Posh Women v Worcester City Women

Posh Women v Worcester City: Match Preview

Peterborough United Women welcome Worcester City to the Weston Homes Stadium on International Women’s Day this Sunday (2pm).

Peterborough United Women have the chance to make it 16 unbeaten in the FA Women’s National League Midlands when they face the Lionesses on Sunday.

With Boldmere St Michaels also in action, we would need to better the Mikes’ result to take back top position, but with two games in hand, Jake Poole won’t be too troubled over Sunday’s permutations.

City come from the West Midlands with back-to-back wins under their name, having beaten Kidderminster Harriers and, most recently, Notts County, thanks to a Maia Clark double.

LAST TIME OUT

Jake Poole’s team has one over Sunday’s opponents already this season. Keir Perkins and Freya Andersen both bagged a brace, while Courtney Clarke and Lauren Wilshaw each scored in the 6-2 win at Sixways Stadium, as we continued our perfect start to the National League season.

TEAM NEWS

Kira Rai has recovered from a knock sustained in last month’s win over Northampton Town. Kayleigh Hines’ minutes will continue be managed, but the experienced midfielder is making good progress, while Courtney Clarke will unfortunately sit out on Sunday following an injury sustained at Leafield Athletic.

MANAGER QUOTES 

"We have to find that balance of using the excitement and occasion of the game, but also treat it as any other game as well. Hopefully, we have a good crowd there that will really get behind the girls and see the importance of the game and not just the occasion, but I’m sure the Peterborough fans will do that," Jake Poole said.

LOCATION 

Weston Homes Stadium, London Road, Peterborough PE2 8AL.

TICKET DETAILS 

General admission (tickets purchased advance at theposhtickets.com);

Adults: £6

Seniors (65+): £3

Under 18s: £2

Under 14s: Free

Please note, tickets bought on the day will be bumped up by £1 and will be available to purchase from the ticket office (card only).

WHAT’S ON?

Catch the club’s resident freestyler, Jack Dean, and both club mascots in and around the ground before the game.

Grab a physical copy of our matchday programme (£3.50), starring an exclusive interview with Anna Pitt, a look at our club centurions, plus much more!

The Posh Store will be open from 12-2pm, so be sure to grab your replica shirts in-store! 

Make sure to stop by the stadium’s face painter and get your face painted for free! There will also be live music in the Fan Zone ahead of kick-off.

PARKING

There is limited parking on the gravel car park at the stadium, which will be issued on a first come, first served basis. You can park in the Fair Meadow Car Park opposite the stadium (pay and display).

KIT COLOURS 

Posh will be in their blue home kit for the game. 

UPDATES 

Not able to join us at the Weston Homes Stadium? Supporters can follow the action live via updates from the club’s official X account – which can be found here.  

Trio Score Brace As Posh Women Secure Another Win

Peterborough United Women made it 16 unbeaten in the FA Women’s National League Midlands on Sunday with a 7-2 victory over Worcester City Women at the Weston Homes Stadium.

Peterborough United Women put on a performance to be proud of when they beat Worcester City 7-2 at the Weston Homes Stadium on International Women’s Day.

Coincidentally, it was looking like we would beat our visitors by the same scoreline as our meeting back in September until the final minute, and again Keir Perkins was on the scoresheet twice this time around.

Niamh Connor (2), Kayleigh Hines (2) and Jess Rousseau also got themselves on the scoresheet as we ran out comfortable winners in PE2.

It was a performance of attacking superlatives for Jake Poole’s team, who wasted no time, as in the second minute, Hayley James’ shot was flicked in by captain PERKINS.

A crowd of over 1,700 supporters were definitely getting their money's worth when ROUSSEAU made it two on 16 minutes. An unstoppable strike from our number seven looped over Jodie Whiteman in the City goal.

Goals were aplenty, and showed no sign of stopping when CONNOR’s header was directed downwards and into the back of the net.

But the away side provided an untimely response as Maia Clark took full advantage of a defensive error and rounded Neive Corry.

Posh stuck to the task however, and soon added a fourth when CONNOR combined with Lauren Wilshaw for the second time. Our number three’s header was low and hard, despite the City keeper’s best efforts to get a touch on the ball.

Rousseau and James both had efforts matched by Whiteman, before HINES added to the act with a simple header into the bottom corner.

Credit must go to Wilshaw, whose deliveries proved unmatched all game.

It was Rousseau who made the early inroads after the break, but our visitors reduced the gap to three on 52 minutes when Annie SIME’s cross went all the way in.

Complacency started to slip in a little bit, as Corry was called upon once more to keep out the City forward.

Again, we hit the visitors from a set-piece when HINES added goal number six, before Niamh Reynolds came close to increasing our advantage minutes later.

Poole turned to the bench to shore up the game, and instead it almost came to our favour at the attacking end as Meg Lawlor had a couple of chances late on.

PERKINS floored our visitors with a late goal when she picked up the scraps and smashed home from inside the six-yard box.

Posh: Corry, Connor (sub Osker 59min), Hines (sub Mears 79min), Driscoll-King, Rousseau (sub Kirk 67min), Brown (sub Stanford 67min), Perkins, Reynolds (sub Lawlor 79min), Pitt, Wilshaw, James. Unused subs: Sharpe, Rai.