They needed a hat-trick to get there, now Bayswater are back on top

Pat Loughrey fired Bayswater City to the top of NPL WA as the defending champions cruised to a 5-0 victory over Armadale.

The striker scored a hat-trick as Bayswater extended their winning streak to four matches and moved one point clear at the summit after Perth RedStar-Olympic Kingsway fixture was rescheduled.

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Luke Palmateer opened the scoring before Ollie La Galia capped an influential display with a goal and two assists as the visitors overwhelmed Armadale after half-time.

Loughrey has now scored five goals this season.

Elsewhere, Perth Azzurri produced another stunning comeback.

For the third straight week, Kenny Lowe's side recovered from a two-goal deficit, this time defeating Perth Glory 4-2.

Gordon Perkins scored his 11th goal of the season to move level atop the Golden Boot race before Ethan Banks and Pieter Jacobsz completed the turnaround.

Sorrento climbed into fifth after Rene Kisesa's early strike secured a 1-0 victory over Stirling Macedonia.

At the other end of the table, Dianella White Eagles boosted their survival hopes with a valuable 1-0 win against Western Knights, courtesy of Daniel Zivkovic's second-half header.

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Fremantle City enjoyed a seven-goal Sicilian Cup Day thriller, defeating Balcatta Etna 5-2 to move six points clear of the relegation zone.

Iljas Ahmedov scored twice inside the opening 13 minutes before Charlie Chechlacz and Taj Bingwa helped seal an important victory.