MATCH official withdrawals caused postponements in the First division, but Nelson FC took advantage to sail to the top of the division with a hard fought 4-3 victory over Queens Liscard as Callum Morrison bagged a hat-trick and Liam Jackson added the fourth.

Firing the responses were Alex Broadbent with a brace and Danny Speed with a single.

Undefeated in the Second division with a 100% record are Halfway House following their vintage performance as they rolled over Vineyard in a 8-1 success that saw Kal Herbert (3), Hayden Metcalf (2), Joe Cooper, Alex Woods and Joe Skinner on target in a solid team performance.

A goal apiece from Jack Greenleas and Ollie Lloyd saw Eastham Rangers Colts canter to a 2-1 victory over Barnston PV for their first win of the campaign as Reece Orton netted the consolation.

North Wirral Saints beat Eastham Rangers 4-1, with Martin Marshall netting the only goal for Rangers.

Glenavon Athletic raced to the top of the Dundee Youth division and inflicted a first defeat on Groves FC when winning 4-0 as Joe Povall netted a double and Leighton Clark and Matty Benson added singles.

New Ferry Rangers won a nine-goal thriller with their winner coming in the final minutes as they beat Wallasey Wanderers 5-4 with goals from Jamie Williams (2), Steve Harrison, Ted Hughes-Wilson and Louis Haddock.

Firing the replies were George Hamilton, Lewis Connolly, Harry Griffiths and Jay Davies.

Park Royal opened their account when soaring past Eastham Rangers Jets 4-3 thanks to efforts from Joe Irvine-2, Jack Cureton and Jack Marshall.

Bagging the responses for Jets were Alex Hill with a double and Jordan Lee Major with a single.

Upton Youth remain unbeaten and top of the Grove Youth division after a slender 2-1 success over Higher Bebington JFC as Joel Hunter and James Fisher found the net and they even scored an own goal for their opponents.

Groves Rovers claimed top youth score of the day when beating Phoenix the Flames 8-1 as both Matty Hickman and Jacob Adams fired trebles and Ivan Balaba hit home a double.

Despite a brace of goals from Frank Ward, Delta Colts Parkfield went down 4-2 versus ACA Sports who had Simon Grace, Tom Sang, Dylan Jeffery and Kieran Harris as their marksmen in an excellent game.

Loui Fox and Dom Francome were the goal heroes for AC Hoylake as they eased out Young Lions with a 2-1 result as Jack Kelly claimed the only goal for the visitors.