ANDOVER Town chalked up their second 4-1 away win in the space of five days to ease eight points clear at the Sydenhams Premier Division summit.

With chasing Blackfield & Langley falling 3-2 at home to Portland United and Sholing held 1-1 at Bashley, Glenn Burnett’s unbeaten side are looking good for a title tilt having dropped just two of a possible 48 points.

Their latest success, at Baffins Milton Rovers, was achieved without free-scoring targetman Zach Glasspool, who was serving a one-match ban.

Two recent signings – Manny Soetan from Lymington Town and Alex Kyriacou - were named among the subs.

Andover, playing their first ever game at Baffins’ Kendall Stadium, opened their account when Alex Dockree headed Reece Rusher’s immaculate cross past keeper Sam Gray. It was an extra special moment for Dockree on his 150th club appearance.

Three minutes later Mike Gosney pressed home Town’s advantage with a 30-yard deflected strike that beat the wrong-footed keeper for 2-0.

Baffins piled on the pressure at the start of the second half, forcing Luke Demsey into an own goal.

But Andover rapidly recovered from that hiccup with George Hallahan touching on Joe Wright’s cross for Rusher to net their third.

Solid defending by Dempsey, Connor Cocklin and Wright kept Baffins at bay and ten minutes from time the Portsmouth outfit were made to pay for an error.

An under-hit pass across their own goal invited man-of-the-match Gosney to bury the loose ball. It was the ex-AFC Totton man's 13th goal of a sparkling season.

Andover, who have also welcomed Army goalkeeper Luke Cairney to the Portway Stadium, travel to eight-placed Alresford Town on Wednesday (7.45pm).

*Lymington Town moved to within a point of fourth-placed Horndean with a comfortable 3-0 home win over Amesbury.

It was a day to remember for young Jake King, who netted twice on his first senior start, joining Owen Fee on the scoresheet.

Lymington tomorrow (Tuesday) make a short Bournemouth Senior Cup trip to Brockenhurst, who celebrated a 4-1 league win over Hamworthy United at the Meadens Skoda Arena.

Mark Barker seized on a stray pass to give Brock a sixth-minute lead which Mitch Speechley-Price doubled with just over half-an-hour gone.

After the Hammers had pulled one back, the next goal could have gone either way until the game swung dramatically in Brock's direction in the closing stages.

Barker struck again, this time with an 89th-minute penalty, after Matt Sheedy had been hacked down.

Then young winger Leon Carbayo-Borges coolly rounded the 'keeper in stoppage time.