Thornton-Cleveleys moved back into third in the league table with a 5-1 win at MSB Woolton, their strikers Jacob Gregory and Josh Winder scoring twice each.
Harry Williamson, making his third consecutive league start, put the visitors ahead inside six minutes with his second goal for the club. Jonathan Liddle levelled for Woolton on 11 minutes, heading in a corner. Gregory restored the lead on 33 minutes, sprinting onto a loose ball after a header went back over the home defence.
Winder was sin-binned just before the interval for protesting an offside call, and Woolton finished the half strongly with Oli Shepherd called into action. After the restart a Woolton free kick struck the woodwork.
Winder made it 3-1 on 72 minutes, finishing after Gregory held off a defender, and Gregory added a fourth by lobbing the ball over a defender after Alessio Ruocco's long ball caught goalkeeper Daniel Jennings out. Ruocco was making his debut for the club. Winder completed the scoring on 87 minutes for his 15th goal in all competitions.
Manager Paul Gregory said: "5-1 doesn't really give a true reflection of the game. We did well to go in 2-1 at half-time because they are a very good side. Not many teams will come here and put five past them."
He added of Williamson, who was man of the match: "We are looking forward and excited to watch him progress and develop."
Thornton-Cleveleys host Fulwood Amateurs in the Edward Case Cup on Saturday.
Originally published by Thornton Cleveleys: thornton-cleveleysfc.co.uk/match-report/938383