Women's Preview: Reading vs Saints
Full preview as Southampton FC Women return to Conti Cup action as they travel to Aldershot Town’s EBB Stadium to take on Reading.
THE MATCH
Reading vs Saints
FA Women’s Continental League Cup
Aldershot Town FC
Wednesday 8th November, 7pm
For ticket news, see below
Conti Cup Group D action beckons as Marieanne Spacey-Cale’s side take on Reading at Aldershot Town FC.
Saints sit second in the group behind Tottenham Hotspur after collecting a bonus point in their first game of the competition away to Bristol City.
Reading were beaten by the aforementioned league leaders 6-0 at Brisbane Road, as six different goalscorers breached the Royals’ goal.
Liam Gilbert will be hoping to improve on recent performances which sees them sitting tenth in the league, just above the relegation zone, and after pushing Birmingham City right till the end at the weekend, they’ll be up for the fight.
THE OFFICIALS
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
Assistant Referee: Gareth Dunn
Assistant Referee: Levi Gray
Fourth Official: Nicoleta Bria
WHAT KIT WILL SAINTS BE WEARING?
As their previous trip to Reading, Saints will be in their third kit - and looking for a similarly positive result.
LAST MEETING
It was a 4-1 win for Saints at the Select Car Leasing Stadium in the Barclays Women’s Championship, as four different goalscorers secured an impressive three points away from home.
TICKET NEWS
Tickets are only available to purchase on the gate at Aldershot Town, with adults priced at £10 and concessions at £5.
Further information around parking and the ground can be found on the Reading FC website.
MANAGER’S NOTES
“The league and cup schedule is unforgiving, but we’re still looking forward to another test and relish the challenge.
“Getting the bonus point at Bristol City was a great start to the campaign, and we’ll be looking to keep that momentum going.
“Reading are a team we’ve already played this season, but they’re also a side who have been improving their results, so we can’t be complacent or expect the same result again without providing the performance.
“Our fans were a vocal twelfth player last time out at Reading, and we’re hoping they’ll make the trip again - the girls will look to put on a strong performance for them.”
CAN’T MAKE IT TO THE EBB STADIUM?
Wednesday night’s game will be free to watch live across southamptonfc.com, Facebook and YouTube.
You can also get all the behind-the-scenes content from the women’s dedicated social accounts:
