It’s got all the makings of a classic Adobe Women’s FA Cup tie this afternoon as the Rebels travel to Devon to face Exeter City who are 3rd in the FAWNL Southern Premier.

It’s a historic fixture for the Rebels as it’s the first time in the club’s history any senior side has reached the third round of the FA Cup. Reaching this stage of the competition goes one further than the side’s best ever FA Cup run. That was two seasons ago when John Donoghue led the team to the Second Round to face Tier 3 side MK Dons.

Jesus Cordon’s side come into the contest full of confidence after returning to winning ways. They defeated Maidenhead 3-1 as they returned to the Sussex Transport Community Stadium thanks to goals from Katie Cooper, Sophie Humphrey and Danielle Rowe.

The Rebels Adobe Women’s FA Cup run so far has seen them win three matches to get to this stage. Away Wins against Abingdon United and Comets set up a Second-Round Proper trip to Aylesford where it was all level after 90 minutes and it was penalties to decide who gain a place in the Third Round. Humphrey, Rowe, Winchester, Young and Bell all stepped and scored which left it in the hands of Bell to send the side into the Third Round and make club history. Bell calmly finds the bottom corner and sends Worthing into the Third round for the first time in history.

Team News

Dani Lane and Georgia Tibble are set to return to the squad after missing the past couple of matches due to injury.
Leah Hume and Lily Dalton aren’t eligible to play due to being cup-tied

The Opposition

Exeter City currently sits in 3rd place in the FAWNL Southern under manager Abbie Britton winning 7 from 12 games. Last season was a season of glory for the Grecians as they gained promotion from the FAWNL Division One South West.

Last Six
1/12 – Billericay Town (H) – Won 4-1
24/11 – Plymouth Argyle (A) – Won – 1-5 (Adobe Women’s FA Cup Second Round)
17/11 – MK Dons (A) – Won 1-6
10/11 – Watford (A) – Lost 5-2
3/11 – Keynsham Town (H) – Won 4-0 (Adobe Women’s FA Cup First Round)
27/1 – Hashtag United (H) – Drew 0-0

The Grecians are coming into this fixture in a winning form after beating Billericay 4-1. Exeter have won two matches to reach this stage of the competition. First up for Exeter was Keynsham Town where they were comfortable winners coming out as 4-0 victories. Next up they faced a struggling Plymouth side in the Second Round Proper where they ran out as 5-1 winners.

How to Follow

If you can’t be at the game this afternoon, you can follow the game via live updates from the club’s official Twitter account.