Sheffield FC vs Posh Women

Sheffield FC v Posh Women: Match Preview

Peterborough United Women will wrap up their away calendar with a trip to Sheffield FC on Sunday (2pm).

Peterborough United Women arrive in S18 in a confident mood, having already secured automatic promotion with last week’s dominance over Kidderminster Harriers.

The result made it 20 league games unbeaten this season and 28 overall, as we now look to put an end to a historic campaign on the road.

But despite the title having already been secured, Jake Poole’s team still has unfinished business with two games of the regular season left, as they look to enter the third tier unbeaten and with all the momentum.

TEAM NEWS

Jake Poole is expected to heavily rotate his squad this weekend and has a full selection to do so. Courtney Clarke got her first minutes since injury, while Hayley James lasted the full 90 on her return to the team. Niamh Reynolds meanwhile served her suspension in the win over Barnsley and joined the team back up with a goal on Sunday.

MANAGER QUOTES 

“The players have that personal pride to finish what we have started. The season we have had is exactly what we wanted and of course we enjoyed the moment and celebrated the achievement on Sunday, but now it is about finishing the job and trying to end the season unbeaten," Jake Poole said.

LOCATION 

Sheffield Football Club, Home of Football Stadium, Dronfield S18 2GD.

TICKET DETAILS 

General admission;

Adults: £5

Concessions: £2

PARKING

All cars are to be parked in the Club’s Car Park, accessible via Wreakes Lane. Please do not use the Coach and Horses Pub Car Park on matchday.

KIT COLOURS 

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

UPDATES 

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

Another Win On The Road For Posh Women

Peterborough United Women made it 21 league games unbeaten after a goal in each half from Jessica Stanford and Jess Rousseau.

Peterborough United Women completed another league double, this time over Sheffield FC who fell victim to a professional performance from Jake Poole’s team.

The game started openly for both sides despite the eight changes made to our team, though we had the better of the chances as we looked to build on last week’s title success.

Rebecca Mears had the best chances, beating the Sheffield defender for pace in the first instance before shooting wide twice, both from similar positions.

Our number 29 then looked to turn provider when she crossed for Tara Kirk, but her cross was well cut out by a team who tend to rarely leak goals at home.

Edyn Osker then headed away Lucy Trail’s delivery behind for a corner, where only a combination of Posh bodies on the line stopped the hosts from making it 1-0.

Kira Rai continued to cause a threat in wide areas and again cut the ball back into an inviting area, where this time Meg Lawlor’s low shot was the latest to be blocked by Sheffield’s rearguard.

Rai then saw an effort flash wide with nine minutes of the first half left to play before Halima Esse was afforded time and space at the other end, where it was then our turn to defend strongly through Edyn Osker.

STANFORD gave us the lead two minutes later when the midfielder kept her composure in check and finished into the bottom corner after Kirk had originally done well to keep the ball alive.

Poole’s team came out from the break determined to complete the job, and the second goal nearly arrived when a combination of the woodwork and a Sheffield defender went in the way of Stanford’s cross.

Neive Corry – who last week won the league’s Golden Glove award – didn’t have much to do in truth, but when she did, our number 13 covered her angles well to deny the home side a goal back.

Mears had a couple of opportunities on the hour, but both attempts went high and wide as we went in search of number two.

Posh did get away with one, however, when Emily Sharpe recovered well as the last defender to deny Sheffield the leveller after a defensive area.

And at the other end, the hosts were punished when ROUSSEAU made her mark minutes after coming on to ensure another three points went our way.

Posh: Corry, Hines, Sharpe, Kirk (sub Rousseau 81min), Lawlor (sub Perkins 81min), Stanford (sub Reynolds 81min), Rai (sub Perkins 71min), Clarke, James, Osker (sub Pitt 71min), Mears.