WELLINGTON side Moortown St Malachy’s remain top of the second division in the Somerset Sunday Football League despite losing their 100 per cent record after suffering a 3-2 away defeat against title rivals Butlins FC in their latest match.

However, the West Somerset side are now only two points behind Moortown - and also have a crucial game in hand

Moortown, far from full-strength, could not have made a worse start against Butlins at Alcombe, Minehead, going down 3-0 in the opening 15 minutes.

But they hit back to reduce the arrears when Ben Evett netted with a brilliant free-kick.

And he put Moortown right back in the match when he cut in from the left hand side of the pitch and struck the ball straight into the top corner of the net from 35 yards out.

But the Wellington side just could not score an equaliser despite making most of the running towards the latter part of the game.

Meanwhile, Butlins will almost certainly go above Moortown this coming Sunday when they play at home to bottom team Strong Mentality in a league match. Strong Mentality crashed 26-0 away to Spartans in the league last weekend and are bottom of the table.

Moortown have no league match but are involved in a Jim Jowett Cup-tie against first division outfit Terry’s Panthers at the Playing Field (10.30a.m.). Panthers are bottom of their division, having won only one of eight matches.

Division Two fixtures for Sunday, November 22: Butlins FC v Strong Mentality, Spartans v Northwalls United. Jim Jowett Cup: Hinton St George v AFC Dunster, Moortown St Malachy’s v Terry’s Panthers, Watchet Town Blue Waves v Cotford Rovers, Williton v Carrs Crusaders. Somerset Sunday Challenge Cup: Nether Stowey v New Foresters, Weston North End Veterans v Highbridge Warriors.