1. The Dylan Morgan Show
It proved to be the Dylan Morgan for Torquay United as the United winger netted the first hat-trick of his senior career for the Gulls against Bath City.
After Jordan Alves cancelled out Reece Evans' opener, United restored their lead in the 34th minute when Sonny Blu Lo-Everton played a corner short to
Morgan, who played a neat one-two with skipper Matt Worthington before his cross evaded
everyone in the box before nestling into the top corner.
Three minutes after the re-start, United added a third when Jay Foulston won a challenge on the left-hand side and fed Morgan, who raced down the wing before cutting inside to fire past Binns with a right-footed strike. The goal took Morgan's total for the season to ten.
In the 59th minute, the Gulls made it four for the afternoon when Worthington played
a ball down the right which picked out Deon Moore, and his cross found Dan Hayfield who
saw his shot blocked before the rebound fell invitingly to Morgan who fired
home to complete his treble.
Morgan’s haul now takes his tally for the season to 11, leaving four behind joint-leading scorers Jordan Young and Louis Dennis.
2. Reece Evans' first goal for the club.
After making his first start for the Gulls against Weston Super Mare on Good Friday, Reading loanee Reece Evans opened his goal scoring account for United in the 11th minute.
Right-back Will Tizzard’s ball into the midfield found Reading loanee Reece Evans, who then ran at the Bath defence and found the back of the net with a shot from the edge of the area that took a deflection before flying past Romans’ keeper Charlie Binns.
With Cody Cooke out of the season with a shoulder injury, United manager Jimmy Ball now has the choice of calling upon either Evans or short term signing Deon Moore.
3. A first glimpse of Charlie Osborne.
Monday's clash also gave the Plainmoor faithful the first glimpse of new loan signing Charlie Osborne from AFC Bournemouth. Osborne had previously played under Jimmy Ball at AFC Totton and he made his bow for the Gulls in the 56th minute in place of right-back Will Tizzard.
4. Old boys on show.
As well as United assistant manager lining up in the opposite dug out against the team who dismissed him earlier this season, there were also a number of connections between the two clubs out on the pitch.
For the Gulls, Jordan Dyer and Dan Hayfield lined up against their former clubs, whilst ex-Gulls' Ollie Tomlinson and Will Jenkins Davies featured for the Romans.
Disappointingly for Jenkins Davies, who was born in Torquay and had two loan spells with United from Plymouth Argyle in 2023-24 and 2024-25, his afternoon ended early as he went off injured after four minutes.
5. It remains tight at the top.
United's win over the Romans moves Jimmy Ball's side up to third in the table, four points behind leaders Worthing, who overtook Dorking Wanderers after beating them 2-1 at the Meadowbank Stadium to lead them on goal difference.
The Gulls are level on points with Ebbsfleet United, but are ahead of them by virtue of goal difference. Hornchurch trail them by a point in fifth with 73, after they lost 5-4 away to Maidstone United, and Maidenhead United and Hemel Hempstead Town make up the remainder of the top seven with 72 points.
Last season, only three points separated the top six and it looks like as though that could be the case again in 2025-26.