High-flying Ilminster Town came from behind to beat Watchet Town in a 10 goal thriller.

The Blues found themselves trailing 3-1 after just 25 minutes, before pulling back to 3-3 by half-time.

In the second half, they dominated, scoring four unanswered goals to secure their win.

The match saw Josh Phillips score a hat-trick, bringing his total to 18 goals from 17 appearances.

The game, played in heavy rain on the West Somerset coast, started with Ilminster taking the lead in the 10th minute, thanks to a free-kick by Owen Burn.

However, Watchet Town, sitting second from bottom, had a brief period of success, scoring three goals in quick succession.

First, they equalised within a minute of Ilminster's opener, then made it 2-1 with a penalty after the ball struck Burn's arms, even though they were tight to his body.

Finally, they capitalised on a mistake by Shay Allen, who lost possession to make it 3-1.

Ilminster then began their comeback, with Phillips making it 3-2.

Pablo Borges equalised before half-time with a powerful free kick into the top corner.

At half-time, Ilminster made a strategic change, bringing on Drew Stride and moving Burns to the centre of defence, replacing Louis Rutter as a precautionary measure.

The second half saw Ilminster completely take control.

Five minutes after the restart, Phillips ran through to make it 4-3.

He then completed his hat-trick with a header from a Jack Steer cross, making it 5-3

Substitute Evan Howse added a sixth goal, running through and slotting home into the bottom corner.

Harvey Saunders almost added another, but his long-range effort was pushed onto the crossbar.

The final goal, making it 7-3, came from Thomas Lee, who controlled a volley perfectly.

Several Ilminster players stood out in the match.

Phillips, with his hat-trick, continued his fine form.

Borges, who was instrumental in the first half comeback, was in top form.

Stride, in an unfamiliar role, and Burn were also impressive in the second half.

However, it was skipper Dan Peach who took the star man award.

His leadership in the second half was crucial to Ilminster's win, as he controlled the middle of the park with authority.

This match was only the second time this season that Ilminster have found themselves behind in the league, but their impressive comeback shows why they are currently the league leaders.

Next up for the Blues is a home tie against Fry Club who are the only side to beat them this season.

It kicks off at 2pm at the Archie Gooch Pavilion.