First meets third in the National League as Tornadoes host Norwich Knights, with both sides already sitting inside the top four and separated only by games played.

With Norwich holding a game in hand on the leaders, the result at Medway Park Sports Centre on Sunday 8 November (11:30) could quickly reshape the early title picture.

The Story So Far

Tornadoes come into this weekend top of the 10-team National League with six points from three games and a division-best goal difference of 27, having spent four weeks at the summit. Norwich Knights are third on six points as well, but from four games, and their goal difference of 5 underlines how much tighter their outcomes have been.

Form points clearly to Tornadoes: they are 3-0 with 86 scored and 59 conceded, and they have been perfect at home with two wins from two. Norwich arrive on a LWWW run (72 scored, 67 conceded), and their away record is mixed at one win and one defeat. The most recent head-to-head reference comes from last season, when Tornadoes did the double: 23-19 away in November and 24-20 at home in March, on their way to a third-place finish while Norwich ended sixth.

What's At Stake

• If Tornadoes win: they stay top and move to eight points from four games, keeping Norwich behind them while reinforcing their early hold on first place in a top-four promotion race.
• If Norwich Knights win: they draw level on points-per-game with the leaders and turn that game in hand into real leverage at the top end, while improving an away record that currently sits at one win from two.
• Top-four pressure: with both teams already in the promotion places, the outcome also affects the chasing pack behind them, where fourth and fifth are on five points after four games.