SoReg Review (25/26) - Edition 14 - Baggies Win

The weather got the better of many games at the weekend, with seven games being postpones, including BotP's original game at AFC Portchester. However, all of the Premier League fixtures were played. There were wins for both the top and bottom club. Wycombe continued their 100% start and Badshot Lea finally took all three points. The West Brom supporter in me couldn't resist the blog title. In the North Abingdon ended Slough's recent winning run and extended their lead at the top. In the South, Shaftesbury are still searching for a point, but did manage to get themselves on the score sheet against Bournemouth Sports Reserves.

Results - Thursday 20th November

Combined Counties Trophy
CB Hounslow & Abbotts 0-0 (p4-3) Penn & Tylers Green
Penn bowed out of the Combined Counties trophy on penalties after a goalless draw at Green Lane.

Results - Sunday 23rd November

​Sholing 1-3 Badshot Lea
A first win of the season for The Baggies as they lifted themselves off the foot of the table and out of the drop zone. The Baggies lost 4-1 at home to Sholing earlier in the season, but goals from Ellie Gill, Alyssa Hall and Charlotte Traxler finally gave them the three points. Sophie Lee grabbed the consolation for Sholing.

Southampton Women 5-1 Fleet Town
The Sirens came back from a goal down after 13 minutes. Chloe Tedman levelled the scores just past the midway point of the first-half. Eight minutes into the second period, Izzy Crooks put the hosts in front, and they never looked back. Just past the hour Chloe Ball extended the lead and two minutes later Olivia Glover made it 4-1. Eva Coulter rounded off the scoring with 6 minutes remaining. x.com/SotonWomensFC/status/1993062771941048628?s=20Lloyd Stevens captured some great shots of the game (@stevenssportshots on Instagram)

Winchester City Flyers 3-1 Reading FC Community Trust
Flyers won 3-1 at home for the second week running and, once again, there were late goals involved. Laura Vokes put Winchester in front after half an hour, and it stayed that way until the 87th minute. That's when Kayleigh Tonks looked to have sewn up the points. However, on the stroke of full-time Nat Cowell pulled a goal back foe Reading. Annie Northwood made certain of the win, seven minutes into added time. Read the match report on the Winchester web site and listen to City coach Gabriel Heidler's post-match thoughts.

Wycombe Wanderers 6-1 Woodley United
Jess Watkins put Wycombe ahead in this game, only for Shannon Hobson to equalise for Woodley in the 21st minute. However a second Watkins goal had the league leaders 2-1 up at the break. Kayla Potter made it 3-1 after 56 minutes, and Anisha Hill added a fourth with 22 minutes remaining. Potter's second came eight minutes later, before Jess Watkins completed her hat-trick with an 87th minute penalty. Watch all of the Wycombe goals.

​Denham United P-P Tilehurst Panthers

Kidlington Youth P-P Ascot United Reserves

Larkspur Rovers P-P Farnborough

Penn & Tylers Green P-P Chesham United Development

Slough Town 1-2 Abingdon United Development
United ended Slough's four game winning streak and extended their lead at the top. However, they had to come from behind, and left it very late to grab the points. Nadine Roberts gave The Rebels a 40th minute lead with a well taken volley. It looked as if Slough were going to make it five on the bounce until two late goals, in the 86th and 97th minute, from April England and Isabel Hughes, snatched the points.

​AFC Stoneham 3-0 Andover New Street
Back to back wins for Stoneham, who jump up to second in the table. After an even and goalless first hour, three goals in 17 minutes settled the game. Abbie Awdas started it on the hour, followed seven minutes later by Emma Simpson. Zoe Bache added the third on 77 minutes.

Bursledon P-P Havant & Waterlooville

Guernsey P-P Bemerton Heath Harlequins

Shaftesbury 1-4 Bournemouth Sports Reserves
A seventh defeat for Shaftesbury but they did finally add a number to the For column. In fact, they took the lead in this game, through Melissa Colston in the 31st minute. Sports got back on level terms before the break, through Matilda Pitcher. Soon after the restart Charlotte Kerr put Bournemouth in front. Emily Phillips gave them a two goal advantage on 74 minutes, and Olivia Palmer rounded off the scoring with a minute to go. 

Wimborne Town 3-2 AFC Varsity
The Magpies came from two goals down to gain their first home points of the season. Kayleigh Mackay had Varsity in front after 32 minutes, a lead they held into half-time. Shortly after the break Gurinder Rayat made it 2-0 to the visitors. However, Grace Batsford pulled one back almost immediately before Daisy Preston, on 75 minutes, and Georgia Mitton, on 85, secured the comeback win for Town.

​AFC Portchester P-P Worthing

Oxford City 0-3 Swindon Town
A record attendance at the MGroup Stadium witnessed a brave fight from City against an excellent Swindon Town side who play in a division above The Hoops. Captain and top scorer Annie Colston was chief tormenter, scoring a hat-trick to ensure Swindon progressed to Round Three. You can read the BotP match blog here (Annie Gets It Done). Watch Colston's penalty and the excellent third goal. You can also view the fantastic match day video from Swindon Town's YouTube channel.

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Fixtures - Sunday 30th November

​Oxford City v Badshot Lea
Whilst City were putting up a brave, but ultimately fruitless, fight in the FA Cup, Badshot Lea were winning for the first time this season, 3-1 at Sholing. This will be their first meeting this season. Last season City beat The Baggies 6-1 in this fixture, having been five goals up by half-time.
Marsh Lane, OX3 0NQ

Sholing v Southampton Women
A cross city derby as the high-flying Sirens pay a visit to a spluttering Sholing team. The home side have not won in any competition since a 4-1 victory at Badshot Lea in October, a run of five consecutive defeats. This run includes a 3-1 home defeat to Southampton in the League Cup. With Wycombe in League Cup action, a win for Southampton would put them top of the table.
The Mortgage Decisions Stadium, SO19 9PW

​Chesham United Development v Denham United
Neither of these teams played last weekend. Denham lost some ground on Abingdon and are now four points off top spot, but with four games in hand. Chesham are currently in seventh spot, but a win could lift them as high as fourth. However, for that to happen, they'll need to banish thoughts of the reverse fixture, which Denham won 8-0 back in October.
Chiltern Hills Academy, HP5 2RG

Tilehurst Panthers v Kidlington Youth
Two more teams who had a rest last weekend. Panthers are currently in third spot, seven points adrift of the leaders but with three games in hand. Kidlington are currently propping up the table, three points from safety and with an inferior goal difference that, effectively, makes it four points required to escape the drop zone. A first meeting this season, but there were goals galore between these sides last term. A total of 17 goals scored in two games, both won by Tilehurst.
Scours Lane, Tilehurst, RG30 6AY

​Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Havant & Waterlooville
Separated by two places, Havant are only above Harlequins on goal difference. Quins have only played two home league games so far. However, they have won both of them and are yet to concede a goal. A win for either team would see them go level on points with second-placed AFC Stoneham.
Western Way, Salisbury, SP2 9DR

Bursledon v Shaftesbury
The current bottom two go head-to-head. Shaftesbury are still without a point this season, but they did finally get o the score sheet last weekend and, for a short time, were leading against Bournemouth Sports Reserves. The Dons drew last time out, also against Bournemouth. They have not yet met this season after the reverse fixture was postponed a few weeks back.
Priory Park, SO32 1SQ

Wimborne Town v Bournemouth Sports Reserves
The Magpies came from two goals down to finally register a home win last weekend. Sports also came from behind to win 4-1 at Shaftesbury. A first meeting this season. However, both Dorset derbies last season ended in away wins. Sports won 2-1 in this fixture, whilst Wimborne won 3-1 at Chapel Gate.
Wyatt Homes Stadium, BH21 2FU

​Farnham Town v Ascot United Reserves
A tough draw for Ascot as they make the short journey to Division One South leaders Farnham. Town have a 100% league record and have clocked up 34 goals in their 6 games so far. Due to postponements and byes, Ascot have only played two games since early September. They won at Oxford City Development last time out, but that was almost a month ago.
Memorial Ground, GU9 7DY

Larkspur Rovers v Andover New Street
Larkspur 100% at home in the league, but they did go out of the county cup at home to Farnham Town. New Street's form has been a little up and down recently, but they are still sitting in a very respectable third spot in their league.
Lord Halsbury Memorial Playing Fields, UB5 5FE

Penn & Tylers Green v Reading 
It's one cup game after another, and one big name after another, for Penn in recent weeks. Their last three games have all been cup encounters and this will be the third out of four that they have faced higher-ranked opposition. Reading lost at Winchester last weekend. However, previously to that they put eleven past Kidlington in the previous round of the League Cup.
French School Meadow, HP10 8LG

Slough Town v Beaconsfield Town
A very local derby as Beaconsfield make the short trip to Arbour Park to face a Slough team that, until last weekend, had been on a great run of form. The Rams themselves have also been on a good run, winning their last three in all competitions. They played each other twice last season, Beaconsfield winning both games without conceding, on their way to the Division One North title.
Arbour Park, SL2 5AY

Winchester City Flyers v Farnborough
Flyers have won their last two home games by a 3-1 score line. Farnborough are unbeaten in their last five in all competitions, a run that includes two away victories in previous League Cup rounds.
Hiller Way, Winchester SO23 7SU

Wycombe Wanderers v AFC Varsity
Wanderers have a 100% home record and their only defeats, in ay competition this season, have come in penalty shootouts. They put six past Oxford City in the previous round and another six past Woodley in their last league outing. Varsity progressed via a bye in the last round. They have already knocked Premier League leet out of the county cup.
18i78 Stadium, SL1 8JG

AFC Portchester v Worthing​
Re-arranged after last week's postponement. If you purchased a ticket last week, I believe it is still valid for this game.
Worthing travel along the coast hoping to avoid an orange banana skin. Although Worthing play in the step above Portchester, there's only four places between them. Portchester currently occupy fifth place in the Southern Region Premier. Worthing are bottom of the National League Division One South West. Worthing have gone five without a win in all competitions. Their last victory came at Maidenhead in the previous round, which they won 2-1 win two goals in second-half added time.
Wicor Recreation Ground, PO16 9DP