Natasha Thomas scored twice and Sophie Peskett, Lenna Gunning-Williams and Summer Hughes once each as Ipswich Town Women thrashed Chatham Town 5-0 in their first ever league game at Portman Road, a result which relegates the Kent side from FAWNL Southern Premier Division. Thomas netted the historic opener in the 23rd minute, Peskett added the second on 32, before Bonnie Horwood saw a penalty saved. Town maintained their dominance in the second half with Thomas adding her second in the 58th minute, Gunning-Williams made it four three minutes later and Hughes completed the scoring on 72 in front of 10,173 fans.
Ipswich Town Women secured a historic place in the quarter-finals of the Women’s FA Cup by beating fellow FA Women’s National League Southern Premier side Southampton on penalties following a tightly-contested tie at the Goldstar Ground which had ended 1-1 after extra-time, Saints goalkeeper Kayla Rendell having scored a sensational last-gasp equaliser after Anna Grey had put the Tractor Girls in front.
Ipswich Town Women got back to winning ways with a 6-1 FAWNL Southern Premier Division thrashing of bottom club London Bees at The Bees Stadium this afternoon.