All eyes were on Sugden Road as the league leaders and Champions, Old Georgians, came to town in a top-of-the-table battle. Having won 5-1 the last time the two sides met, Old Georgians made it five consecutive victories over their closest challengers in the league. Ed Carson gave the visitors the lead in the 12 minutes before Luis Gittens restored parity two minutes later. A penalty corner goal from Henry Weir (35) just before halftime proved the decisive goal as the Old Georgians defence stood firm against the Surbiton onslaught. Oxted's chances of making the top six were taken out of their hands when they travelled to the Paddington Recreational Ground to face Hampstead & Westminster. Sam French's hattrick (8, 45-PC, 55-PC) and a Josh Kelly (12) goal gave the hosts a comfortable win to stay in contention in the chasing pack at the league's top. Cameron Heald with Oxted's only goal will be looking ahead to a must-win encounter with East Grinstead on the final day of Phase 1. East Grinstead are having a season to forget and will be looking forward to the winter break, where they can regroup and take stock ready for Phase 2. Welcoming the University of Nottingham to Saint Hill for the first time, with both sides struggling for points, the University side came out on top with their biggest win in the Premier Division. Charlie Axford gave Nottingham the lead with a fourth-minute penalty corner before Simon Faulkner converted one of his own six minutes later. Connor Williamson gave Nottingham the lead going into halftime with a 27th-minute penalty stroke, a lead that was extended further through penalty corner goals from Isaac Farrant (37) and Louis Tipper (52) to give their side all three points. At the foot of the table, Brooklands Manchester University welcomed Wimbledon to the North West, where the visitors improved their streak in Manchester to one loss in eight. David Flanagan (16, 31) gave the home side hope with two first-half goals after Peter Scott gave Wimbledon the lead. However, the visitors produced ten minutes in the second half that turned the game out of reach for the Manchester side. A three-minute Sam Hooper (50-PC, 53-PC) double and a 60th Liam Ansell Penalty Corner gave Wimbledon all three points and a happier journey back South. Gareth Griffiths was the killjoy of the Bandurak celebrations in Nottingham, as a 70th-minute penalty corner drew the scores level. Holcombe's Nick Bandurak scored his 200th goal for his club with his second hattrick of the season (22-PS, 24-PC, 59-PS). Oliver Ashdown (51) and Henry Croft (65) were also on the scoresheet for Beeston. Reading put a top sixth finish in their own hands, going into the last matchday of Phase 1, with a dominating win over the University of Exeter. Tom Minall scored his first, on the way to a hattrick, in the first-minute play, before adding to his tally in the 64th and 66th minutes. Fred Newbold (22) and Harrison Smith (53) completed the Reading scoring, while a 25-minute Joshua Moran penalty corner was the only mark on the Exeter scoresheet