Nearly time for weekly action, and tomorrow afternoon, our young Cityzens will be hoping to add another three points to their tally after their comprehensive 2-1 victory at home against Wargrave last weekend. Our opposition will be entering this game on a high, following their 3-1 victory against Reading YMCA, where substitute Brandon Sewell netted two in ten minutes to secure the win.
ABOUT THE OPPOSITION:
AFC Winkfield entered the Thames Valley Premier League at the start of the 2020/21 campaign, joining from the East Berks League. In this season, they gained promotion to Division Two, after finishing third position, with thirteen wins in twenty. They gained consecutive promotion for the next two seasons, placing as runners-up in both seasons, behind Hambleden and Hurst respectively.
This will be Winkfield’s second season in the Premier Division, finishing tenth out of twelve places in 2023/24, with five wins from twenty-two.
Currently, with seven victories in sixteen games, AFC Winkfield sit in tenth position, with twenty-three points.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Our Under 23s have faced AFC Winkfield on four occasions prior to our league meeting this Saturday, including three Thames Valley Premier League fixtures and one cup feature.
Our home clash was last held down at the Atrium, in which our Cityzens were ahead at the interval, but unfortunately lost out after a positive second half from our then-visitors, ending in a 3-2 loss.
During our Berkshire Trophy Centre Senior Cup run last year, we tied with AFC Winkfield down at the King George V Playing Field in September. An eight goal thriller saw us exit the competition in the first round, with a 7-1 scoreline in favour of Winkfield.
LAST MEETINGS
3-2 Home Loss – 05/10/2024
3-0 Away Loss – 03/02/2024
2-2 Home Draw – 30/09/2023
7-1 Cup Loss – 16/09/2023
ADDRESS: The Timbers, Crown Rd, Virginia Water GU25 4HT
KEY INFORMATION: There are no admission fees for this match – 2pm Kick-Off
GETTING HERE
By Car: Take A329, A3290, A329(M), Berkshire Way/A329 … and Wellington Ave to Crown Rd in Virginia Water
Head south on A329
Slight left to stay on A329
Continue straight to stay on A329
Use the right 2 lanes to turn right onto Watlington St/A329
At Sutton Seeds Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the A3290 slip road to M4/Wokingham/A329(M)/Bracknell
Merge onto A3290
Continue onto A329(M) (signs for M4)
Keep right to stay on A329(M)
Continue onto Berkshire Way/A329
Slight left
Merge onto Berkshire Way/A329
At Doncastle Roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Berkshire Way/A329
At Twin Bridges Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Downshire Way/A322
Continue onto Downshire Way/A322
At Horse and Groom Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Broad Ln
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Broad Ln
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Broad Ln
At Running Horse Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto London Rd/A329
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto High St/A329
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on High St/A329
Turn left onto London Rd/A30
Turn right onto Christchurch Rd/B389
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Wellington Ave
By Public Transport: Take the South Western Railway train heading towards London Waterloo and disembark at the Virginia Water stop. An approximate twenty minute walk towards Trumps Green Avenue, before turning off on Crown Road, will mean the ground is on the left.
Alternatively, disembarking at Egham and taking the 566 bus towards Virginia Water, hosted by White Bus services, will reduce the walk toward the end of the journey to two minutes, with the ground on the right rather than the left.
