Kelvin Davis took a little under a minute to make his mark in management – now he’s challenging his Eastleigh side to put smiles on fans’ faces for the rest of the season.
Chesterfield are a staggering 19 points clear at the National League summit after sweeping aside Eastleigh, who played the entire second half with ten men after top scorer Paul McCallum was sent off.
Eastleigh manager Richard Hill claimed his side used the sense of injustice after George Langston’s first-half red card to inspire them to fight back from a goal down to earn a replay with Newport.
Scott Quigley scored Eastleigh’s first goal and laid on Paul McCallum’s late second half winner as Eastleigh shattered Altrincham’s proud ten-match unbeaten National League run which stretched back to early September.
Oldham Athletic boss Micky Mellon bemoaned his side’s lack of composure in both penalty areas despite coming from behind to earn a battling draw against Eastleigh.