Hanwell Town were well beaten by Gloucester City on a chilly afternoon at the TigerTurf Stadium.

Jacob Evans opened the scoring in the 25th minute before Ellis Watts doubled the hosts advantage 10 minutes later.

Things didn’t get much better after the break for The Geordies, a Dayle Grubbs strike and a second for Watts saw the visitors 4-0 down in the 55th minute.

Brandon Smalley’s 12th goal of the season put a cherry on top of an excellent display from the high-flying Gloucester.

Hanwell’s overall performance wasn’t as bad as the scoreline suggests however they’ll still be disappointed with the manner of the defeat.

The Geordies started by pressing high up the pitch. They did occasionally cause the Hosts some issues, but Gloucester looked a real threat when breaking past the press.

Hanwell had an appeal for a penalty turned down in the 19th minute. Ryan Cole was brought down when preparing to shoot but the referee was not interested in The Geordies’ appeals.

Six minutes later, Evans scored his first goal for Gloucester with a powerful strike from the right of the area that gave Hanwell goalkeeper Sam Beasant no chance.

Shortly afterwards, Watts had his first of the game. Harry Pinchard put the ball across the box and the winger arrived in the six-yard box to tap home.

Hanwell, aiming to show a response in the second half, got off to terrible start, conceding a third almost immediately.

Watts turned from scorer to provider, threading a ball through to Grubb who calmly slotted his strike into the bottom left corner.

Eight minutes later, Gloucester had a fourth. Smalley played a ball through The Geordies high defensive line and Watts showed composure to roll the ball into the bottom right corner.

The final goal of the rout came in the 76th minute. Pinchard, Watts, and Grubby combined to give Smalley a tap in from inside the six-yard box.

Hanwell did look threatening toward the end of the game with Ezekiel Coker and Chaynie Burgin coming close to a consolation goal.

The Geordies were clearly disappointed with the manner of their defeat and went over to apologise to fans at full time.

Manager Chris Moore preferred to focus on The Geordies upcoming Middlesex Senior Cup Final against Rayners Lane.

Moore said: “A couple of the subs played their way into the team today. Rudi Pache and Joe Wilson I thought came off the bench and did well. It makes for a interesting Wednesday evening.”

The Final will take place on Wednesday March 19 at the Tithe Farm Social Club. Next weekend, Hanwell play AFC Totton at home of Non-League Day.