1. Gulls return to winning ways.
In front of their biggest crowd of the 2025-26 campaign, Torquay United shrugged off the disappointment of two straight defeats to defeat fellow promotion chasers Weston Super Mare 3-1 at Plainmoor.
The result lifts United above the Seagulls and they currently trail leaders Hornchurch by four points.
2. Matt Jay ends goalscoring drought.
After netting twice in August (against AFC Totton and Dover Athletic), Matt Jay hadn't found the back since scoring the winner in United's 3-2 win over Dover on August Bank Holiday Monday.
However, he ended his barren run with the Gulls' second goal as he connected with Sam Dreyer's flick-on from Callum Dolan's corner, and he found the back of the net with an instinctive finish.
3. Jordan Thomas.
Jordan Thomas produced arguably his best performance in a Torquay United shirt on Boxing Day. He played an important role in setting up United's first goal for Louis Dennis, who latched on to his quickly taken free-kick in the sixth minute.
He also played a key role in Dennis' second on 79 minutes and was defensively strong throughout.
4. Leading scorer race hots up.
By netting a brace for the Gulls against the Seagulls, Louis Dennis has now taken his tally for the season to 13, which puts up one ahead of Jordan Young on 12 - and takes their collective total to 25,
Over the years, United have had a number of goalscoring duos who have netted 30 or more in a single campaign. Paul Dobson and Dave Caldwell in 1987-88 (23 and 7); Dean Edwards and Tommy Tynan in 1990-91 (19 and 19); Martin Gritton and David Graham in 2002-03 (16 and 15); David Graham and Jo Kuffour in 2003-04 (23 and 11); Tim Sills and Lee Phillips in 2007-08 (22 and 16); Tim Sills and Elliot Benyon in 2008-09 (20 and 11) and Jamie Reid and Saikou Janneh in 2018-19 (32 and 19).
5. Crowd watch.
As well as being the Gulls' highest crowd of the 2025-26 campaign so far, it was also the biggest attendance in National Leagues North and South. In the National League, only the 7,935 who witnessed York City host Boston United bettered it, and it was also higher than four crowds in League Two (Accrington Stanley versus Barrow, Crawley Town versus Colchester United, Newport County vs Barnet and Salford City versus Harrogate Town) and one in League One (Burton Albion vs Northampton Town).
