Bedfordshire League preview: Saturday, November 5

Over at Moggerhanger Playing Fields, Blunham could well make home advantage pay when they are visited by AFC Kempston Town & Bedford College, but at Crawley Road perhaps it will be the visitors Caldecote who will start the favourites to progress into the next round when they journey to face The Safari Boys of Woburn.

For the other two Bedfordshire County Football League clubs in cup action, its ties against opposition from other leagues.At Lodge Road, Sharnbrook take on Crawley Green from The Spartan South Midlands League, their visitors having started the season with just one win from their opening 12 league games have suddenly hit form and will come into the tie now unbeaten in their last six outings, five of which have been won to suggest the hosts have a tough task on their hands.

The other tie being at Renhold Playing Fields, where Renhold United play hosts to United Counties Football League Potton United. The Royals like Crawley Green started the season badly by failing to win any of their opening seven league games until a win at league leaders Olney Town in game number eight appears to have kick started their season.All leaving Renhold like Sharnbrook with a tough task on their hands to make it into the draw for round three.

Please note all these games are due to kick off at 1.30pm.

Away from the cup ties, there are two scheduled Premier Division supported by Sportsform league encounters.At Steppingley Road, hosts Flitwick Town look to end a three game losing home sequence when visited by Arlesey Town Reserves.Whilst at Jubilee Playing Fields, Wilshamstead will be defending their seasons home unbeaten league record when called upon by a Bedford Hatters side that make the journey still unbeaten on the road this season.

Again, please note kick off time for these and all other league games is now 2pm.

In division one league leaders Ickwell & Old Warden will be in action on The Green against Lea Sports PSG looking to defend their 100% seasons home record and unbeaten ways against a PSG side that travel in search of their first away win of the season.Whilst likewise at Hurst Grove, Lidlington United Sports defend their seasons 100% home record when paid a visit by Henlow.

For fellow promotion hopefuls Bedford Sports Athletic, it’s a trip to Hillgrounds still unbeaten on the road this season to take on a AFC Kempston Town & Bedford College Reserves side that are yet to win on home soil this season.A comment that also applies to Meltis Albion when they go into home Miller Road action against Marston Shelton Rovers.

Another leading promotion hopeful making a trip on the road this weekend are FC Meppershall, they journey still 100% away from home to face Luton Boys at Chaul End Lane, but for bottom of the table Westoning, it’s a trip to Harvey Close and a meeting with unbeaten at home Caldecote Reserves seeking out their first away win of the season.

The days other action in this section coming at King George VI Playing Fields, the venue where Kings AFC will be playing hosts to Sandy.

In division two action, league leaders Elstow Abbey travel to Rectory Road to defend their seasons unbeaten ways against hosts Shefford Town & Campton Reserves.Whilst second place AFC Turvey also hit the road, their destination being The Hollow looking to retain their 100% ways on their travels against a home Potton United Reserves outfit that will prove to be no pushover as they go in search of home win number four on the bounce.

If third place Pavenham are going to close the gap on the leading two clubs then nothing less than a home win will do for them when they entertain Bromham United in Mowsbury Park.A comment that also applies to fourth place Sundon Park Rangers who entertain Clifton in Stockwood Park.

Down at the other end of the table, Great Barford losers of their opening five home league games look to put that right at Everton Playing Fields when visited by a Stopsley Park side that are now without a win in their last six league outings. Whilst Groveside is the venue for Marabese Ceramics home clash with Co-op Sports.

The final action in this division being due in Mowsbury Park where hosts Queens Park Crescents look for win number four on the bounce against the visiting M & DH Oakley, who journey in search of league win number five on the bounce.

For division three Goldington, it is also Mowsbury Park action when they receive a visit from a Potton Town side that has failed to win any of its last four outings to drop into the lower regions of the league standings.

However, the game of the day in this division will perhaps come at Stevington Playing Fields where league leaders and hosts Stevington,the winners of their last six league outings take on fourth place visitors Cranfield United Reserves, winners of their own last four league games.

For third place Renhold Village,it’s a trip on the road to Cutler Hammer to be hosted by a home Kempston Hammers Sports side who in having won their last three games now sit sixth in the league standings.Whilst fifth place Eastcotts AFC aim to keep in the promotion mix-up when they journey to Greenfield Road in search of league away win number three on the bounce against hosts Westoning Reserves.

Other action in this division coming at Gold Street, where the yet to win this season Wilshamstead Reserves are the visitors to take on hosts Riseley Sports.At Wrest Park, where Sundon Park Rangers, now without a league win in four outings host Royal Oak Kempston, winners of their last two away outings.Over at Horseshoes Close, Dunton Reserves will be searching out home win number one of the season against a Flitwick Town Reserves outfit who travel in search of their own first away win of the season.

In Division Four, for the leading two clubs its trips on the road, league leaders Bedford Park Rangers still 100% on their travels this season heading to Bedford Road Recreation Ground to face a yet to win at home Sandy Reserves. Whilst second place Marsh Leys also 100% on the road this season journey to Harvey Close to be hosted by a still unbeaten at home this season Caldecote A.

Of the other promotion hopefuls, Stewartby Village also hit the road still unbeaten on their travels this season for a Hillgrounds outing against Kempston Athletic. Whilst at Keysoe Road,Thurleigh should collect the full three points when Dunton A losers of all of their five league away outings to date this campaign come calling plus Clifton Reserves go into Whiston Crescent home local derby action against a Shefford Town & Campton A side that has won its last two away league outings.

Other action coming at Hinksley Road,the venue where yet to win at home Dinamo Flitwick take on still unbeaten on the road Bedford Panthers and at Wootton Playing Fields, where hosts Wootton Village seek out their first home league win of the season against a Goldington Hammers side whose away record to date reads played four, lost four.