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Ebbsfleet’s Bryant Bilongo admitted he was expecting to play in defence for the club after a man-of-the-match display on Saturday. Bilongo enjoyed a stunning debut, scoring the opener and then providing the assist for Rakish Bingham to add a second as the Fleet beat Eastleigh 3-0 in the National League. The 22-year-old, on loan from Middlesbrough for the rest of the season, lined up at left wing-back and posed an attacking threat throughout. “I’m a left-back, at Boro I played more as a centre-half as we played with a three,” said Bilongo. “I did come here expecting to play centre-halve but Dan…

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