All to play for at both ends of the Evo Stik League

It’s all to play for at Evo Stik League level with Peterborough Sports favourites to bag a third promotion in four years and Yaxley, Wisbech Town and Spalding United all battling hard against relegation.
Action from Peterborough Sports (blue) 4, Barton Rovers 0 last weekend. Photo: James Richardson.Action from Peterborough Sports (blue) 4, Barton Rovers 0 last weekend. Photo: James Richardson.
Action from Peterborough Sports (blue) 4, Barton Rovers 0 last weekend. Photo: James Richardson.

Sports moved back to the top of Division One Central in the Southern League with a 1-0 win at Thame United on Tuesday thanks to centre-back Paul Malone’s 15th goal of the season.

The city side are a point ahead of title rivals Bromsgrove Sporting and they have a game in hand. Sports have now kept 15 clean sheets this season ahead of tricky trips to mid-table AFC Dunstable tomorrow (January 30) and Welwyn Garden City on Tuesday (April 2).

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Yaxley boosted their survival hopes with a 4-2 win over AFC Dunstable last weekend, but they have a big game at next-to-bottom Aylesbury tomorrow.

Action from Peterborough Sports (blue) 4, Barton Rovers 0 last weekend. Photo: James Richardson.Action from Peterborough Sports (blue) 4, Barton Rovers 0 last weekend. Photo: James Richardson.
Action from Peterborough Sports (blue) 4, Barton Rovers 0 last weekend. Photo: James Richardson.

Spalding and Wisbech are just outside the relegation zone in the East Premier Division of the Northern League.

Wisbech have a huge game tomorfrowy when hosting fellow strugglers AFC Mansfield, while Spalding are at home to high-flying Ossett Town.

Stamford AFC are stuck in mid-table ahead of a home date with Marske United.

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Deeping Rangers take their outside hopes of a United Counties Premier Division title to Leicester Nirvana tomorrow. Second-placed Deeping are nine points behind leaders Daventry, but have a game in hand.

FIXTURES

Saturday, March 29

EVO STIK NORTHERN LEAGUE

East Division: Spalding Utd v Ossett Utd, Stamford AFC v Marske Utd, Wisbech Town v AFC Mansfield.

EVO STIK SOUTHERN LEAGUE

Division One Central: AFC Dunstable v Peterborough Sports, Aylesbury v Yaxley.

FUTURE LIONS UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE

Premier Division: Cogenhoe United v Holbeach United, Desborough Town v Pinchbeck United, Leicester Nirvana v Deeping Rangers, Peterborough Northern Star v Wellingborough Whitworth.

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Division One: Aylestone Park v Blackstones, Bourne Town v Rushden & Higham United, Huntingdon Town v Bugbrooke St Michael.

THURLOW NUNN EASTERN COUNTIES LEAGUE

Division One North: March Town United v Downham Town, Wisbech St Mary v Cornard United.