Quartet set to face old club in Chesterfield Women’s cup clash with city neighbours
Chesterfield Women lock horns with Sheffield FC in a tasty National League Cup tie at the SMH Group Stadium on Sunday (2pm).
Steph Warren, Imogen Fowler, Tilly Hallas-Potts and Lexie Butterworth all made the move from Sheffield FC to Chesterfield this summer and will now face their former club for the first time since making the short hop over to Derbyshire.
Two proud local clubs with a rich history go head-to-head with progression to the next stage potentially on the line in the final group game.
The Spireites need to hit back from a 2-0 home league defeat to Lye Town last weekend.
Natasha Baptiste’s two goals – one a penalty – decided it, the Lye captain scoring either side of half-time to hand Chesterfield their third league defeat of the season.
Disappointed manager Pete Jarvis said: “The first goal changed the game after we gave the ball away. It gave them the opportunity to control things after that.
“I thought there were quite a few strange decisions. The penalty and the whole process around it, after initially giving a free-kick and then changing the decision a few seconds later to give a penalty.”
It had been a difficult start to the afternoon before a ball had even been kicked, with goalkeeper Zoe Millington ruled out before kick-off and outfielder Lauren Brogan stepping in between the posts.
She made some good saves, also denying Baptiste her hat-trick, but they weren’t enough to stave off a disappointing result.
Added Jarvis: “We said before the game that there would be no easy matches. Lye were really strong and physical, they won most of their duels against us and that gave them a big advantage.”
Chesterfield: Brogan, Harding, Nowell, Brassington (Ashtei 46), Porritt (Staples 59), Bain, Marshall (Cahill 56), Shore (Thompson 59), Fowler, Carter, Butterworth (Foster 77)