Ivybridge Town running away with the South West Peninsula League

Jack Alexander and Josh Zimmerman scored the goals for the Ivies, who travel to Bishops Lydeard on Saturday. The Bishops will be desperate for a response after a 4-0 loss at home to Okehampton Argyle, Luke Mortimore and Josh Coles both notching braces for the Okes.

At the bottom of the table, Torridgeside opened up a seven-point gap on struggling Dartmouth with a 2-1 victory over the Darts, who have yet to record a league win this season. Rory Paine and Shaun Copp were on target for the T-Siders.

In the other games, Ollie Aplin, Alangel Joseph, Callum Leech, Neil Last and Lee Hildreth all hit the net for Bovey Tracey, as they trounced Teignmouth 5-1. Newton Abbot Spurs defeated Torrington 2-0 and it was a disappointing result for Honiton Town, as they were comfortably beaten, 4-1 at Stoke Gabriel & Torbay Police.

While the SWPL has become stretched at the top, the Devon Football League remains insanely close, with just six points separating the top nine clubs.

The University of Exeter are top of the pile, with Lakeside Athletic and North Molton the closest pursuers. The team to watch, however, could be Beer Albion, who climbed to fourth with a solid 3-1 win at Topsham Town on Saturday. Josh French, George Richards and Finn Rooke were on target for Beer.

Feniton remain rooted to the bottom, despite a valiant display at home to Mount Gould. Tariq Gasmi and Tommy Frost hit the net for Fenny but it wasn’t enough to prevent a 3-2 defeat. Ottery St Mary missed the chance to join the top ten, as they were beaten 3-1 at Thorverton.

On the professional scene, Exeter City are dropping like a stone in Sky Bet League One. A disappointing 3-0 loss at struggling Fleetwood leaves the Grecians just one point above the drop zone.

There was a big win for Torquay United in the National League South, as they defeated Havant & Waterlooville 2-0, while Plymouth Argyle fought bravely before losing 2-1 at Leeds United.