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Greetings from sunny Ludwigshafen. This week's edition comes to you from the banks of the Rhine, and I'm missing out on a beer to get this typed up. The weekend was largely dominated by the League Cup where the only 'cupset' was provided by Slough Town, who saw of Premier League Woodley by a goal to nil. Only two league games took place. Abingdon United Development inflicted another home defat on Oxford City Development whilst AFC Varsity and Farnham Town scored 10 second half goals between them with the visitors running out 8-4 winners. Results - Sunday 2nd November 2025 Oxford City Development 0-3 Abingdon United Development After a surprise defeat to Chesham, Abingdon got back to winning ways, inflicting Oxford's fourth straight home defeat in the process. April England, Beth Hawtin and Jessica Exell were on the mark for United. Tilehurst Panthers P-P Kidlington Youth  AFC Varsity 4-8 Farnham Town Farnham made it five wins from five league games in an extraordinary game at Hatches Farm. An Iesha Swaby goal, cancelled out by Sofia Ryan had the sides level at the break. Then both teams went goal crazy. Kayleigh Mackay put AFC in front but that was quickly levelled by Nicole Leys. Swaby then grabbed a second to put Town ahead. Sofia Ryan and Emily Foss then exchanged goals to leave it a 3-4, before Mackay equalised again. Then Town took control with four goals in 10 minutes. Rebecca Price scoring twice, Rachael Manley once, and Iesha Swaby securing yet another hat-trick. Watch the Town goals on their X feed.  Andover New Street 3-1 AFC Stoneham New Street progressed in the League Cup with a hard-earned victory over Stoneham. The teams swapped goals early on through Violet Alen for the hosts and Stoneham's Scarlet Darnton. However, despite a penalty miss, goals from Keira Smith and Zoe Ridley secured the win for New Street. Badshot Lea 0-4 AFC Portchester Two goals in each half eased Portchester through to the next round. Sophie Bell got them off to a great start in the 6th minute. Charmaine True added a second before the half-hour. Then Layla Morgan on 57 and Lauren Aitken on 78, rounded off the scoring. Beaconsfield Town 6-1 Chesham United Development Comprehensive from The Rams. An early Freya Harris goal got them started. Evie Bloxham-Phillips and Henna Hussain them made it 3-0. Shortly after the break Ruby Slade pulled a goal back, but Hussain added her second to restore the three goal lead. Katie Riddington added a fifth before Bloxham-Phillips notched her second to make it six. Denham United 2-3 Winchester City Flyers Flyers took control of this game before the break. Chelsie Hay on 18 minutes, Shayne Prasad three minutes later and Hay again, just after half and hour, had the visitors three to the good at half-time. United came out fighting in the second half but there was only 10 minutes left when Sofia Harris reduced the deficit. Liana Horwood got a second with a minute to go, but Denham just fell short. Read the match rep[ort courtesy of the Winchester web site. Fleet Town 1-1 (p4-3) Wimborne Town Goals from Fleet's Layla Drury and Wimborne's Emilie Regnart, had the sides level at half-time. It stayed that way throughout the second period, sending the game into penalties, which the Premier League outfit won 4-3. Penn & Tylers Green 1-1 (p3-1) Bournemouth Sports Reserves Olivia Palmer had Sports in the driving seat at half-time. However, Tara Woodward levelled the scores and took the gamed to penalties. Penn came through the shootout by 3-1. Shaftesbury 1-3 Larkspur Rovers Rovers led 1-0 at the break through Savana Fearon's seventh of the season. The lead was increased just before the hour by Polina Avramova before Rebecca Roberts gave the home side hope three minutes past the hour. That was extinguished in the 71st minute when Fearon added here second of the game to send Larkspur through. Sholing 1-3 Southampton Women Sirens new signing, Olivia Glover, announced herself with the opening goal of this game in the 40th minute. Scarlett Kirby made it 2-0 on the stroke of half-time. When Kathryn Littleboy pulled one back on 89 minutes, Sholing had hope. However, Glover was on the mark again in the fourth minute of added time. Slough Town 1-0 Woodley United Woodley were sent crashing out of the League Cup by Division One North Slough Town and, just to make it worse, it was former Woodley player Sajunae Turner who scored the winning goal for The Rebels. Andy Wicks was on hand to capture the match action. Wycombe Wanderers 6-0 Oxford City The BotP match of the day saw Wanderers display their top of the table credentials. Goals from Ellen Wardlaw, direct from a corner, Jordanne Hoesli-Atkins, from the spot, Kayla Potter and Chloe Melton saw The Chairgirls go off 4-0 up at the break. Another penalty, dispatched by Ailish Carolan and Chloe Melton's second, wrapped up the scoring. Read the match blog here (Dominant Wanderers Sink City). You can also watch some the action on the Wycombe X feed. Farnham Town H-W Bemerton Heath Harlequins AFC Varsity H-W Nursling & Shirley Milton United A-W Ascot United Reserves Fixtures - Sunday November 9th 2025 AFC Portchester v Sholing Just once place and two points separates 7th placed Portchester from their visitors, one spot below them. However, Portchester have two games in hand. This is a repeat of the final game of last season when Portchester were 2-1 winners. Portchy also won the reverse fixture by the same score. Venue: AFC Portchester Womens Badshot Lea v Southampton Women The Baggies remain bottom of the league after their draw with Woodley in their last league outing. The Sirens sit second, a point behind Wycombe and two clear of Winchester. However, they have played more games than their closest rivals. This will be only their second away league game but they are defending a 100% record on the road. Westfield Lane, Wrecclesham GU10 4PF Oxford City v Fleet Town The Hoops will be looking to bounce back to form after their League Cup defeat to Wycombe on Sunday. Fleet, meanwhile, edged past Wimborne on penalties after a 1-1 draw. They've already won twice on the road, but City won their only other home league game. Marsh Lane, OX3 0NQ Woodley United v Beaconsfield Town United picked up their first point in their last league game. They've only played three prior to this one and will be looking to get their season going. The Rams have been up and down so far, winning three and losing three of their opening six games. UofR Bulmershe Pavilion, RG5 3HE  Larkspur Rovers v Chesham United Development A mid-table battle as sixth takes on seventh. Rovers have a two point advantage on their visitors and have played three fewer games. Chesham won their last league game, 1-0 at Abingdon. However, Larkspur won the reverse fixture 5-2 back in early September. Venue: Larkspur Rovers Ladies Oxford City Development v Ascot United Reserves City have already played 10 league games this season. Ascot have played three and are yet to win. This will be City's fifth home league game on the bounce. They have lost the last four, including last Sunday's 3-0 defeat to Abingdon. Ascot have only played one game since their home defeat to the same team in mid-September. Venue: Oxford City Women & Girls Development Penn & Tylers Green v Slough Town Slough travel to Penn in the knowledge that their away form is better than their home form. In fact, all of their six points have come away from Arbor Park. Penn have only played three league games, but they are defending a 100% record. The teams met in the county cup a few weeks back, Penn edging it 2-1 at French School Meadow French School Meadow, HP10 8LG  AFC Stoneham v Wimborne Town The Magpies make the trip to Stoneham still looking for their first point of the season, with four games played. Stoneham have a 100% home league record but have lost three of their last four in all competitions, including a 3-1 League Cup exit at Andover last weekend. Stoneham Lane Football Complex, S)16 2PA Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Shaftesbury Shaftesbury are another team looking for their first point, and their first league goal. This will only be the second home league game of the season form Quins, who won their only other home game. Western Way, Salisbury, SP2 9DR Bournemouth Sports Reserves v Andover New Street With third placed Guernsey taking on leaders Farnham Town, Andover will see this one as an opportunity to either consolidate second or even return to the top. Sports have been far more productive on their travels this season and are yet to take all three points at home. Chapel Gate, BH23 6BL Guernsey v Farnham Town Third facing up to the leaders. Farnham take their 100% league record to the Channel Islands hoping to bounce back from their FA Cup defeat last weekend. Guernsey have not yet been beaten on their own turf and have shred 22 goals in three matches at home. As Farnham have already scored 19 in their three away games, expect goals in this one. Victoria Avenue, Guernsey, GY2 4BB Havant & Waterlooville v AFC Varsity The Hawks occupy fourth spot currently, three points adrift of the leaders but having played a game more. Both sides went out of the League Cup at home last weekend. Varsity lost 8-4 at home to Farnham whilst Havant were beaten 2-1 by Farnborough. Havant won the corresponding fixture 6-0 last season. Westleigh Park, Havant PO9 5TH  Abingdon United Development v Tilehurst Panthers
A repeat of the opening league game of the season, which took place at Scours Lane. Tilehurst will want to forget that one though, going down 7-0. On the plus side, they've won every league outing since that day. The Northcourt, OX14 1PL Bursledon v Farnborough Farnborough won at Havant to progress to this round whereas Bursledon received a bye in Round One. either have been in sparkling leaguer form, so a cup run could be exactly what's needed. Priory Park, Bishops Waltham, SO32 1SQ Reading v Kidlington Youth With just a single point in the league, Kidlington could probably do without a visit to a Premier League side in the cup. They'll need to be on their game against a Reading side who won their last outing, 2-1 against Sholing, and put up an excellent fight against National League Ascot in the County Cup, eventually bowing out to a 1-0 score line. Arbour Park, SL2 5AY
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