Women's Preview: Cheltenham vs Saints
It’s a return to FA National League Cup action this weekend, as Southampton FC Women travel to Cheltenham Town on Sunday.
Cheltenham Town vs Saints
FA National League Cup – Determining Round
The Corinium Stadium
Sunday 12th September, 2pm BST
Sunday’s fixture will be the first time Saints take part in the competition since February 2020.
Marieanne Spacey-Cale’s side made it to semi-finals during the 2019/20, narrowly losing out to higher division side Sunderland in February 2020.
This weekend see’s Saints finally face Cheltenham again; two sides that despite being in the same division for two seasons have only met each other once out of a possible four occasions.
Playing their football in Division One South West, the Robins have enjoyed a positive start to the new campaign, winning three and losing just one of the opening five games.
That sole meeting between the two sides came at the start of the 2019/20 season in front of a bumper crowd at Snows Stadium.
Goals from Shannon Sievwright, Ella Pusey, Kirsty Whitton and Rachel Panting secured a 4-0 win for Saints in the September sun.
The result proved a bit win for Saints, with Cheltenham sitting just behind them in second prior to the game.
Due to COVID restrictions it was the only time the two sides would face each other across the last two seasons.
Tickets are available on the gate for Sunday’s game priced as follows:
- £4 for Adults
- £2 for concessions
On the support so far this season, Spacey-Cale said: “They’re really committed and really positive about wanting to be around the group. We missed them and for me we want more of them to come in.”
We look forward to see you supporting the team once again this weekend.
“We had a really good run in this competition in the year we were able to play in it,” said Spacey-Cale. “We got to the semi-finals and we enjoyed that a lot.
“We’re looking forward to the game against Cheltenham on Sunday because it’s a different competition and it’s something away from the league. In this competition it’s a one-off game and whoever performs on the day will get through.
“Every competition we go into we go into it to win. We want to compete at every level and at the highest level possible.
To be able to do that you’ve got into the League Cup, the FA Cup, the league with a view of going in to win.”
