LANDLORDS Great Wakering Rovers beat their tenants White Ensign 3-1 in Saturday’s Essex Senior League derby at Burroughs Park.
Harry Talbot netted twice for the fifth placed Rovers while Callum Boylan was also on target.
Riley Weir netted for Ensign who remain seventh in the standings.
Elsewhere, Benfleet beat FC Clacton 4-2 at the Woodside Stadium in front of a club record crowd of 702.
Gianni Frankis, Nathan Saunders, Mason Shave and Sonny Hartman all scored for Benfleet who remain 16th.
Hullbridge Sports drew 1-1 at Buckhurst Hill with Piers Hatcliff on target.
In the Isthmian Premier Division, Billericay Town slipped off the top of the table after a 3-1 defeat at home to Wingate & Finchley.
Alfie Cerulli put Town ahead early on in front of a crowd of 1,737 but the visitors fought back to triumph meaning Dartford now lead the way in the standings after their 2-0 win at Bognor Regis Town.
Canvey Island, who are 18th, lost 1-0 at Potters Bar Town in their first outing since winning the Essex Senior Cup final while bottom of the table Bowers & Pitsea had their relegation confirmed following a 4-0 defeat at Cray Wanderers.
In Isthmian North, 14th placed Concord Rangers beat Ipswich Wanderers 4-0 with Sherquan Toussaint, Simo Mbonkwi, George Sykes and Frank Craik all hitting the back of the net.
However, there was defeat for Basildon United who lost 3-1 to Heybridge Swifts.
Nathan Best netted for the Bees who remain third from bottom in the table, seven points from safety.
