Worthing Women became the first Senior team in the Club’s 137 year history to reach the third round of the FA Cup, although, in true Worthing FC tradition, they did it the hard way!
Second top emphatically overcame second bottom as both sides continued their respective battles at opposite ends of the table.
An early brace from Chloe Winchester lifted Reds to the top of the table, with games in hand, as they eventually saw off the challenge of Aylesford.
For the third time this season, Worthing ran in eight goals as they maintained their title challenge thanks, in part, to a Becs Bell hat-trick and a campaign first for Gemma Worsfold at a decidedly chilly Barn Elms Sports Trust.
A second-half equaliser by Becs Bell helped to maintain Worthing’s unbeaten league record in 2022 but left Aylesford still looking nervously over their shoulders.
