Weekend Preview 14 November
This Weekend in the Hampshire Premier League
Apart from one cup game, we are back to league games this week.
In the Senior Division, leaders Hook are not in action, so second-placed Moneyfields Res can draw level with them as they host seventh-placed AFC Netley. Moneys beat them on penalties in the Trophy last weekend, so it could be another close game.
Blackfield & Langley rose to third after winning last Saturday and this time out they host Liphook United, who are in the bottom four. Bishops Waltham Dynamos, in fourth, look to continue their good run at home to eighth-placed Southsea Sports.
AFC Shirley are still the team to watch as they are only six points off top place with several games in hand on all the teams above them; this weekend they host Overton United, a team they beat 2-0 in the league last weekend. Whitehill & Bordon are not out of the race yet either, they also have some games in hand, and they host third-bottom US Portsmouth, looking to make up for last weekend's cup defeat to Waterlooville.
The bottom two are also at home: Denmead have a triicky game with Liss Athletic, who aren't in bad form, and Broughton host Locks Heath. Two teams in the lower half of the table meet at the AEI as Crofton Saints host Meon Milton, a team they beat in the cup last month.
In Division 1 leaders Nursling & Shirley have a home match with Horndean United, who are fifth-bottom thanks to a couple of important wins recently. Sporting Wessex are second and host Mob Albion, currently in the bottom four.
Lyndhurst, in third, had their good run ended by Headley last weekend and they face a big game this time out as they travel to fifth-placed BTC Southampton, another team in good league form.
Hedge End Town, with games in hand, are the only team who could catch the leaders at the moment, and they are at home to Twentyten. Whiteley Wanderers also have games in hand on most of those above them but they have a hard task at Andover Town, who score a lot of goals but lost 1-4 at Wanderers in their last meeting.
Further down the league, bottom club Paulsgrove are still looking for their first point, but will find it very hard to come by as they travel to Sway, who have netted five goals in three of their last four home games and are sitting threateningly in sixth. Second-last Hayling United had that great win at Meon Milton in the Trophy last week to break a bad run but won't find it easy at Headley United this time out.
The cup game is the delayed Hampshire Saturday Trophy match between Petersfield Town Res and Stockbridge.
Good luck to all teams


