Big win for Town

A fifth successive win, that also sees the team unbeaten away from home in the League since August, saw Woodley move into third place in the League.

This victory owed much to the patience of the team who survived early Chalfont pressure, as expected from a team unbeaten in five games, to come from behind in a match that saw Dan Jewell give his best performance of the season and Luke Williams looking dangerous with his set pieces.

Although Town created the first opportunity when a Jewell free kick was headed onwards by Tom Williams for Luke Williams to shoot wide, the home side showed greater promise and looked threatening going forward as Woodley struggled to get possession.

Wasps ‘ Fred Tripp shot wide following Andrew Nunn conceding a free kick and another Nunn foul allowed Steve Hodges to shoot direct at Oneal Garnes from the edge of the penalty area with Town struggling to clear the free kick.

Although Town saw Jim Nightingale head over from another Luke Williams free kick and Tom Williams and Jewell shoot wide, Chalfont’s better movement, with Ryan Swales and Daniel Moakes running the midfield, always made them the more likely to open the scoring.

Oneal Garnes pulled off a stunning save at full stretch as Moakes was wheeling away in celebration but the inform Woodley keeper tipped his effort onto the cross bar.

Stuart Johnson had a shot go just wide of Garnes' far post and others went straight at the Woodley stopper.

It was Chalfont who deservedly took the lead though with the move on the half. A pinpoint cross found Tripp who headed neatly in at the near post on twenty three minutes. Woodley re-organised and started to get into the game. Luke Williams and then Carl Davies used their pace to outstrip the last man and when one-on-one the keeper blocked Williams' shot well and tipped Davies' shot around the post.

Woodley equalised with a good move of their own. Garnes found Nick Edwards on the edge of Town’s penalty area who in turn passed to Davies who linked with Luke Williams and his centre was met by Chris Hatton to side foot into the net.

It was an even reminder to the half although Town had a goal disallowed on the half time whistle for a foul on Chalfont’s keeper Gary White.

The second half saw Chalfont start on the front foot but created little. Woodley gradually took control and got a critical goal at a good time in the game. Davies converted a headed chance, on sixty nine minutes, from close range following slack marking at a Luke Williams corner kick.

With the match becoming feisty with a string of heavy tackles. Eden Peters came on to add more pace to stretch a tiring Chalfont defence and Davies got his second as Luke Williams claimed a third assist of the match. His eighty sixth minute free kick was headed clinically into the net by the Woodley front man and Woodley had complete control of the game.

Another substitute Richard Thomas, who was returning from injury, assisted for Davies to complete his hat trick. Thomas drilled in a cross and Davies directed the ball back across goal into the far corner as the match entered seven minutes of stoppage time.

It is now a hot streak for Davies with eight goals in four matches and takes his tally to thirteen for the season. Woodley comfortably saw out the remaining minutes and next week welcome bottom of the table Penn and Tylers Green to East Park Farm.

Garnes, Baxter, Nunn, Edwards, Nightingale, T Williams (Hiscock), Jewell, Hatton (Thomas), Fairchild (Peters), Davies, L Williams, Subs not used: Varndell, Cripps