Match Preview | WCWFC Vs Chesterfield Women

It’s a return to league action as Worcester City Women look to put the cup disappointments behind them

Chesterfield

Chesterfield Women play their games at Debdale Park and Recreation Ground, which is the home of Sherwood Colliery FC and are managed by Pete Jarvis.

They gained promotion to the FA Women’s National League Division One Midlands by clinching the East Midlands Regional Football League after pipping promotion rivals Loughborough Foxes Vixens Women by a solitary point.

They registered 12 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat on their way to be crowned champions.

Last time out

City’s Women’s FA Cup was ended prematurely at the Third Round Qualifying Round stage as Port Vale Women came away from Sixways with a 2-1 win.

Worcester, despite starting brightly found themselves 1-0 at the break after the attacker found herself in space behind the back line and struck an unstoppable shot that nestled into the top corner of the net.

City were back in the cup tie two minutes into the second half when Jess Fassnidge dispatched a spot kick with authority into the bottom left hand corner, after Mads Welham was brought down.

The visitors retook the lead just after the hour mark when a shot from distance hit off the underside of the bar and fell to the strikers feet who placed the ball into the net to send City’s FA Cup campaign.

Chesterfield’s fortunes in this seasons competition fared better than City’s as they beat Thurmaston DPC 10-0 at home to advance to the First Round Proper.

Jess Fassnidge shared her reaction following our Women’s FA Cup defeat on Sunday

She said: “There aren’t really many words to sum up the performance today. As players, we are extremely disappointed and deflated that we have not been able to do enough to secure getting through to the next round of the FA Cup.”

“On another day we may have put those chances away, but today it wasn’t to be the case. I can only apologise to all our amazing fans for the disappointing result today and wish Port Vale all the best for the next round.”

This season

At this very early stage of the season, City find themselves in 5th position and sitting on 9 points after 5 games in the FA Women’s National League Division One Midlands table. The visitors to Sixways on Sunday, Chesterfield currently sit in 7th place and are two points behind City having played the same amount of fixtures.