There were two matches in the England Hockey League, involving three clubs who have games in hand as a result of the recent EuroHockey League fixtures.
Reading's 0-0 draw at Beeston means that they move up into first place in the Men's Premiership, separated by goal difference from Surbiton. Despite going 3-0 behind at one stage, East Grinstead recovered to record a 6-3 win over University of Exeter. East Grinstead retain their third place, whilst Exeter are slowly being left behind by the rest of the division.
Men's Premier Division |
Beeston |
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East Grinstead |
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| 6 | - | 3 |
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| University of Exeter |
Adamson Harper 34 - F |
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| James Grannell 8 - PC | |
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
1 | Reading | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 16 |
2 | Surbiton | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 16 |
3 | East Grinstead | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 13 |
4 | Bowdon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 8 |
5 | Cannock | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 8 |
6 | Hampstead and Westminster | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 6 |
7 | Beeston | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 5 |
8 | Brooklands MU | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 4 |
9 | Loughborough Students | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 4 |
10 | University of Exeter | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 1 |