Premier Division Holcombe Men travel to East Grinstead on Saturday and host Wimbledon on Sunday | Holcombe Women are away to Harleston Magpies in Vitality Division One South

Holcombe Men are looking for a third consecutive Premier Division win and their fifth in six matches as they travel to East Grinstead today.

Their match match at East Grinstead is followed by a home game against Wimbledon tomorrow (Sunday, 3pm).

By Lucas Ball

Barry Middleton’s side have made an impressive start to the season with wins over Reading, Southgate, Surbiton and Oxted in their domestic efforts – the sole defeat coming at the hands of reigning champions Old Georgians.

Holcombe responded to their Euro Hockey League (EHL) disappointment by immediately returning to winning ways over last weekend’s opponents Oxted, Sam Taylor scoring the only goal of the game to take his tally to two for the season.

A win could, in theory, see Holcombe go top of the table ahead of Sunday’s match against Wimbledon – though Old Georgians, Hampstead & Westminster and Surbiton would all need to draw or lose for that to happen, or Middleton’s side would have to win by a significantly larger margin than the other teams currently level on 12 points.

East Grinstead have made an inconsistent start to the season, winning two and losing three of their five matches to leave them seventh in the table, just three points outside of the top-six ahead of the league splitting come the end of Phase One in November.

The Sussex side have lost to Oxted, Beeston and Wimbledon so far, beating the University of Nottingham and promoted side Cardiff & Met, currently in ninth in their first ever Premier Division campaign.

Holcombe currently boast the joint-best offensive record with 18 goals in five matches and sit third in the defensive rankings, conceding just six goals.

Saturday’s hosts, meanwhile, are the joint-lowest scorers in the top-10, with only