Match Preview

U13 Ligers travel to Warfield, a year to the day after Whitegrove Tigers thumped Hearts Tigers 7-2 at U12. Whitegrove repeated the dose towards the end of last season, completing a season double with a 3-0 win at Carlisle Park. Fortunes have somewhat changed with the change of seasons and now the Warfield team finds itself at the opposite end of the table to high-flying Ligers, with just a solitary victory over bottom placed Ashridge and a draw with Scorpions to show for their efforts this season.

Whitegrove FC boasts some 360 children playing for them, running both Leopards and Tigers at U13. Leopards are second in Division B. The Tigers have a squad of 18 players just like Ligers, and it would appear that defensively they are pretty strong, having conceded just one more goal than Ligers. It is up front where they have struggled, finding the net just 20 times, which indicates that they have lost most games by just a single goal. They are enjoying a good cup run and our two teams will be playing on adjacent pitches at Woodley Saints in December.

Ligers go into the last game of November without Matt, who is always unavailable on this weekend, so will probably be looking to share the goalkeeping duties between George PM and Joe. James is again playing school rugby, as is Hayden with very late notice, but Rufus and Daniel return after their enforced week off, so it is hoped that Ligers will be able to use all the available squad. George, Frazer, Ilyas, John and Joe continue as ever-present, whilst George L is still the leading goal scorer. Dylan has just two goals less in the league, whilst Gabriel continues to average 2.5 a game but having managed only half of the games this season. Joe, Tommy and Rufus have still to get off the mark.

Elsewhere this week, Teddington Athletic entertain Woodley Saints, a victory taking them top if Ligers lose. Marlow go to Spencers Wood having received the news that they won't be receiving the points for their cancelled fixture with Saints in September, whilst Pinewood entertain Caversham, hoping to get over their recent loss of form and keep Coyotes away from the "top table".

See you at Priory Fields. It threatens to be a chilly start, so bring the thermals, hats and gloves