Posh Women host Billericay Town Women in the First round of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup.
Peterborough United Women are in Adobe Women’s FA Cup action on Sunday afternoon at the slightly earlier time of 1pm as they host FAWNL Southern Premier Division side Billericay Town Women at PIMS Park in the first round of the competition.
Jake Poole’s side go into the game on the back of a 6-1 league victory against Lincoln United last weekend. Tara Kirk netted a brace whilst Keir Perkins, Poppie Brown and Niamh Reynolds were also on target; with an own goal also helping Posh to victory.
Opponents Billericay Town Women currently sit sixth in the Southern Premier Division with four wins and a draw from their opening nine matches. They will be looking to bounce back from their 4-0 defeat to Oxford United last weekend.
Team News
Speaking to Posh+ ahead of Sunday’s game, Poole confirmed that he has a clean bill of health ahead of the weekend’s fixture.
Captain Keir Perkins will be looking to add to her goals tally having netted seven goals so far this campaign, meanwhile fellow forward Tara Kirk will be keen to continue her form in front of goal having netted three goals in her last two appearances.
From The Gaffer
Jake Poole spoke to Posh+ ahead of Sunday's fixture: “We’ve had a real mixture of fixtures over the last month so it will be nice to have a run of three games against consistently high opposition starting from this weekend. The FA Cup game will be a great opportunity to challenge ourselves and take the intensity from that game into the fixtures that follow. We played a few Tier 3 oppositions in pre-season which will help us.”
“We want to go as far as we can in the competition and play some of the best teams. We’ve always had a great support and with the game in Peterborough, it will provide the opportunity for an even larger crowd to come down for what is a really exciting game.”
One To Watch
Billericay Town Women’s current top scorer is Maddie Bigs who has netted five goals in eight matches this season.
Last Time In The FA Cup
Peterborough United Women secured their place in the first round in style having won 5-0 against Burton Albion Women in the last qualifying round. Ella-Mai Bale netted her first senior goal in the game whilst Tara Kirk, Evie Driscoll-King and Katie Middleton were also on target; the latter claiming a brace.
Ticket News
PIMS Park (home of Peterborough Sports) is a cashless stadium. Tickets are priced at £5 for adults, £4 for seniors, £3 for Under 18s and free admission for Under 14s.
Live Updates
Updates of the game will be available on The Posh Women’s X account (@theposhwomen), with post-match reaction also on the website.