James Graham

Glovers reign supreme on derby day.

Yeovil Town Women came out on top against rivals W*ymouth at the weekend, after a 3-1 victory at the Bob Lucas Stadium. The result saw the Glovers leapfrog the Dorset outfit into second in the Regen Arable Division One South.
Paul Knight made three changes to the starting eleven as Mollie Childs, Laura Wensley and Ceyda Fordrey came into the team.
Yeovil started the stronger of the two sides, as within the opening minute, youngster Fordrey came inches away from giving the visitors a dream start, with her effort striking the woodwork.

Moments later, W*ymouth goalkeeper Issy Heybourne was called into action for the first time, as Chloe Davenport had an effort on goal.
The Glovers’ bright start was rewarded in the 8th minute as Fordrey opened the scoring. She classily took the ball round Heybourne and finished into an empty net, gifting Yeovil the dream start they sought.
Following the goal, the hosts began to grow into the affair. In the 16 th minute Lucy Roberts forced the first meaningful save out of Emily Hall via a free kick, which the Yeovil goalkeeper parried away confidently.

Despite Yeovil’s positive start, with ten minutes left of the half, Weymouth levelled up proceedings, as Annie Redding converted.
An admirable response to the equaliser saw the Glovers retake the lead on the stroke of half time, courtesy of midfielder Abbie Carslake. Despite the sprawling efforts of W*ymouth’s defenders, Carslake’s effort ended up in the back of the net, to restore Yeovil’s advantage
going into the break.

The opening exchanges of the second half stood in stark contrast from that of the first, as neither side took control at the beginning of the second period.
The hosts produced the first scare of the half, as club captain Charlie Wilson struck a first time effort, forcing Hall into her first involvement of the half, as she impressively tipped the ball over the bar.

Despite the Terras’ pressure Yeovil defended gallantly and doubled the advantage on the 70 minute mark via a devastating counter attack. Zara Hunt collected the ball and drove towards goal before finishing in clinical fashion, to give Yeovil daylight on derby day.
A dream debut. 3-1.

The Glovers did not let up and came close to rubbing salt in W*ymouth wounds, as the crossbar was struck in the 77 th minute.
A strong display in both boxes from Yeovil Town Women saw the match finish 3-1 in their favour, as the Glovers earned their first win of 2025 in stunning style.
The result saw Yeovil swap places with W*ymouth in the league, now sitting in second place with 19 points.

Paul Knight’s side return to action on Sunday 19 th January, as they travel to Highburn Athletic in the Women’s senior cup.

Perfect Plympton Pip Past Glovers

Yeovil Town women suffered a 4-3 defeat at the hands of table toppers Plympton, who maintained their perfect record despite a gallant performance from the Glovers.

Paul Knight made three changes to the side who thrashed Honiton last time out before the Christmas break, as Abbie Vernon, Becky Miles and Terri Will returned to the starting eleven.

Despite scoring three goals and taking the game to the unbeaten visitors, Yeovil’s brave performance did not earn anything from the affair, with Plympton taking all three points. A brace from Samantha Metters as well as goals from Dionne Igalawuye and Elsa Finnegan
ensured that the visitors took all three points back to Devon and strengthened their bid for promotion to the Premier Division of the Regen Arable South West League system. Yeovil’s goal-scorers are unknown.

 

Yeovil Town Women now look ahead to their next league encounter as they travel to the Bob Lucas Stadium for a matchup against rivals W*ymouth. With W*ymouth sitting second in the league, one place above the Glovers, Yeovil will be desperate to make a statement on the
Dorset coast.

W*ymouth Women v Yeovil Town Women: 14:00 KO Bob Lucas Stadium.

 

 

GLOVERS HIT HONITON FOR SIX

Yeovil Town Women’s winning run continued on Sunday as they beat Honiton 6-0. A performance defined by Yeovil’s young talent ensured that Paul Knight’s side made it three wins out of three, scoring seventeen goals in this period.

Wholesale changes were made, as Mollie Childs, Laura Wensley, Jamie Bland, Ceyda Fordrey and Chloe Perham came into the starting eleven for the Glovers.

Yeovil began the affair in quick fashion and found themselves in front within eight minutes courtesy of Fordrey. Following a defensive error, Hannah Hughes played in the youngster who made no mistake in front of goal.

Yeovil Women in action
Pic C/O JQ Photography

Ten minutes later the Glovers’ lead was doubled, as in-form forward Chloe Davenport scored her third goal in as many games.

Despite Abbie Carslake coming close to giving Yeovil three earlier in the half, in the 40th minute Hughes, as she did against Bideford, scored once more to gift the hosts a three goal lead.

Following this, on the stroke of half time Davenport went from scorer to creator, as she crossed for Fordrey who made it four for Yeovil and two for her on the day.

The Glovers went in at the break with a four goal lead.

Yeovil’s taste for goals did not let up in the second half, as just four minutes after the restart Hughes converted her second of the match for 5-0.

The hosts’ domination continued throughout the second half and Childs got on the scoresheet on her debut in the 68th minute. Her sensational effort sailed over the Honiton goalkeeper to top off an impressive display in which the Glovers scored six.

FULL TIME SCORE: YEOVIL TOWN WOMEN 6-0 HONITON

This result put Yeovil third in the Regen Arable Division One South, as they leapfrogged Saltash United.

The player of the match was awarded to Chloe Perham.

Yeovil Womens manager Paul Knight
PIC C/O Imogen @ Loveday’s Unique Photgraphy

Yeovil Town Women manager Paul Knight spoke after the match.

“It was good, I thought the girls gave a good account of themselves. Paul began. “We stepped up some youngsters today, who also gave a good account of themselves.

“We had a plan to go out, the weather conditions were good and the team settled into the formation system that we wanted to play and they did everything that was asked of them. They were quite calm today, we played decent football and it was really nice to see some good football again.

Paul expressed his satisfaction with the younger players amid increasing injuries within the first team.

“It’s huge, five of our regular starters are out today and that’s massive in any football team, it’s no secret that we have been playing with injuries since August. We’ve got a youth setup that we can turn to and in all honesty if some of the girls weren’t ready to step up we would have struggled. It’s huge, it’s great for the pathway, they’ve earned it, they’ve been working with us for the past few weeks, and it really was a massive impact.  

Looking ahead to the new year.

“You don’t want to be going into Christmas losing your last game, we’ve had a very disruptive season so far. The only negative side is the break, coming back in the new year when you’ve had a break and you’ve had your Christmas food you come out a little bit more lethargic. So that’s the only downside, I think it’s good for resting, we have a few mediocre injuries which need resting, so hopefully we’ll have the numbers to pick from when we return in the new year.”

Yeovil Town Women return to action on the 5th January as they host league leaders Plympton 14:00 KO.

 

 

 

 

Glovers thump Bideford to extend winning run

Yeovil Town Women made it two league wins in a row last weekend as they defeated Bideford by seven goals to nil. Despite a fortnight without football, Paul Knight’s side returned to league action emphatically.

Paul Knight made three changes to the starting eleven who beat Feniton as Emma Brazell, Becca McManus and new signing Hannah Hughes were all handed starts.

Yeovil Women in action
Pic C/O JQ Photography

The deadlock was broken after a mere fourteen minutes as Becky Miles saw her free-kick effort fly past the Bideford goalkeeper to give the Glovers a deserved lead.

As the half-time whistle edged closer, Yeovil doubled their lead in the 42nd minute, Terri Will scored, giving the hosts some daylight heading into the break.

After the break, half-time substitute Ceyda Fordrey made a swift impact as she saw her effort saved before Chloe Davenport followed up to give Yeovil three in the 56th minute.

Niamh Nicholls heads towards goal. Pic C/O Yeovil Town Women

After a largely dominant second half performance, a prolific spell saw Yeovil score four goals in as many minutes and turn the scoreline into a thrashing. Miles, Hannah Hughes, Niamh Nicholls and Abbie Carslake provided the goals in a late goalscoring flurry which occurred between the 75th and 79th minutes.

A debut goal for Hughes as well as Miles’ second of the game and 8th of the season all but ensured that the three points would be Yeovil’s.

The match finished 7-0 and Yeovil Town Women now find themselves 4th in the Regen Arable Division One South.

The player of the match was awarded to debutant Hannah Hughes.

 

Yeovil Town Women manager Paul Knight spoke after the win.

“We’ve had no football for a couple of weeks and to be fair, we were relaxed today, Paul began. We felt relaxed and I thought the football was better, the performance was about how well they played on the pitch and I think that outweighs goals to be honest.

Knight expressed his satisfaction with the integration of young players into his team,

“It demonstrates what Yeovil is all about, the pathway we’re trying to create. We had a requirement to call players up this weekend due to injuries and in a club of our size that’s what we’ve got to be able to do. The two young girls have performed and did not look out of place.

Looking ahead to next week,

“I think we just needed to play today, we haven’t played for two weeks. Regarding what we do this week we just go about our business as normal and we just pick the strongest team to go out and perform next week.”

Yeovil Town Women return to action on Sunday 8th December as they travel to Weston Super Mare 14:00 KO.

 

Yeovil Town Women, Ladies

Feniton Feel Glovers Wrath

Yeovil Town Women returned to winning ways as they thumped Feniton by 4 goals to 1. This result left them in 5th position in the Regen Arable Division One South.

Two changes were made to the starting eleven which faced Sticker the week before, as Chloe Davenport and Chloe Bateman replaced Hannah Bishop and Zoe Ball. Emily Hall was back between the sticks for the Glovers.

Yeovil began the affair positively, as they earned their first opportunity in the 20th minute, Davenport saw her strike go just wide of the post.

Swiftly after this the Glovers broke the deadlock as Becky Miles fed Abbie Carslake, who cut inside and fired into the top corner to give Yeovil the lead.

Yeovil Town Women, Ladies
Niamh Nicholls and Abbie Carslake Celebrate
Pic Green Mind Photography

The visitors continued to put pressure on Feniton as the half progressed, with Laura Wensley heading wide of the post following a Miles cross, on the stroke of half time.

Yeovil did not have to wait long before they doubled their lead in the second period, as Terri Will played a through ball for Davenport, who slotted confidently past the goalkeeper.

Moments later, and despite Yeovil’s dominance, the hosts had their first meaningful chance of the half, as Hall made an impressive save to deny Feniton a lifeline.

Following this, on the hour mark Yeovil took a step closer to returning to winning ways as Miles and Wensley combined again to make it three. Wensley confidently headed in from Miles’ corner.

 

The Glovers rubbed salt in Feniton wounds as they extended their lead further just a minute later. Miles added to her two assists and got herself on the scoresheet, all but confirming a Yeovil victory.

The Glovers were denied a clean sheet in the 65th minute as Feniton pulled one back.

The match finished 4-1 and ensured that Yeovil returned to winning ways in comprehensive style.

The player of the match was awarded to Abbie Carslake.

Up Next

Yeovil Town Women return to action on the 1st December as they host Bideford AFC at Alvington 14:00 KO.

 

 

 

 

 

Yeovil Town Women, Ladies

Plympton Punish Glovers

Match Round Up

Yeovil Town Women suffered their second league defeat of the season as Plympton Ladies overcame the Glovers by three goals to nil. A goal by Izzy Rogers as well as a brace by Elsa Finnegan ensured that Plympton’s perfect start to the season continued.

Paul Knight made three changes to the side who thrived in the FA Cup last week, as Abbie Vernon, Terri Will and Niamh Nicholls came in to the starting eleven.

Yeovil started positively against the league leaders, with Becky Miles testing the goalkeeper early. Moments later, the Glovers had the ball in the net as Nicholls fired in after Will’s effort cannoned off the crossbar, however Nicholls was denied by the offside flag.

The hosts grew into the affair as the half progressed and took the lead in the 41st minute.

The teams went in at half time with Plympton leading by one goal to nil.

Yeovil Women in action
Pic C/O JQ Photography

Plympton began the second half with a point to prove and doubled their lead within the first minute, to rub salt in Yeovil wounds.

Plympton confirmed that their winning form would continue, as they made it three in the 78th minute, all but confirming the victory.

Despite a late rally by Yeovil, in which Nicholls and Becky Miles had efforts on goal, the match finished 3-0 to the hosts Plympton, who retained their perfect record in the Regen Arable Division One South.

That’s what they said

Yeovil Town Women manager Paul Knight spoke to the media after the match.

“It was disgracefully poor. Paul began, “the girls have let themselves down today and it’s just not good enough. I can’t even say that we lost to a better opposition today, we lost to, I’m sorry to say, a relatively poor side. Fair play to the opposition, they obviously wanted it more, they took their chances. I can handle losing, but we lose when we fight and we play and we never did that today and they know that.”

The Glovers failed to score for just the second time of the league season.

“There was just a lack of desire, not taking our opportunities in front of goal. We made it easy for the opposition and these are the hardest ones to swallow because we win against greater opposition last week. You can blame us coaches but there’s only so much you can do in terms of setting up and prepping them. The players know they haven’t turned up today and there was no desire to turn up I believe.”

Ahead of FA Cup action in a fortnight’s time, Paul discussed the need for his side to regroup during their break from league action.

“I think we’ve just got to gather our heads, go back to basics, everything today that was missing was basics, but it wasn’t even necessarily the football, it comes down to that fire in the belly, so I think it’s just getting the team united and making sure they’re up for it. We’ve got to put today behind us, it’s quite difficult. There’s quite a bit of reflection to do so we have that little bit of time off now to get our heads straight.”

Yeovil Womens manager Paul Knight
PIC C/O Imogen @ Loveday’s Unique Photgraphy

Up Next

Yeovil Town Women return to action on the third of November as they travel to Cheltenham Town in the first round proper of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup 13:00 KO. The Glovers do not have a league fixture this weekend. 

 

OppositionKick OffH/ACompetitionScoreLocationScorers
September
01.09.2024SGS Olveston Utd14:00AFAC 1st Q Rnd0-2SGS CollegeN Nicholls '8, B Miles '92
08.09.204Sticker14:00HLeague2-2Alvington LaneB Miles '11, E Hall '55
15.09.2024Helston Athletic14:00ALeague3-1Helston Ath FCB Miles '46
22.09.2024Pucklechurch AFC14:00HFAC 2nd Q Rnd1-1 (4-3Pens)Alvington LaneCarslake '57
29.09.2024Bideford AFC14:00ALeague0-9Kingsley RoadCarslake '10, Hodge '20, Nicholls '45 '85 '90, East '50, Miles '65 '69, Beattie '75
October
06.10.2024Weston-super-Mare14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
13.10.2024Southampton Women's FC14:00HFAC 3rd Q RndAlvington Lane
13.10.2024Feniton14:00ALeagueP-PTBC
20.10.2024Plympton14:00ALeagueTBC
November
03.11.2024W*ymouth14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
10.11.2024Sticker14:00ALeagueTBC
17.11.2024Helston Athletic14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
December
01.12.2024Bideford AFC14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
08.12.2024Weston-super-Mare14:00ALeagueTBC
15.12.2024Feniton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
January
05.01.2025Plympton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
12.01.2025W*ymouth14:00ALeagueTBC
19.01.2025Honiton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
26.01.2025Honiton14:00ALeagueTBC
February
02.02.2025Saltash Utd14:00ALeagueTBC
09.02.2025Saltash Utd14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane

Yeovil Town Women, Ladies

Yeovil Town Women Create FA Cup History

Match Round Up

Yeovil Town Women booked their place in the first round proper of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup as they beat Southampton Women on Sunday. As they did in the previous round, Paul Knight’s side qualified via penalty kicks after a closely fought 90 minutes. With their opponents being two leagues above, it was an achievement to be proud of for the Glovers.

Paul Knight made four changes to the side who beat Weston-super-Mare last time out, as Ava Beattie, Chloe Davenport, Jess Hodge and Zoe Ball came into the starting eleven.

The Glovers started brightly, as Abbie Carslake and Chloe Davenport combined in the final third, with the attack failing to develop into a goal scoring chance.

Yeovil had several chances to take the lead early in the half but failed to break the deadlock.

As the half progressed, Southampton began to grow into the match, with Charlotte Johnson being called into action as she confidently claimed a dangerous cross from the visitors.

Despite this, Yeovil responded perfectly as the deadlock was finally broken in the 35th minute. Zoe Ball finished after impressive build up from the hosts, with her first goal of the season proving to be an important one.

Yeovil Town Women, Ladies
Ava Beattie shoots
Pic Green Mind Photography

Yeovil went in at the break one goal to the good.

In a second half in which Yeovil had chances to put the tie to bed and book their place in the first round proper, a second goal did not arrive. The one goal deficit kept the visitors within touching distance of the hosts.

As the half wore on, the Saints managed an equaliser in the 81st minute. Charlotte Johnson’s gallant clean sheet effort was cancelled out as the visitors levelled it up from a corner.

Moments later, Yeovil’s young centre half Daisy Evans received her second yellow card and was sent off, to add insult to injury.

Despite conceding late and having one less player, the Glovers continued to push, as Niamh Nicholls shot wide in the 88th minute.

The affair finished all square, and Yeovil would have to prevail on penalties once again in the FA Cup. Similarly to the previous round against Pucklechurch, Paul Knight’s side would have felt that with extra time they would have got the job done.

This tie all but confirmed that the penalty woes of last season were no more for Yeovil, as they won 4-2 on penalty kicks to confirm their place in the first round proper of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup. Terri Will, Niamh Nicholls, Charlotte Johnson and Abbie Carslake scored for the Glovers.

That’s what they said

Yeovil Town Women manager Paul Knight provided his thoughts after his team’s victory.

Paul began, “I’m still shaking, that was edgy. It’s one of those games, it’s so frustrating because we could have just won it early on. I’m buzzing at the minute, over the moon for the girls, they’ve dug deep. We were the better side today by far, I really believe that and I think to go to penalties was quite flattering, it got a little bit scrappy in the second half, but that’s football”.

Paul discussed his team’s early pressure and the opposition’s attempts to defy his team, “Until we scored the first goal we were going to change the system, because it was obvious for all to see today that they came with a system to block us. They’re two leagues higher so if they’re going to play a block and hit us on the counter it’s quite dangerous but I just don’t feel like they ever threatened us. Literally just before we scored we were going to change the formation, once we scored they didn’t really come at us and we just sat with it really. Our plans going into the second half were really just about overloading their backline and we had our opportunities, we really did and for me we should have come away two or three to the good.”

Finally, Paul explained the thought behind his team selection and the penalty takers, “I did change it up, we’ve had a few injuries and a few sicknesses. The first time we did it we threw them into it, I know who can take penalties and they were almost perfect. Today I felt a bit more nervous with it, I felt like the girls had overthought the penalty taking, but they’ve pulled it out of the bag. They’ve done their thing, we made the odd change but we look good when it comes to penalties”.

 

Up Next

Following the draw, Yeovil have been drawn away to Cheltenham Town in the first round proper of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup.

The Glovers return to action next Sunday 20th October, as they travel to Plympton in the Regen Arable Division One South 14:00 KO.

 

OppositionKick OffH/ACompetitionScoreLocationScorers
September
01.09.2024SGS Olveston Utd14:00AFAC 1st Q Rnd0-2SGS CollegeN Nicholls '8, B Miles '92
08.09.204Sticker14:00HLeague2-2Alvington LaneB Miles '11, E Hall '55
15.09.2024Helston Athletic14:00ALeague3-1Helston Ath FCB Miles '46
22.09.2024Pucklechurch AFC14:00HFAC 2nd Q Rnd1-1 (4-3Pens)Alvington LaneCarslake '57
29.09.2024Bideford AFC14:00ALeague0-9Kingsley RoadCarslake '10, Hodge '20, Nicholls '45 '85 '90, East '50, Miles '65 '69, Beattie '75
October
06.10.2024Weston-super-Mare14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
13.10.2024Southampton Women's FC14:00HFAC 3rd Q RndAlvington Lane
13.10.2024Feniton14:00ALeagueP-PTBC
20.10.2024Plympton14:00ALeagueTBC
November
03.11.2024W*ymouth14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
10.11.2024Sticker14:00ALeagueTBC
17.11.2024Helston Athletic14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
December
01.12.2024Bideford AFC14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
08.12.2024Weston-super-Mare14:00ALeagueTBC
15.12.2024Feniton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
January
05.01.2025Plympton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
12.01.2025W*ymouth14:00ALeagueTBC
19.01.2025Honiton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
26.01.2025Honiton14:00ALeagueTBC
February
02.02.2025Saltash Utd14:00ALeagueTBC
09.02.2025Saltash Utd14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane

Yeovil Town Bag NINE in Bideford Rout

Match Round Up

Bideford AFC 0-9 Yeovil Town Women

Yeovil Town Women recorded their first league win in devastating style, as they hammered Bideford by nine goals to nil to get their league campaign up and running. The match saw first goals for Orla East and Ava Beattie, as well as a hat-trick for Niamh Nicholls, a brace for Becky Miles and goals for Abbie Carslake and captain Jess Hodge.

Paul Knight made one change to the team who enjoyed FA Cup success the previous week, as last season’s top scorer Niamh Nicholls replaced Terri Will.

After an intense start Yeovil had to wait just ten minutes before opening the scoring, Abbie Carslake opened her league account to give the Glovers the lead, making it two goals in two weeks.

Ten minutes later Yeovil’s lead was doubled, courtesy of captain Jess Hodge, to strengthen the visitors’ grip on the affair.

A dominant first half concluded with Niamh Nicholls scoring her first goal of the season, giving Yeovil clear daylight going into the break.

The Glovers began the second half in a similar fashion to how they finished the first, as substitute Orla East scored her first goal for the club to make it four.

As the half progressed Yeovil refused to let up, as Becky Miles secured her third and fourth goals of the league season, as she struck a four-minute brace to rub salt in Bideford wounds.

Following this, Ava Beattie converted her first goal in green and white to give the Glovers seven after 75 minutes.

The final goals of the afternoon arrived in the final five minutes of normal time, as Niamh Nicholls scored twice to secure a hat-trick in her first league start of the season.

That’s what they said

Yeovil Town Women manager Paul Knight spoke after the victory.

Paul began,

“It was a good game from the girls, a bit more like our way of playing, the game plan today was just to get at them and get our league campaign going. The conditions have been awful here today for everyone, really high winds, a lot of rain which affects the play. The scoreline’s quite high and we got the job done.”

Paul expressed how he still wants more from his team in front of goal,

“We’re not quite there yet in all honesty, the girls will think that I’m being hard on them, it’s a big win today but as a coach you have to look at the areas which in the big games are going to cost us and not get us results that we want. This should have been a double figure game and we’re still missing opportunities in front of goal.”

Ahead of next week,

“We’re back on home turf, we like our home ground, the pitch conditions are good, which plays to our advantage. I said last week we’ve got the bit between our teeth, we just have to take it week by week and try and get results.”

 

Match Action

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Up Next

Yeovil Town Women return to action next week as they host Weston Super Mare at Alvington 14:00 KO.

OppositionKick OffH/ACompetitionScoreLocationScorers
September
01.09.2024SGS Olveston Utd14:00AFAC 1st Q Rnd0-2SGS CollegeN Nicholls '8, B Miles '92
08.09.204Sticker14:00HLeague2-2Alvington LaneB Miles '11, E Hall '55
15.09.2024Helston Athletic14:00ALeague3-1Helston Ath FCB Miles '46
22.09.2024Pucklechurch AFC14:00HFAC 2nd Q Rnd1-1 (4-3Pens)Alvington LaneCarslake '57
29.09.2024Bideford AFC14:00ALeague0-9Kingsley RoadCarslake '10, Hodge '20, Nicholls '45 '85 '90, East '50, Miles '65 '69, Beattie '75
October
06.10.2024Weston-super-Mare14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
13.10.2024Southampton Women's FC14:00HFAC 3rd Q RndAlvington Lane
13.10.2024Feniton14:00ALeagueP-PTBC
20.10.2024Plympton14:00ALeagueTBC
November
03.11.2024W*ymouth14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
10.11.2024Sticker14:00ALeagueTBC
17.11.2024Helston Athletic14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
December
01.12.2024Bideford AFC14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
08.12.2024Weston-super-Mare14:00ALeagueTBC
15.12.2024Feniton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
January
05.01.2025Plympton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
12.01.2025W*ymouth14:00ALeagueTBC
19.01.2025Honiton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
26.01.2025Honiton14:00ALeagueTBC
February
02.02.2025Saltash Utd14:00ALeagueTBC
09.02.2025Saltash Utd14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane

Yeovil Town Women Progress In FA Cup

Match Round Up

Yeovil Town Women advanced in the Adobe Women’s FA Cup after a penalty shootout triumph against Pucklechurch Ladies. The visitors overcame the Glovers in the same competition last season, however Paul Knight’s side made amends in this year’s competition.

Paul Knight made three changes to the eleven who lost last time out at Helston, as Charlotte Johnson started in goal, Jess Hodge returned to the side and Laura Wensley made her full debut for the club.
The first decent chance of the match came to Yeovil as Becky Miles crossed in for Hodge who was unable to steer her effort on target.
Despite the hosts’ early pressure, it was Pucklechurch who opened the scoring via their number 7, who converted following a cross.
Yeovil went in at the break a goal down.

Similarly to last week’s fixture, Yeovil desired a quick start in the second half and it took them 12 minutes to earn a goal back.
Midfielder Abbie Carslake fired the equaliser in for the Glovers, opening her account for the season.
Yeovil continued to push throughout the second half but were unable to find the winner against a well organised Pucklechurch outfit.
The tie would go straight to penalties, with the hosts winning 4-3 following the spot-kicks. Terri Will, Niamh Nicholls, Charlotte Johnson and Ava Beattie all scored their penalties, with goalkeeper Charlotte Johnson being the hero of the shootout, saving Pucklechurch’s fifth
effort.

Johnson’s penalty heroics earnt her the Player of the Match award.

 

That’s what they said

Paul Knight spoke after his side’s victory in the FA Cup and began by providing his thoughts on the tie;

“I thought the girls dug deep, played well, I thought they deserved the win. I think we could have taken the win in normal time, we’ve come back from a bit of a shaky few weeks, where on the pitch I felt that we won the games, especially the one two weeks ago. We commanded the game today, we were better in the second half, a lot of opportunities from a statistics point of view, it was just the final third where we were slightly lacking”.

On the penalty shootout,

“Penalty shootouts are never nice, we would have rather have gone to extra time, as we felt like we were about to pinch it any minute. We haven’t practiced it for a while so fair play to the players today”.

Ahead of next week Paul said,

“Our season started today quite simply, I said this to the team, it had to start today. We need to put everything behind us, all the little niggles, the backroom stuff, it’s crept in a little bit.

The players knew they needed to step up today, next week we’re back in league action, we’ve got the bit between our teeth and I think you’re going to see a bit more of the old Yeovil play”.

 

Match Action

YouTube highlights haven’t yet been made available, if they do’ll we’ll pop them in here.

Up Next

Yeovil Town Women return to action on Sunday 29 th September, as they travel to Bideford AFC 14:00 KO.

OppositionKick OffH/ACompetitionScoreLocationScorers
September
01.09.2024SGS Olveston Utd14:00AFAC 1st Q Rnd0-2SGS CollegeN Nicholls '8, B Miles '92
08.09.204Sticker14:00HLeague2-2Alvington LaneB Miles '11, E Hall '55
15.09.2024Helston Athletic14:00ALeague3-1Helston Ath FCB Miles '46
22.09.2024Pucklechurch AFC14:00HFAC 2nd Q Rnd1-1 (4-3Pens)Alvington LaneCarslake '57
29.09.2024Bideford AFC14:00ALeague0-9Kingsley RoadCarslake '10, Hodge '20, Nicholls '45 '85 '90, East '50, Miles '65 '69, Beattie '75
October
06.10.2024Weston-super-Mare14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
13.10.2024Southampton Women's FC14:00HFAC 3rd Q RndAlvington Lane
13.10.2024Feniton14:00ALeagueP-PTBC
20.10.2024Plympton14:00ALeagueTBC
November
03.11.2024W*ymouth14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
10.11.2024Sticker14:00ALeagueTBC
17.11.2024Helston Athletic14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
December
01.12.2024Bideford AFC14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
08.12.2024Weston-super-Mare14:00ALeagueTBC
15.12.2024Feniton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
January
05.01.2025Plympton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
12.01.2025W*ymouth14:00ALeagueTBC
19.01.2025Honiton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
26.01.2025Honiton14:00ALeagueTBC
February
02.02.2025Saltash Utd14:00ALeagueTBC
09.02.2025Saltash Utd14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane

Yeovil Town Women’s unbeaten league record brought to an end

Match Round Up

Yeovil Town Women suffered their first league defeat since the reformation of the team on Sunday, as Cornish outfit Helston Athletic overcame the Glovers 3-1

Paul Knight made three changes to the starting eleven who drew with Sticker on matchday one, as Emily Hall replaced Les Spearing in goal, as well as Georgia Coles and Terri Will replacing Ava Beattie and Becca McManus.

Yeovil’s outing in Cornwall did not get off to an ideal start, as the hosts opened the scoring within four minutes. Beky Storey was the goal scorer, with Sasha Sparkes providing the assist to give Helston a dream start.

Unable to produce a response to Helston’s quick start, Yeovil were punished for a second time two minutes later, as the hosts’ lead was doubled, courtesy of Roxi Cook.

Despite the Glovers beginning to grow into the game as the half progressed, Helston added a third on the half-hour mark to rub salt in the visitors’ wounds.

Yeovil’s first 45 minutes away from home in the Regen Arable Division 1 South finished with the score at 3-0.

With a meaningful response being a requirement in the second half for Yeovil, they could not have asked for a better beginning, as Becky Miles pulled one back after a minute in the second period. This was Miles’ second goal in as many games.

 

Despite a gallant effort in the second half Yeovil were unable to retain their unbeaten league record since the reformation of the club. It must be considered that the away trip to Helston is the furthest of the season, and considerably further than the club have ever had to travel for a match since the team was reformed.

The result leaves the Glovers with one point from their first two games in regional football and consequently 5th in the table.

Match Action

 

 

Match Snaps

A huge thank you to JQ Photography who has allowed us permission to use a few photos from the game.

 

Up Next

Yeovil Town Women return to action on Sunday as their focus switches to the FA Cup. The Glovers host Pucklechurch in the Adobe Women’s FA Cup Second Round Qualifying, the Bristol side knocked them out of the competition last season. 14:00 KO Alvington.

 

OppositionKick OffH/ACompetitionScoreLocationScorers
September
01.09.2024SGS Olveston Utd14:00AFAC 1st Q Rnd0-2SGS CollegeN Nicholls '8, B Miles '92
08.09.204Sticker14:00HLeague2-2Alvington LaneB Miles '11, E Hall '55
15.09.2024Helston Athletic14:00ALeague3-1Helston Ath FCB Miles '46
22.09.2024Pucklechurch AFC14:00HFAC 2nd Q Rnd1-1 (4-3Pens)Alvington LaneCarslake '57
29.09.2024Bideford AFC14:00ALeague0-9Kingsley RoadCarslake '10, Hodge '20, Nicholls '45 '85 '90, East '50, Miles '65 '69, Beattie '75
October
06.10.2024Weston-super-Mare14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
13.10.2024Southampton Women's FC14:00HFAC 3rd Q RndAlvington Lane
13.10.2024Feniton14:00ALeagueP-PTBC
20.10.2024Plympton14:00ALeagueTBC
November
03.11.2024W*ymouth14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
10.11.2024Sticker14:00ALeagueTBC
17.11.2024Helston Athletic14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
December
01.12.2024Bideford AFC14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
08.12.2024Weston-super-Mare14:00ALeagueTBC
15.12.2024Feniton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
January
05.01.2025Plympton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
12.01.2025W*ymouth14:00ALeagueTBC
19.01.2025Honiton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
26.01.2025Honiton14:00ALeagueTBC
February
02.02.2025Saltash Utd14:00ALeagueTBC
09.02.2025Saltash Utd14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane