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IN THIS ISSUE... * Bolton Cup Preview * LCWFC Reserves Latest * Spotlight: Leigh Dugmore
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Derby County Ladies V
Wed 11th October 2017 Kick off - 7:45pm
Next Up For LCWFC LCWFC Vs Bolton Wanderers Game Information Date: 22nd October 2017 Time: 2:00pm Venue: Farley Way Stadium, LE12 8RB Competition: FA WPL Cup 1st Round LCWFC Host Bolton Wanderers Ladies in the 1st Round Proper of the FA WPL Cup having beaten both Chorley Ladies and The New Saints Ladies by 5 goals. Bolton have already made one trip to Leicestershire in the Cup this season, beating Leicester Ladies 5-0 in the Determining Round before recieving a bye through to the 1st Round Proper.
LCWFC Vs West Brom Game Information Date: 15th October 2017 Time: 2:00pm Venue: Farley Way Stadium, LE12 8RB Competition: FA Women’s Premier League These two sides met three times last season, with a win a piece in the league before West Brom progressed over Leicester in a tight game in the FA Women’s Cup. West Brom have struggled for form so far this season and face a tough three games before they travel to the foxes. The Baggies travel to Nottingham Forest in the FA WPL cup before league matches against Wolves and Blackburn. -2-
Rohan’s Introduction
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Latest News LCWFC’s Home meeting with Guiseley Vixens postponed again. The home league meeting with Guiseley Vixens was originally scheduled for Sunday 22nd October, however Leicester’s progress in the FA WPL Cup meant that the fixture was postponed.
FA WPL Round-Up LCWFC Vs Derby County Ladies is the only fixture in the Northern Division tonight, meaning that Leicester City Women could go 2nd with victory tonight.
Then scheduled for the 15th October, the match has again been postponed, this time due to Guiseley’s County Cup progress.
In the Southern Division, there’s four midweek games. Leader’s Charlton Athletic look to continue their 100% start to the season with a home match against West Ham United.
The game is still waiting for it’s third date, which hopefully will be third time lucky for the fixture. Leicester’s away trip to Guiseley is scheduled for Sunday 11th February.
Meanwhile the chasing pack might end the week further away as 2nd place Lewes FC Ladies travel to 3rd place Crystal Palace Ladies. The first ever Women’s Football Yearbook was launched earlier this month. BBC Sports Journalists Chris Slegg and Tom Garry have colated all of the key statistics and results from the 2016/17 season as well as information on all of the teams taking part within both the WSL and FA WPL Pyramids for the 2017/18 season. The yearbook is now available to buy on Amazon for £19.99 and includes all of Leicester City Women’s results for the 2016/17 season and an indepth history into the Women’s Football game. Follow updates on the yearbook on Twttier: @FirstEverWFY -4-
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LCWFC Update Leicester City Women finally got their first win at their new home on Sunday with a 3-2 victory over Huddersfield Town having trailed 2-1 at the break.
Manager Jonathan Morgan has stated previously the club’s desire to push as far as they can in the competition. “We reached the Semi-Final of the FA WPL Plate last season, and we were unlucky to lose in that match against Lewes Ladies. We want to push as far as we can in the FA WPL Cup this season and hopefully go at one step further.”
Nat Johnson netted a second brace of the season to take her overall tally to 5 level with top-scorer Sophie Domingo. Leigh Dugmore netted the winner for the Foxes who created numerous chances in the second half and could have would by more than a single goal, having hit the woodwork twice and having two goals dissalowed.
The Draw for the Women’s FA Cup 1st Round Proper took place on Monday 9th October.
The Foxes host Derby County today before turning their attention back to the FA WPL Cup where they host Bolton Wanderers Ladies next Sunday.
Teams from the Northern and Southern Divisions will enter at the 2nd Round stage where 24 teams will remain in the competition from the 1st Round.
The tie is one of 16 matches in the First Round Proper.
4 teams remain in the competition from the 7th Tier; New London Lionesses, Godalming Town, Alnwick Town Juniors and Ashford Town.
“We want to push as far as we can in the FA WPL Cup this season and hopefully go one step further”
One of the ties of the Round sees Sheffield United travel to Newcastle United, relegated from the Northern Divison last season. -6-
Last Time Out LCWFC Travelled to Derby just 22 days ago, where Sophie Domingo’s 93rd minute equaliser saw Leicester leave with a share of the spoils. Leicester fell behind in the 6th minute when Andi Bell latched onto a loose ball among Leicester’s defence. Leicester pressed for most of the game but struggled to get themselves back on level terms.
City Manager Jonathan Morgan felt that his side did enough to take all three points from the match, but the equaliser arrived too late for the Foxes.
The Foxes had a number of well worked chances but it took until the 93rd minute for Sophie Domingo to latch onto a great through ball and level the scores at 1-1.
City’s equaliser denied Derby a first home victory of the season and the Ewe Rams are still in search of it after Sunday’s 1-1 draw with West Brom.
Sister Clubs Leicester City Women’s first ‘Sister Club’ have reached 5 straight league wins with a 3-0 win over Ollerton Town. East Midlands Womens Regional Premier League
Ollerton started the day in 2nd place but have fallen to 5th on goal difference. Next up for Leicester City WD is a home tie against Oughtibridge War Memorial Ladies FC, the side who have replaced Ollerton in 2nd place. Alongside Leicester City WD, Oughtibridge are one of ony three sides still unbeaten in the league. For more information on Sister Clubs and to sign up your team, email LCWFC’s General Manager Jade Morgan. (jade.morgan@lcwfc.com) -7-
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Leicester City WD Oughtibridge War Memorial Peterboro Northern Star Ladies Nettleham Ladies Ollerton Town Ladies Eastwood Ladies CFC Mansfield Town Ladies Rise Park Ladies Arnold Town Ladies Mansfield Hosiery Mills Kettering Town Women Loughborough Students
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5 3 3 4 7 4 6 5 6 7 4 2
5 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1
0 0 0 1 4 1 4 2 4 5 3 1
16 13 11 9 8 6 -9 -7 -12 -23 -8 -4
15 9 9 9 9 7 6 5 4 4 3 1
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Player Focus Up until Sunday it had been a strong but frustrating start to the season for us. We had played some great football but struggled to turn good performances into points. We have had a couple of disapointing draws but the squad has kept working hard in order to try and turn these into wins as the season goes on.
Nat Johnson
We’ve been training hard on and off the ball every week knowing that the hard work will pay off. We are all linking up really well and our fitness has shown throughout the season so far. Thanks to this, the squad put in a fantastic performance against Fylde last week and we took confidence from that into the game against Huddersfield on Sunday. Against Huddersfield, we managed to show character to come from behind to take all three points for the first time at our new ground.
The girls dug in for each other and our togetherness and belief in ourselves was clear to see.
“The girls dug in for each other and our togetherness and belief in ourselves was clear to see.” We will go on to the next few games full of confidence, knowing that this is where our season really starts to kick on. The squad this year is unparalleled in its strength and depth and that’s going to give us that extra edge going forward. - 10 -
Spotlight
Leigh Dugmore Position: Forward Age: 27 League Debut: 20th August 2017 LCWFC 2 - 0 Bradford
How did you get into football? LD: I grew up with lads and they were always playing so I played with them! If you weren’t playing football, do you think you’d be playing any other sport? LD: Yeah I used to box, so I’d probably be boxing. Do you have any pre-match superstitions? LD: Nah none.
Quickfire Questions Pizza or Pasta? Pasta TV or Film? Film Chocolate or Cheese? Neither Summer or Winter? Winter Messi or Ronald? Ronaldo
Favourites Favourite Meal? Steak and rice Favourite TV Show? Hollyoaks Favourite Artist/Singer? Trey Songz Favourite Team? Man United Favourite Footballer? Antoine Griezmann
What song gets you ready for kick off? LD: I Don’t really have a song. Do you have any personal aims you want to complete this season? LD: Not to get sent off!
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LCWFC Reserves A narrow 2-1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion Women has seen LCWFC Reserves drop to 5th in the league.
The Brewers are still in search of their first point of the season having joined the league in the summer.
Shannon Henson put the foxes in front with her 2nd goal of the season before the Baggies equalised just before half time.
Leicester City Reserves’ next home game sees them welcome Stoke City to the Riverside in a battle of the two previouse league champions. Leah Grant’s side will be hoping they can put a dent in the title rivals challenge.
The Foxes held firm in the second half and looked set to share a point before West Brom netted an 88th minute winner.
TOP SCORERS Kim FARROW Mai MONCASTER Gracie WILLIAMS Gabbie FOULKES Imogen HUNT Shannon HENSON Morgan BIRD Jess KEELING Moriah MCINTOSH Olivia PERRIN Angel CRAIG-TAPPER
The Foxes will look to return to winning ways on Sunday as they travel to The New Saints Ladies although they will also be looking to bounce back after suffering a 4-0 defeat away to Cardiff City. League Leader’s Coventry City suffered their first defeat of the season as they fell 3-1 away to Stoke City Ladies, a win which saw the Potter’s climb up to 2nd just two points behind Coventry.
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NEXT UP The New Saints Vs LCWFC Reserves Park Hall Stadium, SY11 4AS 15th October 2017, 2:00pm
Cardiff City and Loughborough Foxes both climbed above Leicester with wins last weekend, whilst Derby County Ladies had the biggest win of the weekend with a 10-1 win over Burton Albion.
LCWFC Reserves Vs Stoke City Riverside Pavilion, LE3 2FW 22nd October 2017, 2:00pm
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Coventry United Ladies Stoke City Ladies Cardiff City Ladies Loughborough Foxes Women LEICESTER CITY WOMEN West Bromwich Albion Women Derby County Ladies Nottingham Forest Ladies Long Eaton United Women The New Saints Ladies Sporting Khalsa Women Burton Albion Ladies
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4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0
0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
1 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 4
16 15 10 10 8 2 9 -9 -3 -20 -13 -25
12 10 10 10 9 7 6 4 3 3 1 0
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The Visitors
Derby County @DerbyCountyLFC Derby County Ladies are still in search of their first home win of the season, despite leading for the majority of the home game against Leicester, it was Sophie Domingo’s 93rd minute equaliser which denied the Rams their first home victory. On the road however, Derby have been much more succesful, an opening day win over Stoke City and a recent 2-1 win over Bradford City have come alongside some well earned draws.
Factfile Founded: 1989 Nickname: Ewe Rams Manager: John Bennett Ground: Mickleover Sports FAWPL 16/17: 5th
The Ewe Rams arrive here tonight knowing they need to pick up points away from home if they can’t turn their home fortunes around.
2017/18 League Form
John Bennett’s side find themselves sat in midtable ahead of today’s fixture but a positive result tonight could lift them into the top 4.
Derby County Ladies: LDDWD Leicester City Women: LDDDW
HEAD TO HEAD 30/04/17 - Derby County Ladies 1 - 3 Leicester City Women 26/02/17 - Leicester City Women 2 - 1 Derby County Ladies PREVIOUS 5 FIXTURES
NEXT 5 FIXTURES
Derby County 1 - 1 West Brom Bradford City 1 - 2 Derby County Fylde 1 - 1 Derby County Derby County 1 - 1 Leicester City Derby County 0 - 1 Huddersfield Town
Derby County Vs Bradford City Guiseley Vixens Vs Derby County Derby County Vs Middlesbrough Derby County Vs Nottingham Forest West Brom Vs Derby County - 13 -
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FA Women’s Premier League Northern Division PLAYER
POSITION
Ria ACTON Rosie AXTEN Rachel BROWN Charlotte CLARKE Serena CLARKE Shauna COSSENS Paige CROSSMAN Sophie DOMINGO Leigh DUGMORE Kim FARROW Charlotte GREENGRASS Erin HANNAH Imogen HUNT Hayley JAMES Nat JOHNSON Ellie MAY Rebecca MCGROTHER Moriah MCINTOSH Olivia MITCHAM Mai MONCASTER Holly MORGAN Nicole NYMOEN Charlotte STEGGLES Paige STEWART Annie TAYLOR
Defender Forward Defender Goalkeeper Goalkeeper Midfielder Defender Forward Forward Forward Defender Goalkeeper Midfielder Defender Midfielder Midfielder Forward Forward Forward Defender Defender Midfielder Defender Midfielder Midfielder
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THIS EVENING’S OTHER FIXTURES:
7:45pm 7:45pm
Leicester City vs Huddersfield Fylde Ladies Vs Blackburn Rovers
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Middlesbrough Women Nottingham Forest Ladies Blackburn Rovers Ladies LEICESTER CITY WOMEN Huddersfield Town Ladies Derby County Ladies Fylde Ladies Stoke City Ladies West Bromwich Albion Women Bradford City Women Guiseley Vixens Women Wolves Women
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6 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 0
0 2 0 3 1 3 2 2 1 3 3 2
1 1 0 1 4 2 0 3 5 2 5 5
9 5 8 4 7 2 5 -1 -16 0 -13 -10
18 14 12 12 10 9 8 8 7 6 3 2
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Leicester City WFC
Derby County LFC
Manager: Jonathan Morgan
Manager: John Bennett
Ria Acton Rosie Axten Rachel Brown Charlotte Clarke Shauna Cossens Paige Crossman Sophie Domingo Leigh Dugmore Kim Farrow Charlotte Greengrass Imogen Hunt Hayley James Nat Johnson Ellie May Rebecca McGrother Moriah McIntosh Olivia Mitcham Mai Moncaster Holly Morgan Nicole Nymoen Charlotte Steggles Paige Stewart Annie Taylor
Match Sponsor:
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