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Needham Market v Leiston - Match Preview

Needham Market v Leiston - Match Preview

Craig Cooper26 Aug 2019 - 08:55
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Blues visit Needham Market on the road on Bank Holiday Monday

Match Information
BetVictor Southern League Premier Central
Needham Market v Leiston
Monday 26th August
Kick Off 3pm
Bloomfields, Quinton Road, Needham Market, Suffolk, IP6 8DA
Tel: - 01449 721000

Game 5/42.

Leiston visit Needham Market this afternoon, still looking to get their first win of the campaign on the board. Stuart Boardley has Matt Blake unavailable and Will Davies out injured but everyone else is fit.

Needham have started the season with two draws and two defeats. They were beaten 2-1 at Stratford Town on the opening day before drawing 1-1 at home to Hitchin Town and 2-2 against Redditch United. On Saturday they lost 1-0 at Nuneaton Borough.

The clubs have enjoyed good rivalries over the past few years. Leiston have never lost to Needham Market at Step 3 or 4 level in the league. Of the 10 league meetings in the then Ryman Division One North and Step 3 leagues (Ryman Premier, BOSTIK Premier and EVO-STIK Southern League Central Premier), the Blues have won 8 and drawn 2 league matches against the Marketmen.

Leiston have also beaten Needham a few times in the league cup, but Needham defeated Leiston in arguably the two biggest cup games between both sides in recent years. The first came in the 2017 Suffolk Premier Cup semi-final and also way back in the 2008 Suffolk Premier Cup final, when Needham beat Leiston at Portman Road on penalties.

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