A TOMMY Chubb pile-driver gave Monmouth Town a 1-0 home win over Caerleon on Saturday in their last game of 2024, making it nine games unbeaten.

Victory lifted them to fifth in the Gwent Premier top tier, a point behind Abertillery Excelsiors with four games in hand.

Monmouth's 2nds also downed Sudbrook CC in an East Gwent One table-top battle, winning 3-1 away to close the gap to three points.

Sixteen-year-old Jake Lewis put the visitors 1-0 up on 40 minutes before Rory Sheppard doubled the lead just three minutes later.

Sam Williams added a third eight minutes into the second half, and a last-minute goal for the hosts was the only blip for the Kingfishers, who leapfrogged Caldicot Castle into second.

Elsewhere, Chepstow Town stayed hot on the heels of Ardal South East leaders Treowen Stars with a 3-1 home win over basement boys Newport Corinthians.

Jack Pearson-Brown broke the deadlock to put the Jockeys 1-0 up on 37 minutes before Corries' Keian Davies put through his own net early in the second period for 2-0.

Chris O'Donnell sealed the deal with a third with seven minutes left before the visitors notched a consolation two minutes into added time, leaving Chepstow – who visit Abercarn United on Saturday – second three points behind the leaders.

Monmouth's Rockfield Rovers got their shooting boots on away to Sudbrook CC 2nds in East Gwent 2, winning 9-1 with five goals in the last 20 minutes.

Amazingly, it was 1-1 at the break until Rockfield ran away with it, Tommy Tynan firing a hat-trick backed by braces for Ben Johnson and Ben Wiggins, plus goals for Joe Mudd and Tom Mulvaney.

But Tintern Abbey missed out to visitors Underwood 4-0.