A look ahead to Posh Women’s final home fixture of 2024 in the FA Women’s National League Division One Midlands.
Peterborough United Women welcome Worcester City Women to the The Motiq Stadium on Sunday afternoon (3pm) in their final home fixture; with Jake Poole’s side looking to bounce back from a tough set of results in November.
Opponents, Worcester City, are competing in their first season at tier 4 level and currently sit 10th in the table with two wins and one draw from their opening 11 matches. They most recently won 4-0 against Lincoln City in mid-November.
TEAM NEWS
Manager, Jake Poole, confirmed that several players are set to return following spells on the sidelines with injury. Tara Kirk and Kier Perkins are currently joint top scorers for the club with seven goals scored in 10 and 14 matches respectively.
FROM THE GAFFER
Jake Poole said ahead of the game: “Whilst we’ve endured a blip in form recently, we have performed well the first half of the season. It’s a tough league with four clubs chasing for one promotion place. Worcester have done well in their first season in this division. We got a good win on the opening day in the reverse fixture. Their manager has done a brilliant job and will provide a challenge for us this weekend.”
ONE TO WATCH
Olivia Mitcham is currently top of the scoring charts for Worcester City with five goals in 12 matches this season.
LAST TIME OUT
Posh and Worcester City most recently met in the FAWNL League Cup first round in September with Posh securing a 3-0 victory; Niamh Connor, Renai Bennett and Emily Meli were the goalscorers.
In the reverse league fixture, Jake Poole secured an opening day victory at Sixways Stadium with a 4-1 win, courtesy of a first-half brace from Tara Kirk and strikes from Kier Perkins and Renai Bennett
TICKET NEWS
Tickets are priced at £5 for adults, £4 for seniors, £3 for under 18s and free for under 12s. Supporters can pay by cash or card on the game.
LIVE UPDATES
Updates of the game will be made available on The Posh Women’s X account, with post-match reaction also on the website.