The big Investec Women’s League match of the weekend is
tomorrow, when Reading and Canterbury meet. They are both at the top of the
Premiership table on 22 points, but with Reading having the better goal
difference.
Elsewhere in the Premiership table Sutton Coldfield won only
their second game of the season with a surprise win against Beeston this
afternoon. Jane Sixsmith, Sarah Mills and Emma McCabe all scored from penalty
corners to give their side the 3-0 victory.
With six points they remain in the relegation play-off spot, but it puts
them is striking distance of making an escape.
If Sutton Coldfield do make an escape it is likely to be at
the expense of University of Birmingham, who went down 1-0 at Leicester. Jo
Hunter was the home side’s scorer.
There was good news of sorts for Olton & West Warwicks
today, with what was their most modest defeat of the season so far. Playing Bowdon Hightown at home, their Ami
Hone scored an 18th minute equaliser, but Bowdon struck three times in
the second half for the match to end 1-4. Olton have no points after ten
matches, with a goal difference of -67.
East Grinstead, who had been chasing Holcombe hard for the
lead in the Conference East,
suffered a surprise result at bottom placed Chelmsford. The Essex side came back from a 0-2 deficit
to draw the match 2-2. This is Chelmsford’s fifth draw this season, but it
still leaves them propping up the table. Holcombe’s 1-2 win at Wimbledon keeps
them five points ahead of second placed Sevenoaks. Sevenoaks took over second
place from East Grinstead with a 5-1 win over Old Loughtonians.
The North Conference
table remained static last weekend, but both the bottom and top changed as a
result of today’s matches. Boots won their first match of the season, recording
a 2-1 win over Doncaster. Boots move off the bottom spot to be replaced by
Doncaster. At the top of the table Wakefield could only draw 3-3 at home to Ben
Rhydding, whilst Brooklands Poynton won their match away at Stourport 1-2. As a
result Brooklands Poynton move into the top place, one point ahead of
Wakefield. University of Durham, who were early contenders for the lead earlier
in the season, lost 0-1 to Loughborough
Students and are now four points adrift of Wakefield in third place.
The race for the top of the Conference West is still neck
and neck, with Slough one point ahead of Buckingham. Slough’s goal difference
took a boost with a 4-0 win at home to Trojans.
In comparison, Buckingham’s win at Bristol Firebrands was relatively
modest, 1-2. Exe seem to be relegation bound, six points behind Barnes in ninth
place. They lost 1-6 at home to
Gloucester City, whilst Barnes edged further away with a 1-1 win at home to
Swansea City.
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