Ebbsfleet posted their first win in six National League games to defeat 10-man Boreham Wood at Stonebridge Road on Saturday.

It was a deserved three points for Dennis Kutrieb’s side who showed glimpses of their early-season form to comfortably take all three points.

The Fleet made two changes from Tuesday’s home loss to Dorking. Captain Chris Solly and Darren McQueen returned with Nathan Odokonyero and Toby Edser dropping to the bench.

Nathan Ashmore, Jack Payne and Tyrone Marsh were the former Fleet players in the Boreham Wood line-up.

Referee Aaron Farmer, in his first season at this level, brandished three yellow cards to Wood players inside the first eight minutes.

Angelo Balanta was booked for dissent, Erico Sousa and Femi Ilesanmi were both cautioned for fouls on the impressive McQueen.

Luke O’Neill sent a 20-yard free-kick wide and Franklin Domi’s low shot was blocked by keeper Ashmore as the home side made a positive start.

At the other end, Wood’s clearest opening saw Lee Ndlovu head a Sousa cross straight at keeper Mark Cousins.

The deadlock was broken on 21 minutes when Ashmore had to punch away an inswinging Domi corner. The ball fell to McQueen and when his shot was blocked, O’Neill followed up to fire high into the roof of the net.

EIther side of the goal Ben Chapman and Josh Wright were more names added to the referee’s notepad.

Domi provided an inch-perfect cross as the Fleet doubled their lead on 31 minutes. His cross was just over the head of Ilesanmi and perfect for McQueen to take forward and slot confidently past Ashmore.

It seemed all the worries of the past few games were behind the Fleet but they were caught napping five minutes later when Balanta found the bottom corner from 25 yards.

On-loan Woking man became Woking’s fourth - and the sixth in total - yellow card of the half just before the break.

The visitors started the second half brightly, Cameron Coxe dragged his shot wide before Cousins produced a stunning one-handed save to keep out Ilesanmi’s far-post header.

Payne was fortunate to escape with a yellow card for a rash challenge on O’Neill but Wood were reduced to 10 men when Billy Sass-Davies clashed with Wright near the corner flag and the referee reached for his red card on the advice of his assistant.

Ebbsfleet extended their lead on 71 minutes when a training-ground corner routine saw Wright’s corner dummied at least twice and McQueen fired home for his second goal of the game. It proved to be McQueen’s last action as he was replaced before the game could be restarted.

David Amoo led the line, playing the central striking role for the first time, and he held the ball up well throughout, deserving the applause that came his way when he was replaced by Coulthirst with nine minutes left.

Wood finished the game with nine men when David Agbontohoma had to be withdrawn through injury late on.

Substitute Billy Clifford nearly added a fourth but he was denied by a brilliant one-handed Ashmore save after racing clear from halfway in the third minutes of stoppages. The Wood keeper then produced another fine stop to turn behind Craig Tanner’s 25-yard left-foot shot.

Ebbsfleet: Cousins, O’Neill, Wright, Cisse, McQueen (Clifford 72mins), Domi, Solly, Chapman (Tanner 72mins), White, Amoo (Coulthirst 81mins), Hollis. Subs not used: Odokonyero, Edser.

Boreham Wood: Ashmore, Coxe, Ilesanmi, Payne (Whelan 84mins), Ndlovu, Marsh, Balanta (Stephens 71mins), Agbontohoma, Sousa (Abraham 82mins), Sass-Davies, Robinson. Subs not used: Owens, Griffiths.

Referee: Aaron Farmer.

Attendance: 1,524 (62 away).