Tividale and Wolves Casuals win for survival shot in the arm - round-up

Hosts Tividale edged a topsy-turvy seven-goal thriller at The Beeches against top-half opposition in Studley to climb four points clear of the drop zone with a third win in four.

Things looked ominous for the third-bottom home side as Studley raced into a 2-0 lead by the midpoint of the first half.

Ezekiel Agyemang reduced the arrears with his first from the penalty spot and Jordon Sangha finished a neat move in the Studley box to level things up at half-time.

Tividale led for the first time a few minutes after the interval with Agyemang spot-on again from 12 yards after officials spotted a handball in the penalty box.

The hosts relied on some fine saves by Ethan Hawkes and Alfie Higgs made it 4-2 on 65 minutes tapping home after fine work from Agyemang.

Tividale's Callum Lloyd saw red for a second caution late on and the visitors pulled another back for a nervy ending but Tividale held on to put some daylight between themselves and second-bottom Highgate, who lost.

Casuals responded from their heavy defeat to Tividale seven days earlier with a significant morale-boosting victory at fourth-bottom Uttoxeter Town.

Connor Parker's 17th-minute goal was the difference between the two sides on a big afternoon in Staffordshire. Uttoxeter, now only four points clear of Tivi and nine of Casuals, could not find an equaliser after the break.

Brocton slipped a place to fourth as they missed a chance to move within a point of second-placed visitors Shifnal at Silkmore Lane.

The Badgers' top scorer Reg Smith opened the scoring in the 12th minute but Shifnal's Josh Beamond converted a neat equaliser 10 minutes later.

The even clash was on a knife-edge until Shifnal substitute Taylor Need emerged from the bench to slip in a cool low finish. Brocton thought they found an immediate equaliser but for the offside flag.

Leaders Lichfield were without a game but are still seven points clear.

Seventh-placed Dudley Town reeled Whitchurch Alport to within three points above them with a 2-1 win over the Shropshire visitors. Sub Matt Funge and Connor Armstrong turned it around for the Robins.

AFC Wulfrunians lost 3-2 in a bottom half battle at Romulus and there was also defeat for Stourport Swifts, 1-0 at home to Atherstone who are third.

AFC Wulfrunians meet with Old Wulfrunians at Castlecroft in a JW Hunt Cup last 16 tie on Tuesday night in the final 'Wulfrunians' derby after the former's decision to rename as Wolverhampton City in the summer.

Bilston Town are up to seventh in Division One after smashing lowly Wednesfield 5-0 on the road. Max Dixon netted a hat-trick for the visitors.

Cradley Town strengthened their play-off position of fifth with a 4-2 home victory over Gornal Athletic. The Hammers had Callum North fire a brace with Charlie Aston and Callum Powell also on target.

Smethwick Rangers, in eighth, lost ground and were leapfrogged after a 2-0 defeat at home to Kirby Muxloe.

In North West Counties First Division South, Stafford Town's 2-0 home victory over Alsager has mathematically secured Town a play-off position. They trail leaders Winsford by six points.

Jamie Fox and Patryk Mazurkiewicz scored the goals in each half. It appeared the game was abandoned in stoppage time after convulsions to Alsager's Adam Hampshire following a coming together. It was agreed the result would stand and Hampshire has recovered in hospital.

Eccleshall were beaten 1-0 at home to Cammell Laird via an early single goal.

Bewdley Town were denied a late victory at Carterton in Hellenic League Division One. Jake Hollylee had cancelled out the hosts' opener before Elliott Lees struck seven minutes from time with what looked to be the winner.

But the Oxfordshire hosts converted a penalty five minutes into stoppage time to deny Bewdley on their travels,