Match Preview

It’s County Cup action tomorrow as the Ladies play Derby Rovers in the 1st Round at Alvaston Park.

Rovers are in their second season at Open Age, having been established as a new team last year - no mean feat in itself. They currently sit in mid table in Div 2, but with only 2 League games played, league position is an unreliable indicator - in fact they’ve only lost once, to 1st Division Buxton at the beginning of September, who they have since beaten, and since then have recorded 3 wins and 2 draws - so are building a decent run and represent a potential banana skin for the Ladies.

The County Cup limits the number of substitutes that can be used to 3 (out of 5), but the Ladies have five players unavailable through injury and have been forced into an emergency signing of a GK; Elena Garcia-Verdugo, who is line for a debut. Nevertheless, the Ladies will be hoping to build on good early season performances, and their first win of the season two weeks ago, in tomorrow’s game. Kick off is at 1.30pm.

Recent form:
Rovers: LWWDWD
Pride Park: LLDW