A 6-0 win at Stansted left Witham Town needing just seven points from their final six games to lift the Essex Senior League title.
Leaders Town extended their unbeaten league run to 23 games and maintained their record of not losing away from home this season thanks to a hat-trick from John Watson, a brace by Billy Hunt and a goal from Sam Taylor.
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