Bank Holiday Monday's Division One Central Round-Up

Berkhamsted start 2023 with a four-point lead at the top of the Pitching In Southern League Division One Central table following a 4-0 win at Aylesbury United on Bank Holiday Monday.

JJ Lacey bagged a brace for the Comrades after 38 and 54 minutes, with Brad Wadkins on the hour-mark and Ryan Blake 9 minutes from time adding the others at The Meadow.

Ware, with games in hand on second-placed Biggleswade FC, who won earlier in the day, lost ground after suffering a 2-1 Wodson Park defeat to a now eighth-placed Welwyn Garden City.

Joel Jacobs gave the hosts a 24th-minute lead that Cyrus Babaie-Gumbs levelled within 4 minutes.

A Bailey Stevenson penalty 10 minutes from time won it for Marc Weatherstone’s men – and that after the Citizens were reduced to ten-men in the 70th minute when Lewis Franklin received a second yellow card.

AFC Dunstable remain in fifth spot but were also beaten 2-1 at their own Creasey Park by lowly Thame United, who moved up to 15th as a consequence.

Jack Tutton after just 5 minutes and then Greg Hackett in stoppage time after Louie Collier had equalised seconds earlier.

Waltham Abbey are sixth, now just two points behind the OD’s, after winning 1-0 at FC Romania, courtesy of a 70th-minute Ramiah Mills effort.

Cirencester Town are now ninth after a 2-0 Corinium Stadium win over Kidlington.

On-loan Zach Guinan after 16 minutes and then Jay Simpson 5 minutes from the end were the Centurians` marksmen.

Kempston Rovers were the day’s other winners, moving above Biggleswade Town, after beating the Waders 2-0 at Hillgrounds through Ben Stevens in first half injury-time and then Olu Aderoju 4 minutes into time added on at the end of the match.