A sublime second half performance saw Eastbourne Borough put Farnborough to the sword at The ReachTV Stadium.

The Sports were made to work, though, after a goalless first half in what was a scrappy, stop-start contest.

However, after Jayden Davis opened the scoring Borough didn’t look back, with Courtney Clarke, Jason Adigun and Michael Klass all also on target in a 4-0 win.

The three points moves the Sports within two of top spot with six games to go – and Adam Murray’s side extended their unbeaten run to seven in the National League South after being buoyed on by a crowd of 1,568.

Murray named the same starting line-up which won at Aveley last weekend, although Brad Barry, Moussa Diarra and Klass all returned to the bench after spells on the sideline.

Borough started on the front foot – with Adigun’s early driven corner picking out the run of Davis, but unmarked he couldn’t connect ten yards out. Adigun himself then tried his luck, but his strike from 25 yards out fizzed narrowly over after good work from Kai Innocent.

Midway through the first half, the Sports went even closer when Dominic Odusanya played a great ball over the top to set Innocent away down the left. He pulled the ball back to Davis, but his drive was turned around the near post by Jack Turner.

Farnborough then went close themselves as they threatened for the first time – but neither Joe Haigh nor Ollie Robinson could get their efforts on target.

As the half wore on, the Sports were getting frustrated as the visitors looked to manage the clock with slow restarts of play, failing to really create any momentum.

Despite that, they nearly got the breakthrough after the half hour mark – but Turner was off his line well to save at the feet of George Alexander with the forward looking to run on to Yahaya Bamba’s low ball through.

Adigun then stung the palms of Turner’s gloves with an effort from outside the area, before Alexander pulled a shot wide from 18 yards out as the first half came to its conclusion.

Borough started the second half on the front foot – and were knocking firmly on the door when Adigun’s corner eventually dropped to the feet of Odusanya at the far post, but the midfielder saw his low drive well saved by the outstretched leg of Turner.

However, the Sports got the breakthrough on 54 minutes. Alexander spun away from Robinson and broke through on goal, before showing unselfishness to cut the ball across to Davis who fired his first-time effort beyond Turner.

Having been patient to get the breakthrough, Borough doubled their advantage ten minutes later. Courtney Clarke cut inside from the right and on his left foot, curled a low strike beyond Turner and into the bottom corner from outside the penalty area.

It was only Clarke’s second goal for the Sports – but one worth waiting for.

The Sports at this point were a free-flowing attacking machine, and wasted no time in extending their lead.

Adigun and Alexander’s link up play was evident once again, with Adigun playing a give-and-go with the Borough forward to break through on goal. Although he took the ball around Turner, he was tripped by the visiting keeper – but the ball still rolled into the net to make it 3-0.

Barry and Klass were introduced with 15 minutes to go, and the latter completed the scoring on 83 minutes. Davis did well on the left hand side and his low cross in eventually made its way to Klass at the far post, and with his back to goal he back-heeled the ball in from inside six yards.

Ten goals scored in the last three games, and with results elsewhere the Sports close the gap on top of the table Worthing with six games to go.