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- Top man
- Chris Bristow — 4 (50% of M)
- Top woman
- Mattie Taylor-Shaw — 3 (60% of F)
Men lead scoring (30% vs 19%)
- Anna Sleigh — 1
Top-heavy attack across top 9 scorers
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| Alex Wright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anna Sleigh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Holly Grainger | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Joseph Tapsell Chapman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mattie Taylor-Shaw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Natasha Cowe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Buttinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stacey Cowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Liberty Williams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Moira Doleman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ollie Francis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rebecca Hanks | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowan Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Wentel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sophie Baxter | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| Aaron Au | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlotte Baldwin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikel Van Dyk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The Headline
University of Nottingham 1 swept aside Nottingham 1 with a convincing 20-12 win at Bluecoat Beechdale Academy, a statement victory that launches them straight to the top of the Midlands Regional League. An eight-korf margin this early doesn’t just bring points—it sets a tone for the promotion race.
The Match
Sunday’s derby had an early-season edge to it, and University of Nottingham 1 played like a side determined to seize the moment. From the off, the visitors looked the sharper outfit in transition between divisions, moving the ball quickly to create cleaner shooting looks and repeatedly forcing Nottingham 1 into lower-percentage attempts under pressure.
With 20 korfs on the board, Nottingham’s attacking rhythm was consistently disrupted: feeds into the post area were contested, and second chances were limited as University of Nottingham 1 controlled the key moments after missed shots. Nottingham 1 stayed competitive in spells, but they couldn’t sustain pressure for long enough to turn momentum into a prolonged scoring run.
The final 20-12 scoreline underlined the gap on the day: University of Nottingham 1 were efficient when chances arrived, and their defensive organisation made Nottingham 1 work hard for every korf. An eight-korf swing in a first appearance of the season is also a significant early marker—both for the league leaders’ credentials and for Nottingham 1’s need to tighten up against direct rivals near the top.
What It Means
- University of Nottingham 1 move into 1st with 2 points from 1 game and a commanding GD +8—and they are explicitly in the promotion zone. Their form stands at W, and they’ve laid down an early benchmark for the division.
- Nottingham 1 drop to 2nd with 2 points from 2 games (GD +5). They’re still 0 points off promotion and have 1 game in hand on the leaders, but this result is a reminder that goal difference could matter.
- For the wider league picture, it’s an early shuffle at the summit: University of Nottingham 1’s emphatic win gives the chasing pack a clear target, with only 5 of 72 fixtures played and plenty of scope for the table to swing again.
- No relegation-zone alarm bells are ringing from this match-up yet, but the message is clear: dropping points heavily against top-end rivals can shape the narrative long before the run-in.
Head to head record shown as at the time of this match.
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| 1 | University of Nottingham 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Leicester 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Nottingham 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | University of Birmingham 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Birmingham City 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Nottingham Magic 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | University of Loughborough 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Birmingham Panthers 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | University of Nottingham 2 | 3 | 0 |