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BLUES v BARWELL - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW…..

Match Information
Blues v Barwell
Pitching In Southern League Central Premier
Saturday 8th April
3pm kick off
Watson & Hillhouse Stadium, Victory Road, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4DQ.
Tel: - 01728 830308.

Admission Charges
Adults - £11
Concessions - £8
Students (with ID) - £6
Under 16’s - £2.
U10’s - FOC.

Matchday Programme - Purchased on the day of the game for £2.

Car Parking (Free of charge)
Main Car Park.

Catering Information - Large bars and internal catering facilities with hot and cold food available.

MATCH SPONSOR - Mr Michael Coombes.

MATCH BALL SPONSOR: - Mr Oliver Andrew and Mr Tim Hudson.

Game 39/42.

Leiston are back in home action tomorrow afternoon as they host Barwell in the penultimate home game of the regulation season.

Alvechurch’s 2-1 over Mickleover in the week confirmed the Blues spot in the play-off places, but Leiston will want to keep momentum going and secure a home spot in the play-off semi-finals at the end of April.

Leiston left it late last week as goals from George Quantrell and Will Davies beat Rushall Olympic. It leaves the Blues needing one more win to at least equal their highest points tally at Step 3, which came in the 2017/2018 season. Leiston recorded 79 points but played four games more in a 46 league game season.

The Blues are six points behind leaders Coalville Town, with the Leicestershire side very much firm favourites now to clinch the title. The Blues head to Tamworth to play the ‘Lambs next Saturday for their final away league fixture of the season.

It promises to be an exciting end to the season. Slips for supporters player of the year will be on hand tomorrow afternoon.

FORM GUIDE: -

Leiston: - WDDWD.

Barwell: - WDWLW.

LAST MEETING: - The Blues won 3-2 in Leicestershire on the first Monday in February. Two goals from Ben Fowkes and a Will Davies goal helped Leiston to all the points after Barwell took an early lead after just three minutes.

Leiston beat Barwell last season 2-1 at home in October 2021, with Will Davies and George Quantrell both on the scoresheet. In the sides first ever meeting in Suffolk in September 2018, Barwell won 1-0 thanks to Brady Hicky’s late goal in the first half. Leiston drew 1-1 in March 2020 with Barwell, just before the outbreak of COVID-19, with Rob Harvey on target for Leiston.

FUN FACT: - In 2015-2016, Barwell reached the First Round of the FA Cup for the first time, before going out to Welling United.

Games in the Pitching In Southern League Central Premier: -

Coalville Town v Bromsgrove Sporting
Hitchin Town v Royston Town
Ilkeston Town v Hednesford Town
LEISTON v BARWELL
Nuneaton Borough v Kings Langley
Rushall Olympic v Basford United
St Ives Town v Tamworth
Stourbridge v AFC Rushden & Diamonds
Stratford Town v Mickleover.

Good Friday results: -

Alvechurch 1-1 Needham Market
Bedford Town 0-1 Redditch United.

The Reserves head to Lincolnshire tomorrow afternoon in league action to face Holbeach United, a side they defeated 3-2 at home in the week thanks to goals from Adam Mills, Sergio Asemota and Joe Marsden. The result moved the side two places up to 16th. It was the Reserves third win in five league games as they head into their final few games. Heacham visit on Monday whilst Cornard United make the trip to Victory Road next weekend in the Reserves final home match of the campaign. The side head to FC Parson Drove on Saturday 22nd April in their final game.

Matches in the Thurlow Nunn First Division North tomorrow: -

HOLBEACH UNITED v LEISTON RESERVES (2pm kick off)
AFC Sudbury Reserves v Whittlesey Athletic
Diss Town v Harwich & Parkeston
Downham Town v Debenham LC
Framlingham Town v FC Parson Drove
Haverhill Borough v Norwich CBS
Holland v Heacham
Needham Market U23’s v Huntingdon Town
Swaffham Town v Cornard United.