FOUR goals in a fantastic second half display gave Chelmsford City a fine win over Hemel Hempstead Town.
After an even first half City took the game to the visitors after the break and Michael Cheek put them ahead on 56 minutes before Rohdell Gordon made 2-0 on 72 minutes.
Lee Sawyer put the result beyond doubt with eight minutes to go and Jason Williams added some gloss with a fourth two minutes from time.
The victory, their second successive at Melbourne Park in the Conference South, saw City put the cup defeats to Bishop's Stortford and Aveley firmly in the past and lifted them up to ninth in the table, just two points off the play-offs.
City made three changes from the team that lost 4-3 at Stortford in the FA Trophy the previous Saturday, with Leon Redwood, Yado Mambo and Williams coming in for Nicky Nicolau, Christian Smith and Marvin Ekpiteta, who all dropped to the bench.
Hemel threatened early on as Moussa Diara almost got on the end of a corner at the back post before Oliver Hawkins should have done better when Ed Asafu-Adjaye's cross was flicked on by Jordan Parkes in the box, leaving the big striker unmarked. But he scuffed his effort and City keeper Bradley Watkins easily saved.
City threatened with a series of corners but the visitors held out. Leon Redwood's deep free-kick on the right touchline was tipped behind by Hemel keeper Laurie Walker.
City were forced into an early substitution on 34 minutes, when Mark Haines, who had gone down after suffering a blow to the face, couldn't carry on with a black eye and Ekpiteta replaced him.
The visitors had their best chance on 38 minutes when, after winning successive corners, Matthew Saunders brought a full length save out of Watkins with a fierce drive from the edge of the penalty area.
Four minutes before the break City almost broke the deadlock as Mark Hughes got his head to Redwood's corner a flicked the ball goalwards, but Diara headed off the line.
City came out with a greater impetus in the second half and the pace of Joe Ward, Gordon and Williams began to trouble the visiting back line.
Cheek had a shot blocked in the box, that went out for a corner, before Gordon almost got in after Ward's bursting run at the centre of the defence.
The goal eventually came on 65 minutes. Rob Girdlestone was found in space on the right and his deep cross to the back post was challenged for by Gordon.
The ball fell loose and Cheek crashed home from 12 yards out.
Seven minutes later City had doubled their lead and in style as Gordon picked the ball up on the left and surged into the penalty area before slotting past Walker from eight yards out.
With nine minutes to go Watkins again denied Saunders with another good save with City clearing the rebound for a corner.
They cleared the set piece and broke with pace as Williams carried to ball before releasing Ward down the right channel, he got to the penalty area and then squared for Sawyer who fired home to seal the three points.
On 86 Watkins was tested again, this time flying to deny Hemel substitute Dennis Oli's striker from the edge of the area.
But the Clarets rounded off their second half display in style as Williams ran at the visitors' defence, Cheek was in space to the right, but he ignored shouts to pass and carried to the ball to the edge of the box before shooting into the bottom left corner.
Chelmsford City: Watkins, Girdlestone, Haines (Ekpiteta 34), Mambo, Redwood; Ward (Nicolau 87), Hughes, Sawyer, Gordon; Williams (Jake Gordon 88), Cheek. Unused subs: Smith, Gregory.