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2 October 2026  3 min read

NBL D1 Preview (3/4 Oct 2026) - Live Stats, streaming, quotes and more

Six games in Pool A and five more in Pool B make up the latest slate of action, with Worcester Wolves looking for their first win away to Gloucester City Kings.

Pool B surprise package Oaklands Wolves have another test on the road in Barking, defending champs Solent entertain unbeaten London Elite, and CoLA Southwark Pride welcome Barnet Bulldogs in another of the weekend's standout ties.

In the list below, a * is for Pool A games, and a + is for Pool B games.

Saturday 3 October

* 3pm - Tees Valley Mohawks vs Sheffield Sharks II  - LIVE STATS

* 4pm - Cardiff Met Archers vs Leicester Warriors - LIVE STATS

+ 4:30pm - CoLA Southwark Pride vs Barnet Bulldogs - LIVE STATS

+ 5pm - Barking Abbey vs Oaklands Wolves - LIVE STATS

* 5:30pm - Manchester Magic vs Liverpool - LIVE STATS

+ 5:30pm - London Lions II vs Sussex Storm - LIVE STATS

+ 6pm - Solent Kestrels vs London Elite - LIVE STATS

* 7:30pm - Myerscough Basketball Academy vs Sheffield Arrows - LIVE STATS

Sunday 4 October

* 3pm - St Helens Saints vs Birmingham City University - LIVE STATS

+ 3pm - Cobham Cobras vs Richmond Knights - LIVE STATS / LIVE STREAM

* 5:15pm - Gloucester City Kings vs Worcester Wolves - LIVE STATS

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Pool A

Pace setters Manchester Magic have a North West derby as they entertain Liverpool, with Myerscough also looking to bolster their own 2-0 record against a Sheffield Arrows side that are yet to get their season underway.

50-point Logan Ryan and the Tees Valley Mohawks are at home against Sheffield Sharks II, and Cardiff Met Archers are another finally getting their new campaign underway as they host winless Leicester Warriors.

Sunday contains two further contests, with a high-profile clash between St Helens and BCU in the North West, and Worcester's trip to Gloucester City Kings.

Pool B

Barking vs Oaklands and CoLA against Barnet are two great contests on the slate in Pool B, but Solent Kestrels vs London Elite also deserves plenty of attention.

A top vs bottom tie a year ago, the defending champs Kestrels could have their hands full with the 2-0 Elite, and one of their former youth products in Tyler Fairbairn.

Sussex Storm and London Lions II both sit at 1-1 and will be eager to use the other to get over .500 in Saturday's other game, before Cobham and Richmond round the weekend off with Sunday's lone Pool B contest.

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