1. Connor Lemonheigh-Evans - the terror of the Terras.
For the second time this season, Welsh midfielder Connor Lemonheigh-Evans scored a late winner for Torquay United against Weymouth. On December 28, 2020, Lemonheigh-Evans struck in the 87th minute to secure a 4-3 win for United over the Terras and he headed home a Jake Andrews corner to score his seventh goal of the 2020-21 campaign and seal a 2-1 win for the Gulls against Weymouth. Lemonheigh-Evans, of course, helped to set the tone for the late winners for United by scoring the decisive goal in the dying minutes against Stockport County to secure a 1-0 win over the Hatters at Plainmoor on the opening day of the season.
2. A third late winner on the spin.
Like buses, late winners for United have been hard to come by for several months then a succession of them come along at once. It was the third game in a row that the Gulls have wrapped up all three points with a goal scored in the final ten minutes of a game. Danny Wright struck in the 83rd minute versus Woking on Good Friday, Sam Sherring scored in injury time against Wrexham on Easter Monday while Lemonheigh-Evans's winner versus Weymouth came on 85 minutes.
3. United now within three points of Sutton.
Yesterday's win over Weymouth also means that the Gulls head into Tuesday's 'six-pointer' with Sutton United within three points of the U's. Following their defeat to Maidenhead United on March 16, Torquay were eight points behind Sutton, but if they win at Gander Green Lane they will move level on points with the U's and will overtake them should they win by two goals or more.
4. Jake Andrews continues his resurgence in form.
After being in and out of contention for the first half of the season, due to a combination of injuries and the form of Ben Whitfield on the left of midfield, Jake Andrews has emerged as one of United's upturn in form during their last six matches. His low drive in the 59th minute against Weymouth, which saw United draw level, was his second during that period and his third of the season. They could yet to be more to come from Andrews in terms, as let's not forget that he was United's third top scorer in their National League South title winning 2018-19 season with 12 goals and also the Gulls third highest scorer last season with six.
5. A return to early season form.
United's win over Weymouth was their fifth win in six league games and represents their best run of form since their opening six matches of the 2020-21 National League campaign. The Gulls secured five wins out of their first six league encounters - beating Stockport 1-0, Bromley 2-1, Chesterfield 2-1, Dover 2-0 & Aldershot 4-1 and losing 2-1 to Eastleigh - to top the National League with 15 points. This run helped to lay the foundation for one of the best starts to a season in living memory for United.
6. 20-20-20 vision for Gulls.
United have now taken 60 points over the course of the 2020-21 campaign and they have now taken exactly 20 points off each third of the National League. The Gulls have claimed 20 points of the top eight of the division - first to eighth - (Hartlepool three, Sutton three, Stockport three, Notts County three, Chesterfield three, FC Halifax three & Wrexham six), another 20 off the middle third - 9th to 16th - (Eastleigh nil, Bromley three, Boreham Wood two, Aldershot three, Altrincham nil, Maidenhead three, Solihull Moors six & Yeovil three) and 20 off the bottom third - 17th to 23rd (Dover's record has been expunged) - (Dagenham & Redbridge 0, Wealdstone four, Woking three, Weymouth six, King's Lynn four, Barnet three). Some of those sides United have met twice, others they are due to face for a second time.
