South West Peninsula League Premier West preview – Saturday, November 14

LEADERS Penzance saw off Millbrook last weekend to stay top having gone to the summit the week before, and welcome Falmouth Town Reserves to Penlee Park (3pm).

Falmouth themselves are seventh following a 3-1 success over Dobwalls last Saturday, and with second-placed AFC St Austell just two points further back, they know they need to keep their foot on the gas.

The Lillywhites themselves face a tough test at home as they welcome a Bude Town side who, although out form in the league, are in the Cornwall Senior Cup quarter-final and battled back from 3-1 down to score twice in the dying stages against Launceston on Saturday.

Sticker continue to stay right in the mix and produced their best result of the season last weekend to win 3-1 at Callington Town – another team who have aspirations to be in and amongst it.

They sit five adrift of Penzance with both sides having played 14, and they host sixth-placed Holsworthy who have had a fortnight to regroup following a hectic, yet mixed, October.

Fourth-placed Camelford are four behind Sticker after away victories at Wendron United and Mousehole, and face improving Launceston in a North Cornwall derby at Trefrew Park.

The Clarets have picked up eight points from a possible 15 since the departure of Simon Minett to rise to 12th.

Callington have played just 12 times, winning nine and losing three, and know a couple of wins in their games in-hand would move them level with Sticker. They make the long trip down to Helston Athletic who are starting to gel nicely under Steve Massey.

Bottom side Wendron United have also had nearly two weeks off to try and climb away from trouble.

The much-changed Dron welcome mid-table Wadebridge Town to Underlane knowing they could end the day off the bottom if Mousehole and Dobwalls fail to pick up points.

Mousehole have a West Cornwall derby at Hayle, while Dobwalls face a tricky task at St Mawgan who continue to impress since promotion.

Fixtures (3pm): AFC St Austell v Bude Town, Camelford v Launceston, Hayle v Mousehole, Helston Athletic v Callington Town, Penzance v Falmouth Town Reserves, Sticker v Holsworthy v St Mawgan v Dobwalls, Wendron United v Wadebridge Town.