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Tonight’s matches in our league: 

Leaders Tamworth are away to Bromsgrove Sporting while second placed Nuneaton travel to Rushden.
Basford have a chance to go six points ahead of Ilkeston if they can beat joint bottom Hednesford.
An Ilkeston win would lift them at least four places to 11th and a draw would lift them one place.
A Rushall win could take them to just outside the playoff positions. 

Rushden & Damonds v Nuneaton
Basford v Hednesford
Bromsgrove v Tamworth
Coalville v Redditch
Royston v Kings Langley
Rushall v Ilkeston 

Last night Leiston climbed from 8th to 4th with a 3-0 win at Hitchin. 


Southern League Midweek Matches Preview

Tuesday evening sees struggling and currently managerless AFC Rushden & Diamonds attempt to achieve a second win of the season and score their first goal in four matches when they entertain joint leaders Nuneaton Borough at Hayden Road. Saturday saw Diamonds lose 4-0 at home to the other joint leaders, Tamworth, in the Trophy, whilst Boro saw off Northern Premier Division One Midlands neighbours Hinckley LR in the same competition.

The team sitting second-from-bottom, Hednesford Town, enjoyed a fine win in the Trophy at league rivals Rushall Olympic and their new-look team being put together by their experienced recently appointed boss Steve Burr look to be gelling. They face a tricky away game on Tuesday when they head to Nottinghamshire to play tenth-placed Basford United at Greenwich Avenue – Basford having survived a Trophy upset on Saturday after beating NPL Division One Midlands new boys Harborough Town but only after penalties.

Tamworth’s latest attempt to move clear at the top of the table takes them the relatively short distance to the Victoria Ground to play Bromsgrove Sporting, who are currently seventh but were victims of a Trophy upset when they were surprisingly beaten 3-0 at home by another NPL Division One Midlands outfit, Chasetown.

Coalville Town are third and they are involved in probably the game of the evening as the team immediately below them in the table, Redditch United, head to the Mander Cruickshank Solicitors Stadium. The Ravens enjoyed a comfortable home win against rivals Ilkeston Town in the Trophy on Saturday, as did the Reds, impressively 3-0 at Hitchin.

Ilkeston’s new joint bosses, Jamie Ward and Ben Turner, will have to pick their team up from their Trophy disappointment as they are away at Dales Lane against ninth-placed Rushall Olympic on Tuesday.

The evening’s other game sees Royston Town welcome Kings Langley to Garden Walk – both teams sitting in mid-table, level on points and goal difference!


 

Last edited by Matchman (11/10/2022 6:54 AM)

UPDATES 11th October 2022

SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER CENTRAL
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 0 Nuneaton Borough 0
Basford United 0 Hednesford Town 0
Bromsgrove Sporting 0 Tamworth0
Coalville Town 0 Redditch United 0
Royston Town 0 Kings Langley 0
Rushall  Olympic 0 Ilkeston Town 0

OTHERS 
Atherton Collieres 0 Belper Town 0
Matlock Town 0 Liversedge 0
Carlton Town 0 Grantham Town 0
Chaesetown 0 Stamford 0

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The teams are out.  I'm in the gantry and it's cold up here.

And we're off.......

Still waiting for a chance. Both defences giving nothing away so far. Close shave for Ilkeston but its only a corner. Battersby does well to push the header away.    GOAL for Rushall Shorrock on 17 minutes      0-1

UPDATES 11th October 2022

SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER CENTRAL
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 0 Nuneaton Borough 0
Basford United 0 Hednesford Town 0
Bromsgrove Sporting 0 Tamworth0
Coalville Town 0 Redditch United 0
Royston Town 0 Kings Langley 0
Rushall  Olympic 1 Ilkeston Town 0

OTHERS 
Atherton Collieres 1 Belper Town 0
Matlock Town 0 Liversedge 2
Carlton Town 0 Grantham Town 0
Chasetown 0 Stamford 0

Big chance at the other end but Rushall shot goes over the bar.  Rushall are quicker to he ball just now. Good Ilkeston move but keeper Weaver beats Solanke to the final ball.    0-1     29 mins

UPDATES 11th October 2022

SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER CENTRAL
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 0 Nuneaton Borough 0
Basford United 0 Hednesford Town 0
Bromsgrove Sporting 0 Tamworth 0
Coalville Town 0 Redditch United 1
Royston Town 0 Kings Langley 0
Rushall  Olympic 1 Ilkeston Town 0

OTHERS 
Atherton Collieries 1 Belper Town 0
Matlock Town 0 Liversedge 2
Carlton Town 0 Grantham Town 1
Chasetown 0 Stamford 1

Can't see us getting anything from this game now, specially being a player short. 
We've been bullied by the more physical Rushall players  yet we've had a player sent off for what in my opinion were two trivial offences. Dempsey Arlott-John has seen little of the ball. 
Rushall good value for their half time lead.  
It will be interesting to see how Jamie Ward deals with this situation

Last edited by Matchman (11/10/2022 6:45 PM)

Quiet start to the second half. First chance to Rushall but shot goes over the bar        0-1    54 mins

Rushall are getting all the decisions but Ilkeston doing okay so far with a player short. Arlott-John cross diverted for a corner. It's cleared . Now its a Rushall corner. Arlott-John heads clear.        0-1       63 mins

Last edited by Matchman (11/10/2022 9:54 PM)

Just when we were starting to play.   Now Arlott-John is sent off for a tackle he was entitled to make although it was a strong tackle.  The Ilkeston fans behind the goal are fuming but  we're now down to 9 players.    


 0-2      78 mins

Last edited by Matchman (11/10/2022 7:37 PM)

Good save by Battersby from a header. The ref is giving us nothing at all.         0-2    86 mins

Another,  in my opinion, undeserved Ilkeston booking for a trivial offence. 
We're into added time  The nine men have defended well. 

There goes the whistle.

It's finished   Rushall 2  Ilkeston  0