LIAM FERDINAND’S prolific start to the season continued with two more goals during Binfield’s drubbing of Burnham on Monday night.
Jean-Claude Etienne and Ross Seldon were also on target as the Moles moved top of the Hellenic Premier Division thanks to a third straight win.
It was also the second second successive fixture Roger Herridge’s side have racked up four goals, the first of which arrived on the 10-minute mark
Breaking the deadlock was Etienne, who was on hand to steer home Jake White’s inviting cross.
Ferdinand, fresh from his two-goal salvo during Saturday’s 4-1 victory of Lydney Town, then doubled the advantage just past the half-hour mark.
Etienne was this time provider, as it was his through ball which his fellow striker was to convert.
By this point the hosts had already had a strong penalty appeal turned away, while summer recruit Asa Povey twice went close to making it 3-0 – as did Ferdinand, but he was denied by Joe Broadley in the Burnham goal on this occasion.
At the opposite end, Garry Aulsberry had largely been a spectator, but was required to snuff out a threat on the hour mark.
Yet the shot-stopper was watching on once again when Seldon, albeit via a slight deflection, tucked the ball into the bottom corner for a 3-0 lead on 70 minutes.
Burnham, relegated from the Southern League last term and under the guidance of former England international and stand-in boss Luther Blissett for the fixture, again went close, but the chance was closed down by Reid Brown.
The east Berkshire side were then dealt a blow when Callum Stratford landed awkwardly and would leave proceedings on a stretcher having injured an ankle.
And their evening was to go from bad to worse when when Ferdinand wrapped up the scoring late on with a volley from a corner, taking his tally of league goals after three matches to five.
Up next for the in-form Moles is a trip to Royal Wootton Bassett on Saturday (3pm).
BINFIELD: Aulsberry, White, Broome, Brown, M.Walton, Seldon (May 80), Knight (c), Povey, Ferdinand, Etienne (Jones 75), Williams (Scope 60).
Subs not used: Bennett, Fabian Etienne
