TLFG DAILY DIGEST
Within the following part, I checklist what are in my view probably the most notable video games of the week and provides some temporary causes for my alternative. Verify the maps above for kick-off instances, ticket information and instructions.
Monday 18 November
Isthmian League Premier Division
Carshalton Athletic v Potters Bar City @745pm – stage on factors and sitting simply exterior the play-off locations this appears to be like like being an necessary sport for each as they push for a spot within the high 5. Neither facet had an incredible weekend with the Robins solely drawing at struggling Bognor whereas PBT received thrashed 4-0 at house by Cray Wanderers who had been additionally within the backside three.
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Tuesday 19 November
League Two
AFC Wimbledon v Accrington Stanley @745pm – three factors adrift of the play-off locations, the Dons have three video games in hand and a win right here towards Accrington will put them seventh at Grimsby City’s expense. Lancashire membership Stanley are down in 18th however have solely misplaced two of their final 10 video games towards Wimbledon so would seem like a little bit of bogey crew.
Tickets Nationwide League South
Welling United v Weymouth @745pm – 4 straight defeats within the league have seen the Wings slip into the underside six on this sixth-tier division. On Saturday they suffered the ignominy of dropping at house to lower-division opposition within the FA Trophy as their unhealthy type continued. On Tuesday they face an enormous sport towards a facet within the relegation zone. Sadly for them, Weymouth’s type is bettering. The Dorset membership are unbeaten in six league video games and beat the division’s leaders Weston-super-Mare within the FA Trophy on Saturday to trigger a little bit of an upset. It appears to be like prefer it could possibly be one other robust night for Welling, particularly in the event that they lose.
Tickets Isthmian League Premier Division
Wingate & Finchley v Chatham City @745pm – each these sides made the play-offs final season however had been in the end unsuccessful as Enfield City went up. Amazingly, of the 2, it is relative minnows Wingate who’re proper up there and difficult once more. They arrive into this in third after profitable 2-0 at Whitehawk on Saturday. The Chats have not been practically as spectacular and are down in twelfth. Their weekend fixture noticed them lose on penalties to Slough City within the FA Trophy.
Tickets Isthmian League South Central
Rayners Lane v Harrow Borough @745pm – the Boro have had a disastrous November, dropping 5 league video games on the bounce, a number of towards their promotion rivals. They’re now right down to eighth and badly want a win to cease the rot. Solely a degree adrift of the play-off locations, they’re nonetheless in competition so all is just not misplaced. On Tuesday they journey to very close to neighbours Rayners Lane whose floor you may stroll to in round 20 minutes from Earlsmead. The Lane are new to the division following promotion and are six factors behind in thirteenth. Tickets are £10 on the gate
FA Youth Cup Second Spherical
Leyton Orient v Whitehawk @7pm – final 12 months Barking made all of the headlines as they fought their manner from the qualifying rounds throughout to the Third Spherical of this U18 competitors. This 12 months their hopes of repeating the feat ended within the First Spherical the place they misplaced to Whitehawk. The Sussex membership entered within the Preliminary Spherical and have up to now crushed Chipstead, Three Bridges, Worthing, Kingstonian and the Blues. The O’s solely entered within the earlier spherical the place they beat Aldershot City. The winners will host AFC Fylde within the subsequent spherical. Tickets will likely be £4 on arrival
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Wednesday 20 November
UEFA Ladies’s Champions League
Chelsea v Celtic @8pm – we have got a Battle of Britain to get pleasure from at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening as Sonia Bompastor will look to increase her 100% file as Blues supervisor. Their new French boss has seamlessly picked up the place Emma Hayes left off and has arguably taken the facet to a good larger stage. On Saturday they beat most important WSL title rivals Manchester Metropolis 2-0 to go two factors clear on the high with a sport in hand. Previous to that, they gained the reverse of this fixture towards Celtic 2-1 in Glasgow to remain high of their Champions League group. General, it is 10 wins out of 10 and searching fairly nice.
Tickets Essex Senior League
Ilford v Barking @745pm – for me, the perfect non-league possibility of the evening appears to be like like this east London derby at Cricklefields. The Foxes have not made the perfect begin and are within the backside six while the Blues may break into the play-off locations with a win right here. Tickets will likely be obtainable on the gate
FA Youth Cup Second Spherical
Bromley v RB Kensington @745pm – the guests are one other facet on the verge of reaching one thing momentous on this U18 competitors. Like Whitehawk, they’ve battled by way of from the Preliminary Spherical beating Hayes & Yeading United, Slough City, Hemel Hempstead City, Jersey Bulls and Sheringham. Because the academy of a League Two membership, the Ravens solely got here in within the earlier spherical the place they beat Woking. Can RBK do it once more? A visit to Stoke Metropolis awaits the winners.
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Thursday 21 November
UEFA Ladies’s Champions League
Arsenal v Juventus @8pm – it is all down the Emirates on Thursday evening because the Gunners take centre stage. For the reason that departure of Jonas Eidevall on 15 October, Arsenal have gone unbeaten in six. Their final three video games have been actually spectacular as they’ve crushed Brighton, Juventus and Spurs and scored 12 targets with out reply within the course of. Calls are rising for interim boss Renee Slegers to take over on a everlasting foundation. Given they gained 4-0 in Turin final week, a house win appears to be like extremely doubtless right here too.
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Friday 22 November
Premier League Cup
Bromley v Bristol Metropolis @7pm – the Ravens are getting into this U21 competitors for the primary time this season. It is nonetheless within the group stage in the mean time however with just one win, they’re third of their group and will do with one other victory right here.
Tickets U18 Skilled Improvement League Cup
Brentford v AFC Wimbledon @8pm – it is a very related story at Wheatsheaf Park in Staines the place a Bees facet who’re third of their group go seeking a win to spice up their probabilities of qualification. Nonetheless, this time they’re enjoying a Dons facet who’re high.
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Saturday 23 November
Premier League
Arsenal v Nottingham Forest @3pm – I feel it is honest to say that this season is not going in addition to the Gunners would’ve hoped. As we method the top of November, they’re on stage factors with Forest, a membership who completed simply above the relegation zone in 2023/24. To be honest, that in all probability says extra concerning the improbable job Nuno Espirito Santo is doing within the East Midlands than it does about anything. The one crew to up to now defeat leaders Liverpool, they need to head to the Emirates Stadium with loads of confidence regardless of by no means having gained there. In truth, it’s important to go all the best way again to 1989 for his or her final win at Highbury so it has been some time since they tasted success on this a part of city. Tickets are solely obtainable to members and
hospitality is nearly bought out with the most affordable bundle at this stage £880
Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers @3pm – solely a degree behind Arsenal in seventh, the Cottagers are having a grand previous time. In the event that they win this match towards one of many strugglers, they might finish the day within the high 4! Nonetheless, Wolves have an honest latest file at Craven Cottage solely dropping on three of their final 10 visits – I nonetheless fancy a house win although.
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Championship
Millwall v Sunderland @3pm – presently eighth, the Lions are on a greater run of type than the Mackems who arrive at The Den as leaders. The membership from the north-east could possibly be effectively clear by now however three consecutive attracts means they’re now solely high on purpose distinction. They’ve additionally didn’t win on their final 5 journeys to Bermondsey and this appears to be like like being one other difficult afternoon for them.
Tickets QPR v Stoke Metropolis @3pm – with just one league win all season, it is no shock to seek out the R’s rooted to the underside. Now 5 factors adrift of security, after dropping 2-0 at Leeds United of their final sport, they badly want a win right here. The Potters in thirteenth are about as midtable a membership because it’s doable to be and though they do not win many, they do not lose many both. This has a powerful whiff of 0-0 about it.
Tickets League Two
AFC Wimbledon v Walsall @3pm – two of the highest eight within the fourth tier meet at Plough Lane in what needs to be an entertaining sport. The Dons scored twice on the dying to steal a draw towards Accrington Stanley in midweek, a consequence which noticed them miss out on shifting into the play-off locations. The Saddlers are fourth and have video games in hand on the entire high three in order that they appear like formidable opponents.
Tickets Ladies’s League Cup
Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa @1215pm – should you’re on the lookout for an early sport then head to Leyton Orient’s floor which performs host to this girls’s match. Solely a degree aside in midtable, these sides ought to placed on an honest show. They produced a 2-2 draw at Villa Park within the WSL earlier within the season and each gained their opening group stage video games on this competitors. Whoever wins right here will go high of Group E and
tickets can be found. For groundhoppers, you need to be capable to mix this with a neighborhood non-league sport – the matches at Clapton CFC, Sporting Bengal United and Walthamstow would seem like the simplest to get to
Nationwide League
Barnet v Woking @3pm – the Bees saved their place within the high three final weekend with an exhilarating 4-3 win at Dagenham & Redbridge. Now solely three factors behind leaders Forest Inexperienced Rovers, they’ve an excellent probability of choosing up one other victory right here. The Playing cards made the play-offs the season earlier than final however slipped right down to seventeenth in 2023/24. They discover themselves in precisely the identical place as they head to The Hive they usually’ll do effectively to get something right here.
Tickets Nationwide League South
Boreham Wooden v Torquay United @3pm – sport of the day within the sixth tier sees the ninth-placed Wooden entertain a former EFL membership from Devon. The Gulls, are in principle, too massive to be enjoying at this stage but it surely’s the place they discover themselves. At the moment fourth, they are going to be focusing on nothing lower than promotion this season.
Tickets Southern League Premier South
Walton & Hersham v Gloucester Metropolis @3pm – with just one defeat in 5, the Swans are up in fourth on this seventh-tier division. On Saturday they welcome a crew who’re enjoying their first season at this stage for the primary time since 2009 following their relegation from the Nationwide League North. They’ve tailored effectively and are second going into this – it could possibly be a cracker. Tickets are £12 on the gate
Isthmian League South Central
Raynes Park Vale v Ascot United @3pm – there are not any apparent blockbusters within the eighth tier this weekend however this sport at Grand Drive could possibly be enjoyable. With the title more and more trying like a two-horse race between Farnham City and Kingstonian, the battle for the opposite play-off locations appears to be like quite a bit nearer. These two are within the hunt for a kind of three locations so it needs to be value a watch as ought to prolific striker Jordan Gallagher, cousin of Atletico Madrid midfielder Conor Gallagher, who performs for the hosts. Tickets are £10 on the gate
CCL Premier North
North Greenford United v Amersham City @3pm – within the ninth tier, two title contenders meet at Berkeley Fields. NGU come into this in third while the guests are high. Amersham romped to the CCL Division 1 title final season and have now made their option to the highest of this division after profitable their video games in hand which had constructed up after an incredible run within the FA Cup. Solely three factors separate them however Amersham have a sport in hand. Tickets are £8 on the gate
ECL Division 1 South
Cannons Wooden v Hackney Wick @3pm – the hosts play what looks like a uncommon house sport on a Saturday. At the moment the highest-ranked crew on this division enjoying inside the M25, they play a crew who needs to be in that place. The Wickers are presently second and in a detailed title race with Harlow City however they play all their house matches at Witham City in Essex. On paper, the guests ought to begin as favourites. Tickets are £7 on the gate
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Sunday 24 November
Ladies’s Tremendous League
Chelsea v Manchester United @12pm – the motion will get underway early on Sunday as Sonia Bompastor’s all-conquering Blues look to increase their 100% file in all competitions. Attempting to cease them are final season’s FA Cup winners Manchester United. Though unlikely to problem for the title, Marc Skinner’s facet are the one different unbeaten crew within the division so could possibly be robust to interrupt down. This match is being performed at Kingsmeadow and only some
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Ladies’s League Cup
Crystal Palace v Charlton Athletic @2pm – the group stage continues with this derby at Sutton United’s floor. These sides completed first and second within the Championship with solely a degree between them however with just one promotion place obtainable, it was the Eagles who grew to become a Tremendous League facet. If each side play robust groups, the hosts ought to theoretically win however who is aware of?
Tickets London Metropolis Lionesses v West Ham United @2pm – businesswoman Michelle Kang is investing quite a bit into LCL to get them into the WSL as quickly as doable however she’s not having all of it her personal manner. Solely three factors behind the leaders with 9 video games performed, the competitors to go up is fierce. As a yardstick of how good they are going to must be to remain up, they will have to impress towards a facet like West Ham who’ve been toiling on the improper finish of the highest division for some time.
Tickets Ladies’s FA Cup Second Spherical
At this stage no new groups enter the draw so it is simply the surviving sides from the third tier and under. The winners of every tier obtain £8,000 and the losers £2,000. There are 5 ties happening in our space:
Hashtag United v Ipswich City @3pm – arguably the tie of the spherical sees the highest two within the third tier FAWNL Southern Premier meet at Aveley’s floor. The Tags are stage on factors with Ipswich however the Suffolk membership have two video games in hand. The perimeters have already performed twice this season with the Blues profitable the league sport between them 2-0. Nonetheless, Hashtag knocked them out of the League Cup in October. Apart from the prize cash, the winners will go into the hat with all of the Championship groups within the subsequent spherical. Tickets are £5 on the gate
London Bees v Chatham City @1pm – there’s an all fourth-tier affair at The Hive advanced the place the a lot improved Bees host a very spectacular trying Chats crew from Kent. Either side are on prolonged unbeaten runs however once they final met within the league firstly of September, it was Chatham who gained 4-0 and I might have them as favourites right here.
Tickets QPR v Saltdean United @2pm – speaking of type groups within the fourth tier, the R’s are high of the desk with regards to the final six video games however Saltdean are one of many high performers within the tier under too. Of their final match they held Fulham to a 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage in order that they’re positively a facet to be reckoned with. That is being performed at Hayes & Yeading United and tickets will likely be obtainable on the gate. Tickets are £5 on the gate
Fulham v Royston City @230pm – two of the highest sides in parallel fifth-tier divisions meet at Motspur Park for what needs to be an intriguing tie. The Cottagers are third of their division however have the video games in hand to be clear on the high. Royston, alternatively, are high of the ERWFL however second positioned Luton City are simply three factors behind with a sport in hand. It is going to be actually fascinating to see who prevails.
Tickets Brentford v London Seaward @3pm – for me, the best probability of a cupset ought to come at Bedfont Sports activities’ floor the place the sixth-tier Bees host opposition from the fourth. As common readers know, Brentford have put A LOT of useful resource into profitable promotion this season and now have a crew which is manner too good for the extent. They beat fifth tier Ascot United within the final spherical and likewise defeated Seaward 4-2 in a pleasant again in August. The guests are in fairly worrying type too in order that they appear like they could possibly be there for the taking. No concept how a lot tickets are but it surely should not exceed £5
FAWNL Division 1 South East
Actonians v Actual Bedford @2pm – by way of price range there is a David v Goliath conflict between the highest two on this fourth-tier division. The A’s are a volunteer-run membership the place no-one will get paid to play, coach or do admin. The guests are bankrolled by some Bitcoin buyers who gained the fifth tier final season after which promptly went out and recruited just about the whole MK Dons squad and training crew who had been a midtable third-tier crew on the time. But coming into this match, it is the hosts who’re simply forward. The Pirates, nevertheless, are the one unbeaten facet within the division and have a sport in hand. As talked about above, Actonians misplaced their star striker to Wimbledon final week so it will likely be fascinating to see how they adapt to life with out her. That is being performed at Rectory Park in Northolt.
Tickets are £5
Extra previews for twenty-four November to observe
