TAMWORTH boss Andy Peaks says the character of his side came through after Saturday’s 3-2 win at Sutton United.
The Lambs bounced back to winning ways in the National League – and continued Sutton’s miserable run – with a thrilling victory at the VBS Community Stadium.
After seeing their three-game unbeaten run ended at York in midweek, the Lambs made it three wins from four to condemn Sutton to a sixth loss in seven.
It also marked Peaks’ 100th win since taking over as Tamworth manager in 2022.
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The visitors were 2-0 ahead inside 20 minutes, with Joe Riley making no mistake from the penalty spot in the 12th minute after goalkeeper Jack Sims brought down Tyler Roberts, who then nodded in from a long Tom Tonks throw.
Lewis Simper netted twice inside the space of nine minutes to bring Sutton level eight minutes before the break only for Manny Duku to restore Tamworth’s lead a minute later after excellent work from Roberts.
Peaks told the Lambs’ official YouTube channel: “It was an unbelievable first half, with both defences not having the best of days.
“Managers get frustrated with the goals given away, but for us, the game plan was to get a result, and we’ve done that, so I was delighted.
“It was a long trek for us again and we knew it would be tough, every game’s tough in this league.
“But so come back that quickly after conceding twice, it just really shows the character that we’ve got in this squad. I’ve never questioned that, I want to be hard to beat – but at times on Saturday, we were a little bit too easy.
“We have to enjoy these victories because every point you get in the National League, you have to fight like mad for. We do more than anyone. We’ve had a massive long trip in the week to York, we’ve been beaten there, by a really good team.
“But we’ve come back here and got three points.”
• Additional reporting, BBC Sport.
