Welcome back to the Matchside weekly roundup!
It’s bank holiday weekend and the weather is going to be glorious — all the more reason to get out and make the most of it. I’ve done the research so all you need to do is pick a match (or two!) and enjoy 😎
🔥 This week’s top picks:
1. 🏊 AP Race London International at the Aquatics Centre — elite swimming rarely comes to London. Tickets from £5, what’s not to love?
2. 🏏 T20 is back at Lord’s and The Oval — I promise you don’t need to be a big cricket fan to enjoy Friday night T20 cricket under the lights.
3. ⚽️ League One Play-Off Final at Wembley — Bolton vs Stockport on Sunday afternoon. A Wembley final with tickets available doesn't come around too often.
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👀 What’s on this week 👀
Friday 22nd May
1. 🏏 Vitality Blast T20 Cricket Kicks Off
Middlesex vs Kent Double Header at Lord’s — women at 2.15pm & men at 6.15pm (tickets £38).
Surrey vs Lancashire Double Header at Kia Oval — women at 2.15pm & men at 6.30pm (tickets from £31).
Saturday 23rd May
1. 🏊 Elite Swimming: AP Race London International (Saturday 23rd to Monday 25th)
📍 London Aquatics Centre | Tickets from £5
Set up by Adam Peaty, AP Race International is an exhibition event bringing together some of the world’s best swimmers to compete for records and prize money, producing a high-energy weekend of racing that’s well worth watching.
2. 🏉 Men’s Champ Rugby
Ealing Trailfinders vs Worcester Warriors at Trailfinders Sports Club in the play-off semi-final, 4pm (tickets from £20). The winner goes through to the play-off final for a chance to be crowned league champions.
London Scottish vs Blackheath at Richmond Athletic Ground, 2pm (tickets from £20). This is the promotion/relegation play-off game with London Scottish fighting to retain their place in the Champ and Blackheath going for promotion into it, so the stakes couldn’t be higher!
Sunday 24th May
1. 🏐 Netball Super League: London Pulse vs LexisNexis Dragons (5pm)
📍 Copper Box | Tickets £29
2. 🏏 Vitality Blast T20: Middlesex Men vs Surrey (12pm) & Women vs Leicestershire (4pm)
📍 Lord’s | Tickets £38
3. ⚽️ League One Play-off Final: Bolton vs Stockport County (1pm)
📍 Wembley Stadium | Tickets from £41
You’ll need to create a free Stockport fan account to purchase tickets directly from them. Bolton aren’t selling tickets to newly registered members.
4. ⚽️ Premier League: Fulham vs Newcastle (4pm)
📍 Craven Cottage | Tickets from £97
Monday 25th May
1. ⚽️ League Two Play-off Final: Notts County vs Salford City (Monday 25th, 3pm)
📍 Wembley Stadium | Tickets from £40
Notts County tickets go on general sale at 1pm on Tuesday 19 May and Salford tickets are already on general sale — you’ll need to create a free fan account for both clubs.
2. ⚽️ Baller League Six-a-side: Final Four (Monday 25th, 2pm)
📍 The O2 | Tickets from £17
Into Next Week
1. 🎱 UK Open Pool Championship (Tuesday 26th to Sunday 31st)
📍 Brentwood Centre | Tickets from £11
2. 🏀 The Original Harlem Globetrotters (Tuesday 26th, 7.30pm)
📍 The O2 | Tickets from £34
T20 at The Oval
🤝 Matchside Community 🤝
Eagles Soar Into The Final
Last week Matchside subscriber Jonny made it to the second leg of the Europa Conference League semi-final to see the mighty Palace beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 at Selhurst Park. He sent in the photo below 🙌
And you’ll be glad to know I made it to the finish line of the Hackney Half — the crowd was amazing and made all the difference for us runners!
Selhurst Park
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That’s your week of sport sorted.
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Louis