- Top man
- Alan Pomroy — 9 (45% of M)
- Top woman
- Helen Buttinger — 4 (57% of F)
Men carry the attack — 65% of team goals
- Sam Redfern — 3
- Rachel Hampson — 2
- Alan Pomroy — 1
Top-heavy attack — top 4 score 65%, bottom 6 score 35%
- Top man
- Dan Hawthorne — 10 (24% of M)
- Top woman
- Katy Davidson — 8 (31% of F)
Men carry the attack — 61% of team goals
- Katy Davidson — 5
- Callum Field — 2
- Dan Hawthorne — 2
Balanced attack — top 4 score 53%, bottom 6 score 47%
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| Alan Pomroy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alister Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Allan Burrows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Horton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Freya White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicole Tsang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Polly Moon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rachel Hampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Edward Evans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemma Brownbill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Heath | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Claire Mellon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cristina Harrison | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Hawthorne | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Eleanor Worthy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Mustafa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Masa Svent | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom O'Callaghan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Callum Field | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Katy Davidson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luciano Fraschini | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucy Errington | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Sarson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Leicester 1 blew Nottingham Magic 1 away 18-8 at Derby Arena, a statement win that lifts them into first place and the promotion zone. The visitors never found a settled rhythm as Leicester’s control across both divisions turned the match into a one-sided scoreboard.
The Match
On Sunday 1 November 2026 in the Midlands Regional League, Leicester 1 set the tone early and never really let Nottingham Magic 1 breathe. The league leaders’ movement in attack pulled Magic’s defence out of shape, and once Leicester started converting feeds around the post area, the game quickly tilted into damage limitation for the away side.
The story on the scoresheet was simple: Leicester were clinical, running out 18-8 winners, while Magic struggled to keep pace with the volume and efficiency of the chances they conceded. It was the kind of performance that spoke to structure as much as finishing—cleaner ball speed, smarter shot selection, and fewer empty possessions.
The 10-korf margin underlined a gap in execution on the day. For Leicester, it’s a result that carries real weight in a tight early table; for Nottingham Magic, it’s a reminder that their season still has plenty of time to turn—especially with games in hand—but they’ll need sharper attacking cohesion and more resistance in defence to stop results like this repeating.
What It Means
- Leicester 1: move up to 1st on 6 points from 5 games and are in the promotion zone; their form now reads WLWWL (3W-0D-2L) and they sit 4 points clear of relegation.
- Nottingham Magic 1: drop to 6th with 2 points from 3 games (GD -11) and form LLW; they are 4 points off promotion and have 0 points clear of relegation, despite having played fewer games than some around them.
- League picture: Leicester’s surge to the top tightens the early title conversation, with several sides clustered on points behind them and every result carrying extra value at this stage of the season.
- Head-to-head: in the sides’ first meeting of the season, Leicester take the early advantage—useful leverage if the standings compress later on.
Head to head record shown as at the time of this match.
Recent matches 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 |