A BEN Hall penalty and a Dan Money strike earned Berks County a 2-2 draw at home to Reading YMCA in their Premier Division clash, writes Richard Ashton.

The result lifted the Swords off the foot of the table on goal difference, while Dan Donegan and Ashley Searle were on target for YMCA as they extended their astonishing unbeaten run in the league to 69 matches.

Woodley United Royals are the new basement boys after they lost 3-2 at home to Burghfield FC.

A sensational hat-trick from Nile O'Meally-Newell helped Marlow United collect a seventh win from eight games as they triumphed 3-0 at Wrightchoice & Unity CSA, while Callum Hughes scored for Wraysbury Village in their 1-1 draw with Cookham Dean.

Player-manager Mike Hancock came off the bench to score as table-toppers Mortimer won 3-1 at Reading City U23, Joe Webb and James Croft also on target for the leaders.

Westwood United beat Wokingham & Emmbrook Reserves 2-0.

Division One leaders Newbury extended their perfect start to six matches with a 3-1 home success against Cookham Dean Reserves, while Sam Bernard bagged a brace and Isaac Sedu also hit the back of the net as second-placed FC Imaan Lions drew 3-3 at Reading YMCA Rapids.

Marc Jones and Sam Weston got the goals as Hurst drew 2-2 with Eldon Celtic, Westwood United Reserves blitzed White Eagles 4-0 and Maidenhead Town shared the spoils 4-4 with Finchampstead in an entertaining encounter.

Woodcote Stoke Row Reserves moved top of Division Two after claiming local bragging rights with a 3-0 victory at Goring United.

Andy Taylor, Mike Higley and Tom Brownlow – with a penalty – were on target for the visitors, while in the only other game in the division, AFC Corinthians beat Marlow United Reserves 2-1.

Marius Pilca, Gabriel Pinto and Nicholas Ellis were on the scoresheet as second-placed Hambleden eased past Cintra Park Rovers 3-0 in Division Three, while leaders Berks County overcame Taplow United A 2-0.

Will Hambridge netted for Pangbourne as they drew 1-1 with Woodley United A, and Daniel Page Smith scored the only goal of the game as Goring United Reserves won 1-0 at Twyford & Ruscombe.

In Division Four, a Lee Holland double and a Dan Moore strike led Phoenix Old Boys Reserves to a 3-0 home win against Farnham Royal Mavericks.

Matt Panton and substitute Matthew Swain were on target for Berks County Rovers as they downed Westwood United Development 2-0, while AFC Corinthians edged past Taplow United Reserves 1-0.

Woodcote Stoke Row were knocked out of the Oxfordshire Senior Cup following a 1-0 home defeat to Easington Sports, while Langley won 2-0 at Richings Park in the Slough Cup.

Darryl Wearn, Lee Bell and Steve Newell were the Maidenhead Town Reserves' goalscorers as they progressed in the Maidenhead Norfolkian Junior Cup with a 5-3 penalty shoot-out success following a 3-3 draw at Hazlemere Sports Reserves.

Andrew Johnstone-Archer grabbed a double and Kian Sawyer and Craig Haylett were also on target as Mortimer Reserves thumped Britwell FC 5-0, an own goal also aiding their cause.

Phoenix Old Boys hammered Eton Wick 6-0m but Maidenhead Town A were knocked out by Townmead 2-1.

In the Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup, Harchester Hawks were eliminated 5-2 by Lambourn Sports.