Adam Birchall's red-hot scoring streak continued as Dover ran out 4-1 winners at Bishop's Stortford.

The striker took his tally to 19 for the season as his brace put Martin Hayes' side on their way to a convincing away win in Blue Square South. Whites warmed up for next week's FA Cup first round tie at Gillingham in style, but had to wait until the second half to break the deadlock.

Birchall opened the scoring on the hour mark when he headed in his 15th goal in nine games. Harry Baker side-footed across the face of goal after latching on to a deep cross from Sam Long.

Before Bishop's Stortford could react, Birchall then doubled the lead as his exquisite lob from Elliot Charles flick-on looped over the home goalkeeper three minutes later. Dover goalkeeper Ross Flitney had a rush of blood on 74 minutes as the hosts pulled a goal back. Flitney raced out to try and dispossess Duane Jackman, but the striker rounded him and slotted the ball into the bottom corner.

Joe Tabiri restored the two-goal lead on 83 minutes as he flicked the ball over the goalkeeper, before Harry Baker completed the scoring with a fine header into the roof of the net two minutes later.

The result keeps Dover in fifth, a point ahead of sicth-placed Ebbsfleet United.