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Woking 3-3 Eastleigh: Kian Pennant is key on Jermain Defoe’s big day

Jermain Defoe had to call upon the nephew of an old team-mate to salvage a draw from his first match in charge of Woking – and compared his super-sub Kian Pennant to Raheem Sterling.
Kian Pennant, left, and Matt Ward celebrate Woking’s equalising goal

By Matthew Nash

Jermain Defoe had to call upon the nephew of an old team-mate to salvage a draw from his first match in charge of Woking – and compared his super-sub Kian Pennant to Raheem Sterling.
The former England striker nearly saw his managerial debut end in a chastening defeat, until wing wizard Pennant intervened.
The winger – a relative of Defoe’s former Portsmouth pal Jermaine Pennant – made one and scored the other as the Cards fought back from 3-1 down to ensure there would be no damp squib for the new boss.
A relieved Defoe said: “I said to him, ‘You remind me of Raheem Sterlin...

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