Bottom sides hope for change in fortunes

Weekend hockey preview

A loss for he bottom side in the PwC Men's Premier League this weekend would see them four points from safety with four matches to play.

Castletown A are yet to register a point in the top flight and meet the side directly above them in the table.

Vikings B - who won the reverse fixture 3-1 on the opening day of the season - have suffered four straight defeats since.

Both sides have also only mustered four goals in their five matches in the league so far.

It's a similar situation in the PwC Women's Premier League.

Bacchas A have had a dismal start to the campaign, with no points from their matches in the first half of the season, and are looking to change that when they play second-bottom Ramsey A on Saturday.

Goals from Julie Chesterson, Vicky Garner and Maddy Dunlop gave the northerners victory when the two teams last met in a tight 3-2 encounter last month.

The Cronkbourne outfit have been improving with each match, however, and will be looking to leapfrog Saturday's opponents by winning by two clear goals.

PWC MEN’S PREMIER LEAGUE

Castletown A v Vikings B

Bacchas A v Ramsey A

Vikings A v Valkyrs A

PWC WOMEN’S PREMIER LEAGUE

Bacchas A v Castletown A

Ramsey A v Valkyrs A

PWC MEN’S DIVISION ONE

Ramsey B v Saracens A

Valkyrs B v Bacchas B

Vikings C v Harlequins A

PWC WOMEN’S DIVISION ONE

Bacchas B v Harlequins A

Valkyrs B v Saracens A

PWC MEN’S DIVISION TWO

Bacchas C v Castletown B

Saracens B v Valkyrs C

PWC WOMEN’S DIVISION TWO

Castletown B v Saracens B

Bacchas C v Valkyrs C

PWC ISLE OF MAN UNDER-16 (PHASE TWO)

Castletown v Harlequins

Valkyrs v Saracens

Vikings v Bacchas A