EAST MIDLANDS WOMEN’S REGIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION
Sunday December 19th, 2pm
Harpole Playing Fields
NORTHAMPTON TOWN WOMEN 3
Gracie Williams 4
Leah Cudone 16
Rachael Mumford 21
NOTTS COUNTY WOMEN 0
Cobblers: Jo Daniel, Eden Brown, Sara Wait, Bianca Luttman, Abbie Brewin, Rachael Mumford (sub Alex Bartlett 66), Fay Noble, Abbie Reboul (sub Chloe Martin 56) Gracie Williams (sub Georgia Tear 58), Alex Dicks (sub Rachael St John Mosse 46), Leah Cudone (sub Charlie Cooper 66)
Substitutes: Alex Bartlett, Chloe Martin, Georgia Tear, Charlie Cooper, Rachael St John Mosse
Northampton Town returned to East Midlands Women’s Regional Football League Premier Division action with a 3-0 win at home to Notts County on Sunday.
Gracie Williams, Leah Cudone and Rachael Mumford scored the Cobblers’ goals as they played their first league game in over two months.
Joint-managers Lou Barry and Josh Oldfield made four changes to the team that were knocked out of the Vitality Women’s FA Cup third round in extra time by Lincoln City last week.
Jo Daniel, Eden Brown, Williams and Alex Dicks came into the side, whilst Alex Bartlett and Charlie Cooper dropped to the bench. Izzy McDonald and Beth Artemiou were also replaced.
The Cobblers were quick off the mark and took an early lead when Notts County failed to clear a corner and Williams found the back of the net from the edge of the area.
Cudone doubled the advantage after a quarter-of-an-hour, finishing into the top corner from Dicks’ through ball.
It was three midway through the half when Mumford nodded home Fay Noble’s wide free kick.
The game became more even, but the visitors were unable to trouble Daniel in the Cobblers goal before the break.
Their best chance of the match came on the hour mark when a shot flew across the face of goal.
The damage had been done in the first half, and the Cobblers saw out a comfortable win.
Barry and Oldfield’s side travel to Oughtibridge War Memorial in the New Year.
COBBLERS MATCH STATS (first half in brackets, match total out of brackets)
SHOTS ON TARGET: (3) 10
SHOTS OFF TARGET: (3) 7
CORNERS: (3) 6
FOULS: (7) 9
CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (1) 1
NOTTS COUNTY MATCH STATS (first half in brackets, match total out of brackets)
SHOTS ON TARGET: (1) 2
SHOTS OFF TARGET: (1) 2
CORNERS: (0) 2
FOULS: (6) 8
CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (0) 0