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Sunderland Ladies made a statement on Wearside today with an emphatic 5-1 victory over fellow FA Women s National League side Sheffield FC Women.
Today s fixture marked the second round of the Vitality Women s FA Cup, and after an astonishing run-out following a three-month lay off from competitive football, SAFC will now face either Burnley or Fylde depending on the final result in their later 2pm kick off.
Goals from Keira Ramshaw, Holly Manders, and a hat-trick from Eve Blakey seen off the Yorkshirewomen when the full ninety minutes was up, and despite an own goal from Neve Herron, Sheffield failed to match the tempo and desire of the homeside, returning southbound empty handed.
Sunderland Ladies will play host to Sheffield FC Women in the FA Vitality Cup on Easter Sunday, touching down at the Academy of Light for the first time in over three months.
The game which was initially supposed to be held in a showcase match at the Stadium of Light was re-arranged in January due to national lockdown restrictions - which put women s competitive football to a firm halt until the 28th of March.
Due to the curtailment of this season s FA Women s National League, the FA Cup will be the final run of games for the Lady Black Cats until the 2021/22 campaign commences later in the year.
Yeovil Women in merger to become newly-branded Bridgwater United
Yeovil Women in merger to become newly-branded Bridgwater United Photo: Paul Currie for The FA
A newly-branded Bridgwater United will be competing in the FA Women’s National League next season, if a merger is officially approved.
Bridgwater Town FC and Yeovil United FC will join under one unified name to represent the town in which they are based.
“There has been an incredible amount of work undertaken in recent months and it will demonstrate our determination to return the women’s side to the Women’s Super League (WSL),” CEO Adam Murry told yeovilunitedfc.com.
Maria Farrugia and her Sunderland Ladies team are set to resume their 2020/2021 season duties after the FA announced the return of the Women’s Vitality Cu