West Yorkshire League Premier Division: Carlton 6 Oxenhope Rec 0

RELEGATION-THREATENED Oxenhope held the runaway leaders for over an hour before a six-goal salvo gave the scoreline an unfair reflection of the overall game.

The Wakefield side, who are unbeaten in the league this season with 11 straight victories, started confidently.

But the visitors played five across the back and dealt comfortably with their threat.

Rec relied on breakaways down field using the pace of Tom Marshall and Owen Williamson. Both had chances in one-on-ones with the keeper, Marshall hitting the post.

The deadlock was broken in the 74th minute and an error by keeper Nick Hudson gifted the home side their second. Manager James Bailey moved central defender Scott Nelson up front to try and claw back a result but Carlton seized the opportunity to show their formidable attacking play as a tired and depleted Rec saw the floodgates open.

On Saturday Oxenhope travel to Brighouse in a six-pointer relegation battle (2pm).

Oxenhope: Hudson, Fleetwood, Ritson, Chapman, Nelson, White, Jalil, Dyson, Clewes, Williamson, Marshall.

Alliance Division One: Oxenhope Reserves 8 Pool Reserves 3

Oxenhope’s second string extended their unbeaten run to eight games thanks to a four-goal haul by the returning Dan Moriarty.

The took the lead on ten minutes when Moriarty ran on to a through ball, rounded the keeper and calmly slotted home. Oxenhope’s young keeper Eddie Jackson spilled a shot and the ball fell kindly for a Pool striker to level.

Minutes later the away side grabbed the lead when a sloppy clearance was clinically punished with a shot into the top corner.

On the half hour Oxenhope’s injury hoodoo hit once again when a pulled hamstring forced influential skipper Sean Quinlan off. But his replacement Danny Driver burst down the right flank and delivered a deep cross for Moriarty to level the score.

Oxenhope pressed forward after the break and when a corner was half-cleared to the edge of the box Luke Scott smashed home into the bottom left corner.

The hosts took control as Scott switched play with a 20-yard pass out to Driver on the right. He burst into the box and blasted in number four.

Driver then became provider, delivering an inch-perfect cross for Moriarty to firmly head home for his hat-trick.

The advantage was increased when Joel Gallagher curled his pass into the path of Jason McGee, who evaded several lunging tackles before squeezing the ball in at the near post from the tightest of angles.

Driver hammered in number seven after a poor clearance and, though Pool added a third, Moriarty had the last word with his fourth.

The result keeps Oxenhope in fifth place and within five points of leaders Robin Hood Reserves.

They welcome Broomhill Reserves to the Recreation Ground on Saturday for a first-round tie in the Keighley and District Supplementary Cup (1.30pm).

Oxenhope Thirds travel to Bingley Reserves in the same competition (1.30pm).