THE Basingstoke Bison returned to the top of the English Premier League after they beat the visiting Slough Jets 4-1 and leaders Guildford lost in Manchester 6-1. 

It was not all plain sailing for home side as the Jets had the better of the first 20 minutes and led 1-0 thanks to Michael Wales.

However, the last 40 minutes was a different story as a brace from Doug Sheppard and single goals from Tony Redmond andGreg Owen secured the victory.

See Monday's Gazette's new 11 pages of sport for a full report and reaction.