Preview: top-of-the-table london clash is standout fixture in men's premier division

There is still all to play for in the Vitality Women's Premier Division ahead of the penultimate weekend before the mid-season league placings are realised. Victory for Beeston over

Swansea will assure James Sordillo's side of a place in the top six. Beeston are currently in sixth but any slip up against the Welsh side will leave three clubs behind them still in

with a chance heading into the final weekend. Buckingham have the best chance given their goal difference over University of Birmingham and Loughborough Students, the trio of clubs locked on

six points. Whether hosts Buckingham can stop East Grinstead's superb form is another matter. The West Sussex side last failed to score in the top flight 26 months ago and have won

their last five matches. The Students host fellow rivals University of Birmingham on Saturday in a crunch encounter where both sides need a win or face a drop into the bottom five league in

February. Meanwhile Clifton need a point to claim a berth in the top six. They host Wimbledon on Saturday with the Bristol side able to celebrate their recent milestone of 500 Premier

Division matches in front of local support. Holcombe, second from bottom, will hope results fall their way as they are mathematically not out of the race for a top six place. The Kent side

face a stern test at home in the form of Surbiton. On Sunday, East Grinstead face Surbiton, forming a double header weekend for both clubs. If they can finish with six points, East

Grinstead, unbeaten at home in 14 matches, will head into the final weekend only three points behind leaders Hampstead & Westminster, who have a bye weekend. * Buckingham v East

Grinstead - 12:00 * Clifton Robinsons v Wimbledon - 14:00 * Holcombe v Surbiton - 14:00 * Loughborough Students v University of Birmingham - 14:00 * Swansea v Beeston - 12:00 * East

Grinstead v Surbiton - 13:30 (Sun 21 Nov) Stourport head into the final weekend before the outdoor break seeking to rise further up the table thanks to their searing form in Division 1

North. They sit in fourth after a run of five straight wins, just four points behind leaders University of Nottingham, and are faced with a trip to Gloucester City on Saturday. In-form and

unbeaten Nottingham host Brooklands Poynton, while Bowdon - looking to hit back after a first loss of the season last time out - face third-placed Durham University in the match of the

weekend. At the bottom, Belper and Olton & West Warwickshire push back with the sole aim of winning their first matches of the season while Leicester City and Ben Rhydding meet after

both secured victories last weekend. * Belper v Olton & West Warwicks - 14:00 * Gloucester City v Stourport - 12:30 * Leicester City v Ben Rhydding - 14:00 * University of Durham v

Bowdon Hightown - 12:00 * University of Nottingham v Brooklands Poynton - 12:00 Sevenoaks could open up a significant lead at the top of Division One South on the final weekend before the

Christmas break. Holding a five-point lead over Reading, Sevenoaks - the only team unbeaten this term - face bottom side Trojans, who have yet to taste victory this season. Meanwhile,

Reading travel to Wimbledon 2s and Harleston Magpies face Canterbury, all four clubs having won last weekend. Slough will hope to return to winning ways against Cambridge City while victory

for Isca over Surbiton 2s will see them move to within one point of the south-west London outfit. * Canterbury v Harleston Magpies - 14:00 * Sevenoaks v Trojans - 14:00 * Slough v Cambridge

City - 12:30 * Surbiton 2s v Isca - 13:30 * Wimbledon 2s v Reading - 14:00 The top two sides take on mid-table opposition as the race hots up at the top of Conference East. Leaders Barnes

open up Saturday's fixtures when they host Ipswich for a mid-day push back, with Southgate travelling to East London.  Ipswich will be no pushovers, however, after a run of three

straight victories. Hampstead & Westminster 2s also have the same form as they take on bottom side Canterbury 2s. London Wayfarers could move themselves up to second if they beat

Chelmsford and Southgate don't win, while Horsham and Bromley & Beckenham will both be hoping to arrest a run of defeats when they meet. * Barnes v Ipswich - 12:00 * Chelmsford v

London Wayfarers - 15:00 * East London v Southgate - 18:00 * Hampstead & Westminster 2s v Canterbury 2s - 12:30 * Horsham v Bromley & Beckenham - 13:30 The standout clash in the

Conference Midlands sees leaders Sutton Coldfield head to second-placed St Albans. Sutton Coldfield remain unbeaten this season while St Albans can cut their rival's lead to one point

before the winter break. Bedford have been in stunning form and the third-placed side host Oxford University hoping to keep in touch with the top two at the very least. Elsewhere, Broxbourne

and University of Birmingham 2s will both be aiming to claim vital victories at the bottom of the table when they meet, fourth-placed Beeston 2s host Cannock (who are fifth) and

Loughborough Students 2s head to Khalsa Leamington. * Bedford v Oxford University - 13:30 * Beeston 2s v Cannock - 14:00 * Broxbourne v University of Birmingham 2s - 13:30 * Khalsa

Leamington v Loughborough Students 2s - 12:00 * St Albans v Sutton Coldfield - 13:00 With just six points separating the top eight teams in the league, there's the potential for many

sides to move up and down the Conference North table this weekend. The clash of the weekend sees Leeds, second in the table, heading to Wakefield knowing they could sit at the top come the

end of the day if they win and Timperley fail to beat Fylde. Victory for either Pendle Forest or Didsbury Northern in their game could see either side rocket up the table if other results go

their way, while University of Durham 2s and Doncaster know that wins over Neston and Alderley Edge respectively will keep them in touch with those at the top of the league. * Alderley Edge

v Doncaster - 14:00 * Fylde v Timperley - 13:30 * Neston v University of Durham 2s - 13:30 * Pendle Forest v Didsbury Northern - 11:30 * Wakefield v Leeds - 15:30 It remains a battle

between teams from Bristol and Oxfordshire in the Conference West heading into the final weekend before the mid-season break. League leaders Bristol Firebrands remain top but any slip up

against opponents Team Bath Buccs could see Witney go top when they play Clifton Robinsons 2s, while Oxford Hawks will also be aiming to capitalise at home against Basingstoke. University of

Bristol will want to end the first half of the season on a high by picking up their first points against Penarth while there is a mid-table clash between Exe and Cheltenham. * Bristol

Firebrands v Team Bath Buccs - 13:00 * Clifton Robinsons 2s v Witney - 14:00 * Exe v Cheltenham - 13:00 * Oxford Hawks v Basingstoke - 12:00 * Penarth v University of Bristol - 12:30

Brooklands MU's top six hopes rest on a crucial double header on the penultimate weekend before the winter break in the Men's Premier Division. The north-west outfit, with a game

in hand on their rivals, host Hampstead & Westminster and Old Georgians on Saturday and Sunday respectively, two sides who have already qualified for the the top six split league after

Christmas. Brooklands will be searching for their first win in five games and, if they can secure victory in one of these two tussles, it could take the final placings down to the last

weekend. Holcombe and Oxted, in fifth and sixth respectively, are still not assured of a top league berth. The two sides meet on Sunday, with much riding on the encounter - Holcombe can

qualify with a win. University of Durham can also still make the top six. They play second from bottom East Grinstead on Sunday before facing University of Exeter, who prop up the Premier

Division table, on the final weekend. Meanwhile, there will be a London derby to savour when leaders Wimbledon travel to Surbiton on Saturday evening. Wimbledon took over from Surbiton at

the top last weekend when Mark Pearn's suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of Hampstead & Westminster. Surbiton's forward and corner threats will look to

exact revenge on their rivals and will return to the summit with a home win at Sugden Road. Beeston are still not out of the top six equation but need to win their last two matches, starting

with a home clash with Exeter on Sunday afternoon. * Brooklands MU v Hampstead & Westminster - 14:00 (Sat 20 Nov) * Beeston v University of Exeter - 14:00 * Brooklands MU v Old

Georgians - 14:00 * Holcombe v Oxted - 13:00 * Surbiton v Wimbledon - 17:00 * University of Durham v East Grinstead - 13:00 Cardiff & Met's draw with Division One North leaders

Loughborough Students last time out has kept the top of the league wide open. On Sunday, the Welsh side host second-placed University of Nottingham, with either side having the potential to

go top with victory if Loughborough slip up on the road Olton & West Warwickshire. Bowdon, in fourth, find themselves eight points behind Cardiff and will look to assert themselves

before the Christmas break, starting with a home clash against Deeside Ramblers. Cambridge City secured their first win in five matches last weekend and will aim to make it two on the bounce

against Sheffield Hallam, with City of Peterborough hoping for their first maximum points haul against University of Birmingham. * Cambridge City v Sheffield Hallam - 15:00 (Sat 20 Nov) *

Bowdon v Deeside Ramblers - 14:30 * Cardiff & Met v University of Nottingham - 13:30 * City of Peterborough v University of Birmingham - 14:00 * Olton & West Warwicks v Loughborough

Students - 13:30 Canterbury's dramatic late winner against Reading last weekend will have given the Kent-based side renewed vigour as they aim to chase down the current league leaders

in Division One South. That victory cut Reading's lead to six points and they will be aiming to increase that once again this weekend against an Oxford Hawks side unbeaten in three.

Meanwhile, Canterbury will aim to make further in-roads against a Havant side who have not yet got off the mark. Southgate face London rivals Teddington in a Saturday evening clash. Both

sides are locked on 10 points and bragging rights will be in full view under the lights. Elsewhere, it's third versus fourth when Team Bath Buccs play Sevenoaks while Old Cranleighan

host Brighton & Hove on Saturday evening. * Old Cranleighan v Brighton & Hove - 18:00 (Sat 20 Nov) * Southgate v Teddington - 18:30 (Sat 20 Nov) * Havant v Canterury - 14:00 *

Reading v Oxford Hawks - 14:30 * Team Bath Buccs v Sevenoaks After two successive wins, Wapping will be full of confidence when they host Conference East leaders Old Loughtonians on Saturday

evening. Wapping's recent points mean they are the form team in the league with Richmond, London Edwardians and London Wayfarers - who occupy league places behind Old Loughts - all

without a win in their last three matches. It's a clash between second and third when Richmond host London Edwardians on Saturday lunchtime while there is also a bottom of the table

meeting between West Herts and Indian Gymkhana on Sunday. The other games pit Hampstead & Westminster 2s up against London Wayfarers while Bromley & Beckenham host Spencer. *

Hampstead & Westminster 2s v London Wayfarers - 14:30 (Sat 20 Nov) * Richmond v London Edwardians - 12:00 (Sat 20 Nov) * Wapping v Old Loughtonians - 18:00 (Sat 20 Nov) * Bromley &

Beckenham v Spencer - 14:00 * West Herts v Indian Gymkhana - 13:30 Harborne hit 40 goals for the season last time out and host St Albans on Saturday as they aim to keep Barford Tigers at

arm's length. The Tigers are two points behind Harborne and also remain unbeaten ahead of their away push back against Harleston Magpies, without a win in four, on Sunday. At the foot

of the table, University of Birmingham 2's point last weekend stopped a run of defeats and they now face an away trip at Lichfield. Meanwhile, Loughborough Town could jump up two places

to third with a win at home against Khalsa Leamington while Bedford play Cambridge University. * Harborne v St Albans - 16:30 (Sat 20 Nov) * Cambridge University v Bedford - 13:30 *

Harleston Magpies v Barford Tigers - 13:00 * Lichfield v University of Birmingham 2s - 13:30 * Loughborough Town v Khalsa Leamington - 12:30 Only one point separates the top three sides

heading into the final weekend before the winter break. Conference North leaders Belper face a stern test against Alderley Edge, who themselves are aiming for a hat-trick of wins. Timperley,

in second, host Beeston 2s while third-placed Didsbury Northern, the only unbeaten team in the league, also have a home encounter against Preston. University of Durham 2s will have their

work cut out to stop their current run of defeats when they play Doncaster while victory for Wakefield against Leeds on Saturday could temporarily propel the team bottom of the table up four

places. * Wakefield v Leeds - TBC (Sat 20 Nov) * Alderley Edge v Belper - 14:30 * Didsbury Northern v Preston - 14:00 * Doncaster v University of Durham 2s - 14:00 * Timperley v Beeston 2s

- 14:00 Unbeaten in four, league leaders University of Bristol host Ashmoor in a top-of-the-table encounter at Coombe Dingle on Sunday. In-form Fareham, in third, can keep up the pressure at

the top with victory over Cardiff University. On the last weekend before the winter break, University of Exeter 2s will aim for victory over fellow strugglers Cheltenham to lift them off

the foot of the table. The other games see Isca and Clifton Robinsons both striving to secure their first wins this month when they meet while Chichester travel to Plymouth Marjon. *

Cheltenham v University of Exeter 2s - 12:30 * Fareham v Cardiff University - 13:30 * Isca v Clifton Robinsons - 13:00 * Plymouth Marjon v Chichester - 13:00 * University of Bristol v

Ashmoor - 13:30