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Nick Davis is confident Hythe Town’s fortunes will change as they set about halting a run of league defeats. The Cannons had a man sent off for the second week running on Saturday, with captain Lex Allan dismissed in a 2-1 home defeat by Eastbourne Town. Sammi Takaloo cancelled out the visitors’ first-half opener but when Allan saw red for pulling down his man, Eastbourne scored from the free-kick and left Reachfields with the points. It was a fifth successive defeat in Isthmian South East for Hythe, who have slipped into the bottom four for the first time this season. But boss Davis has seen …

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