Somerset Trojans coach Dennis Brown has turned up the heat on Somerset Eagles ahead of tonight's West End derby by burdening them with the favourites tag.

Trojans may be one of only two teams still unbeaten this season, but Brown reckons Kenny Thompson's Eagles have the edge having already captured the prized scalps of Devonshire Cougars and Dandy Town.

Both teams returned to the top-flight at the end of last season and lock horns at Somerset Cricket Club at 9 p.m.

"You always psych yourselves up a little bit more for the derby matches and I just wish both teams the best of luck," said Brown.

"Hopefully the Somerset community will have something to shout about.

"Eagles have got off to a very good start themselves and I think they will start the match as favourites.

"We never go into a game thinking about losing though and whoever turns up on the night will take home the points."

Brown has not been surprised by Trojans' impressive start to the campaign but has warned against complacency and pointed out that his players are largely an inexperienced bunch.

"It's been a fairly good return to the top-flight for us but there's still a long way to go this season," Brown said.

"It's always good to get off to a reasonably good start. We have a very inexperienced team but I have not been surprised by the unbeaten start we have had."

One player to have really caught the eye this term for Trojans is flying winger Tahj Wade.

With his long flowing dreadlocks, the 16-year-old is pretty difficult not to notice at the best of times, but it's wing wizardry which has got the red and blue half of Somerset talking so far this season.

He struck a brace to sink Devonshire Colts a fortnight ago and tormented PHC during their stalemate last weekend.

And Brown has tipped the Bermuda youth international to go all the way after impressing scouts in the UK.

"I've had Tahj with me for the last three years from under-15s to seniors and that's a testament to how our programme is going.

"We have a lot more coming through like Tahj and the future looks bright for Somerset," he said.

"Tahj has the ability and I took him to England during the summer where he caught the eye of a few coaches and scouts over there. He now knows what he has to do in relation to getting himself to playing at the optimum level.

"We played a West Ham under-16 team and Reading under-16 team and Tahj played well during those games and he knows what he has do - he's only 16 still."

Eagles lie in fouth position in the league table on six points, while Trojans are in sixth place with five points.