Ben Thomas scored a brace as Ardley United twice came from behind to consolidate their position at the top of the Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division with a 5-3 win at home to Wokingham & Emmbrook. on Saturday.

Matt Jones and Luke Lee twice put the visitors in front.

But Matt Brandish and Ryan Brooks made in 2-2 after 25 minutes.

Ardley led 4-2 at half-time after a Stuart Bridges inswinging corner went in after a deflection of f a defender and then Thomas headed home his first.

Thomas scored his second midway through the second half, with Jones’s second for Wokingham coming from the last kick of the game.

Ardley are now eight points clear of second-placed Oxford City Nomads, who were held 1-1 at home by Reading Town.

Conor McDonagh netted for Nom-ads after Jamie Piercy had given Reading a 16th-minute lead.

A Mark Janes double inspired Abingdon Town to a 4-2 win at home to Highworth.

Jamie Mundy opened the scoring for the Abbots in the 11th minute, with Janes firing in the second from Mundy’s on the half-hour.

A Rory Sproules header reduced the arrears for Highworth, but Abingdon restored their two-goal advantage with Janes’s second.

Highworth pulled a goal back 20 minutes from time through Sean McKeon, but the points were sealed in injury time when Daryl Harris volleyed in Janes’s cross Thame United drew 1-1 at Ascot United thanks to an injury-time pen-alty from Mitchell Meredith.

Luke Seldon had put Ascot in front seven minutes earlier.

Struggling Witney Town lost 3-0 to Cheltenham Saracens, whose goals came from Joe Donaghue, Michael Rhodes and Jamie Hammond.

There was a similar result at Kidlington, where Fairford Town triumphed thanks to strikes from Charlie Grabe (2) and Richard Will-iams.