EARLSWOOD Town saw their 10-game unbeaten run in all competitions come to an end following a 4-1 defeat against league leaders Northfield Town.
A late consolation goal from Joe Kelso proved in vain for the Earls at the Pavilions.
Goals from James Ward, Charlie Green, Chris Tabberner and Jack O’Donnell brought an emphatic end to Earlswood’s unbeaten run.
The result means the Earls sit third in the Midland Football League Division Two table.
Northfield broke the deadlock after just 16 minutes when Ward met a cross from the right with a diving header at the back post.
And the visitors doubled their lead on the stroke of half time as Green finished from close range.
The league leaders all but sealed the points on 55 minutes when substitute Tabberner beat the offside trap and fired through the legs of Earlswood’s debutant goalkeeper Alexey Dallaway.
And Northfield struck again on 67 minutes as substitute O’Donnell turned home Kurtis Wood’s cross from the right.
The Earls responded with a consolation goal in injury time when substitutes Kelso and Ollie Tomlins combined to deny the table toppers a clean sheet.
Earlswood are next in action against Hampton in the Les James Challenge Cup on Saturday, October 4 with kick-off at 3pm at Field Lane.
