Oxford City stars crushed Haringey Greyhounds 7-1 to climb to fourth in the English National League Division 1 South table.

Dean Francis grabbed a double as Oxford finished strongly.

Andrew Shurmer put Stars ahead in a fourth-minute powerplay, but Adam Gray soon equalised.

Oxford had to wait until the 32nd-minute to retake the lead, with Yousif Abu Saada netting after some persistent work from Ken Forshee.

Soon afterwards, Stars captain Darren Elliott made it 3-1 and Francis scored his first on 35 minutes.

Haringey withdrew their netminder late on and Francis was able to shoot the length of the ice and score after Stars won possession.

Shannon Taylor and Nick Oliver completed Oxford’s rout, while the home fans enjoyed a late fight between Andy Cox and Haringey’s Dave Richards.