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BARWELL v BLUES - MATCH PREVIEW

Match Information
Barwell v Blues
Pitching In Southern League Central Premier
3pm kick off
Kirby Road Sports Ground, Kirby Road, Barwell, Leicester, LE9 8FQ.
Tel: - 01455 843067.

Leiston visit Barwell tomorrow afternoon in yet more league action. Leiston’s point on Tuesday night at AFC Sudbury leaves the side in 16th place in the division, with Barwell 14th at present, having lost 2-1 at home to Mickleover last Monday evening. Barwell defeated Rugby in the FA Cup earlier in the campaign before going out to Bromsgrove Sporting 2-1 in the next round.

Leiston now have ten points from as many games but will draw confidence from their first half display at the MEL Group Stadium on Tuesday night. Ross Crane’s strike out Leiston ahead but Reuben Swann made sure Sudbury had a share of the spoils as the sub levelled half through the second half.

Last season, Leiston won on their first ever visit to Barwell on a cold Monday evening in February, with the Blues coming away with. 3-2 victory. Ben Fowkes netted two while Will Davies also got on the scoresheet. The Blues won the home fixture in April this year, with Fowkes and Davies on target. The Blues had lost all their other three previous times, and hadn’t even scored a goal at Barwell until last campaign.

FORM GUIDE: -

Barwell: - LDDLL
Blues: - DLDLD.

With teams in FA Cup action tomorrow afternoon, their are just three league games in the division this Saturday.

The Blues host Hornchurch in the FA Trophy next Saturday, with Hornchurch winning the competition in 2021. Leiston host Stourbridge and Kettering Town in October, while visits to Alvechurch and Hitchin Town also await the side.

Pitching In Southern League Central Premier fixtures this weekend: -

Alvechurch v Long Eaton
BARWELL v LEISTON
Royston Town v Leamington

The U23’s are in action tomorrow afternoon also as they play host to Brandon Town in the CNet Training Suffolk Senior Cup 1st Round. The winners will be at home to Claydon in Round 2. Adam Bailey-Dennis and Rossi Jarvis are in the U23’s squad tomorrow afternoon.

The U23’s have turned the corner of late although they have lost their last two league games, albeit at promotion chasing Framlingham Town (4-3, A) and Whittlesey Athletic (5-3, A).

Brandon are currently top of the Anglian Combination League Division 1, winning four and drawing two of their opening six league fixtures. Last week, Brandon won 5-9 in the league at Bradenham & Mattishall. After tomorrow’s game, the U23’s don’t play until Saturday 14th October when they visit Cornard United in domestic action.