Worcester City Women v Posh Women

Peterborough United Women will look to notch a fifth successive league victory when they face the Lionesses on Sunday (2pm).

Peterborough United Women remain unbeaten and lead the way in the FAWNL Midlands, looking to strengthen their position at the top with a win at Worcester City on Sunday.

Jake Poole’s side delivered again last time around, edging out Sheffield FC thanks to a goal apiece from Keir Perkins and Evie Driscoll-King, on her landmark appearance for the club.

Worcester have had a tough start to the campaign with games against three sides fancied to have a good season - their one league success coming against Sutton Coldfield.

Our last meeting with City ended in all three points when Meg Lawlor struck late on at the Motiq Stadium, putting the seal on our third victory over Sunday's opponents that year.

TEAM NEWS

Striker Tara Kirk remains sidelined while Jess Rousseau is unavailable for selection. Midfielder Kayleigh Hines is expected to return to the squad after suspension.

MANAGER QUOTES 

"Worcester are a good side and will be the toughest team that we have faced so far this season. It is a big pitch at Worcester and we will have to do a few things right to be successful. They have had a tough start, in terms of fixtures, so we can't focus too much on their results and how many points they have, I have got good options in terms of team selection, but that is what you want as a manager," Jake Poole said.

LOCATION 

Sixways Stadium, Warriors Way, Worcester WR3 8ZE.

TICKET DETAILS 

General admission pricing;

Family (2x Adult and 2x Child): £13
Adult: £6
Concession: £4
U16: £2

KIT COLOURS 

Posh will be in their green away kit for the game. 

UPDATES 

Supporters can follow the action via live updates from the club’s official X account – which can be found here.  

Peterborough United Women made it five league wins from as many games with a win at Worcester.

Goals from Keir Perkins and Freya Andersen – who both also found the net after the restart – and Courtney Clarke took Posh into the break with a healthy lead, before Lauren Wilshaw added to the act after the midway point at the Sixways Stadium.

The home side pulled a couple of goals back, but after a lull in chances, Jake Poole’s side held out the game professionally to keep their spot at the top of the FAWNL Midlands table.

Posh got off to a fast start as Hayley James was afforded space to cross from the right, but Jodie Whiteman did well to sweep up possession, before keeping out Perkins’ drive minutes later.

Andersen then guided her header onto the woodwork, before Wilshaw carried on the momentum, hitting the crossbar on ten minutes.

PERKINS eventually broke down the hosts’ defensive low block, making space inside the area to pull the trigger, in turn finishing past Whiteman.

Posh soon added a second as Courtney CLARKE scored a fine free-kick with her left-foot with the ball sailing over the goalkeeper and into the corner.

Poole’s side continued to use the wide areas as a route to attack. This time it was Jessica Stanford who advanced into the penalty area, testing Whiteman, who pushed the ball behind for a corner – where she was called into action once more.

Anna Pitt rose the highest from a crowd, forcing the hosts’ number one to be alert, before saving an effort from Andersen at the second time of asking.

But ANDERSEN failed to let up and extended the lead on 32 minutes, slotting the ball into the bottom corner after good work from Perkins down the right.

Posh came out from the break vying for the fourth goal, and it came when PERKINS added the finishing touch to a neat move from Poole’s side.

Three minutes later, in the 50th minute, WILSHAW added to the margin, cutting inside and finishing smartly from close-range.

Charlotte POOLE grabbed a goal back for the home side, but Posh kept their emotions in check and immediately attacked at the other end when Kira Rai and Andersen both came close.

Anderson volleyed a clever Poppie Brown free-kick into the side-netting while Rai bore down on goal late on, with the game starting to open back up, only to be denied by Whiteman, before the hosts had a few chances to score.

Neive Corry did well to push a shot away from danger and made another stop moments later, but Annie SIME added small hope for City with a finish into the top corner from a dead-ball situation.

But Posh, as they did all game, broke down the masked ranks of sky blue shirts and worked an opening for ANDERSEN, who closed out the show in Worcester with a clever finish after good work from James.

Half-time: Worcester City Women 0-3 Posh Women
Full-time: Worcester City Women 2-6 Posh Women

Posh: Corry, Driscoll-King (sub Osker 71min), Clarke (sub Connor 71min), Pitt, James, Reynolds (sub Brown 53min), Stanford (sub Mears 71min), Hines, Wilshaw, Perkins (sub Rai 53min), Andersen. Unused sub: Lawlor.