide moments later.

Corcoran hit one from the edge of the box but it deflected wide off James Fraser's face. Calvin Davies won the Rocks a corner on the right. Barnett's kick was heading Sami El-Abd's way but was cleared. Jack Wilkinson's long dipping throw was almost diverted in by a defender but it was gathered by Lincoln.

Barnett's free-kick was well stopped by Marcus Garnham on 18 minutes. Sudbury were down to ten men when James Baker was sent off after he was deemed to have brought down Wild on 20 minutes on the edge of the box. Barnett's free-kick was headed away. Then Davies' cross from the right had to be punched clear by the goalkeeper after a pass by Muitt. Whyte's through ball to Muitt saw him cross but Wild mistimed his run for the header.

Harvey Whyte smashed a shot first time but it came back off the post to Muitt, who sliced it high and wide on 30 minutes. Bognor's second goal came on 31 minutes. Fraser won the ball in midfield and chipped the ball over the top to Muitt, who composed himself before slotting it beyond Garnham from close range to make it 2-0.

Eagle committed Lincoln into a diving save moments later as Sudbury had to find a way back. Then Oliver Dunlop only had Lincoln to beat but slid his shot wide of the post after Budd had challenged him.