EVESHAM United let slip an early lead and finished with nine men in a 3-1 defeat at promotion rivals Yate Town.

Kane Simpson plundered the opener nine minutes in at Lodge Road, converting a cross from Marley Thomas and the Robins dominated the opening half an hour.

The tide began to turn when Linden Dovey saw sent off for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity with David Sims-Burgess equalising from the penalty spot.

Yate captain Nick Peare followed Dovey for a late lunge on United keeper Andy Hannah but Town soon moved ahead.

Sims-Burgess was again on target from 12 yards , firing straight down the middle when Adam Price had been pushed in the box three minutes before half-time.

Yate had the better of the second half and put the game to bed when Ollie Mehew came off the bench and played a one-two with Jack Twyman before slotting home the third.

Evesham kept pressing with livewire Thomas proving a constant menace bt the game was up when Fisher picked up a second booking for an off-the-ball incident.

Robins: Hannah, Dovey, Tunnicliff, Haskayne, Williams (Turley, 74), Fisher, Thomas, Davidge (Sidibe, 68), Kane Simpson, Davies, Kye Simpson (Anson, h-t).

Attendance: 390.