Forward Michael Adu-Poku scored the first goal of his loan spell at Solihull Moors in a remarkable game at Ebbsfleet United in the National League on Saturday.

Moors won 6-0 despite having full-back James Clark sent off in the fifth minute, and all of the goals came in the second half.

Hosts Ebbsfleet had Jez Davies dismissed three minutes before the interval to make it 10-a-side, and the game was locked at 0-0 after 45 minutes.

Solihull went ahead three minutes after half-time through an Anthony Stewart own goal and then cut loose.

Adu-Poku made it 2-0 three minutes later when his pace enabled him to accelerate away down the right and then score from just inside the box with a low, angled shot into the far corner.

 

Striker Connor Wilkinson completed a 15-minute hat-trick – which included an Adu-Poku assist - to make it 5-0 and Sam Bowen added the sixth in stoppage time.

The on-loan Hornet is eligible to play for Ghana, and his performance in the 6-0 victory was picked up by website Ghana Soccernet.

Adu-Poku has played all but eight minutes of the six games since he joined the Moors, who have won four and drawn one in that spell.

The 19-year-old has had previous loan periods in non-league, spending a month at Kings Langley earlier this year before ending the 2023/24 season at Maidstone United.

He made his senior Watford debut under Slaven Bilic when he played the full 90 minutes of the 2-0 FA Cup Third Round defeat at Reading in January 2023.

A few weeks later he made his league debut, coming off the bench in the 79th minute of the 1-1 draw with Rotherham.

Shortly before moving to Solihull, Adu-Poku was an unused sub as Watford were beaten 2-1 at Manchester City in the Carabao Cup.