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Nottingham Forest’s Jayda Pechova was named the Young Player of the Year last season

Earlier, AO Manchester Thunder boosted their hopes of sealing a top-four finish with a 60-47 win over London Mavericks at Brighton Centre.

Eleanor Cardwell starred with 27 goals to lead Thunder to a second successive victory against the Mavericks, having won at home earlier in the campaign.

On Friday, Nottingham Forest made it back-to-back wins with a 68-63 victory over NIC Leeds Rhinos at Sheffield’s Canon Medical Arena.

Forest, in fourth, earned a fifth victory of the campaign to move within one point of AO Manchester Thunder in third.

South Africa shooter Rolene Streutker led the scoring for Forest with 34 goals, while Jayda Pechova, 20, registered three rebounds and was named the player of the match.

Pechova mentioned she felt she could “still push a bit harder” as she looks to get selected for the England squad, with head coach Chelsea Pitman singing her praises.

“Pechova is having a phenomenal season. The growth I have seen – and not just on the court – has been a blessing. She’s such a coachable athlete,” Pitman mentioned.

“What a year she’s having, especially with it being a Commonwealth Games year.”

With 18 points, Forest boosted their chances of a top-four finish and thereby qualifying for the post-season stage while Rhinos remain seventh with just one win in nine matches.

How to follow 2026 Netball Super League on BBC Sport

BBC Sport will show one game per week during the regular season.

These are the games you can watch live on the BBC Sport website and iPlayer (UK only, all times BST):

4 May: Manchester Thunder v Birmingham Panthers (18:00)

9 May: Nottingham Forest v London Mavericks (15:00)

15 May: Loughborough Lightning v Nottingham Forest (19:00)

24 May: London Pulse v Dragons (17:00)

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