GOAL machine Andy Forbes reached another milestone as Winchester City maintained their five-point advantage at the top of the Wessex League.

Forbes took his seasonal league tally to 24 in 13 games with a penalty in City's 4-0 victory over Bournemouth Poppies.

It was the striker's 100th goal for Winchester in only 70 matches since signing from Andover.

Gary Green, Mark Blake and Danny Smith also netted.

Gosport thrashed below-strength Hamble 6-0 with goals from Neil Scammell (2), Graham Lindsay (2), Mark Tyron and Fraser Quirke. The defeat left Hamble boss Larry Clay wishing he'd called the game off.

Blackfield & Langley will probably escape a fine for calling their match off the previous week due to informing the league they had been hit by a sickness bug.

Clay said: "I wish we'd done that.

"We've been hit hard by injuries and sickness, I had people playing against Gosport who shouldn't have played really.

"One player, Peter Williams, had been to hospital every day last week having poison drained from a leg. We're really thin on the ground and, against a quality side like Gosport, you need all your big guns firing.

"It was good experience for our younger lads to see the standard they need to reach, but in a way it wasn't fair on them."

Hamble's injury problems continued when defender Trevor Cox, who was playing in midfield, suffered an ankle injury that could sideline him for two months.

Adam Lillis struck twice as Alton moved off the bottom at Whitchurch's expense with a 2-1 win over them.

Unbeaten Wimborne defeated Christchurch 2-1 with goals from Gareth Barnes and Stuart Cannie.

Steve Poulton grabbed Totton's goal in a 1-1 draw with Andover, while Phil McDonald's strike gave Cowes a 1-1 draw against in-form Moneyfields.

Richard Gregory replied as BAT lost 2-1 at Portland, Mark Carter and Chris Evans scoring.

Lloyd Mitchell and Ross Bottomley netted as Fareham triumphed 2-1 at Blackfield.