Tunbridge Wells Forresters (H) - 5th November 2023

By David Hansen

Margate Women will play host to Tunbridge Wells Foresters in the SECWFL League Cup at Hartsdown Park on Sunday afternoon after booking their place in the 3rd Round after beating Baypoint 8-1 in the 1st round.

The visitors Tunbridge Wells Foresters booked their place in this round of the competition after beating Oakwood convincingly 7-1 at the Oakwood Sports & Social Club. On the other hand, Margate beat Baypoint 8-1 at Hartsdown Park to seal their spot in this fixture.

Tunbridge Wells Foresters come into this game with some good form as they have won two of their last three games in the SECWFL, where they picked up wins against Sevenoaks Town and Sittingbourne by scores of 3-0 and 2-1 respectively.

Margate have 2 wins from their last 3 games as well, starting with a victory against Baypoint in this competition 8-1. Followed by the historic FA Cup tie against Millwall Lionesses which ended 13-0 to the hosts and most recently with a 3-0 win away against Bromleians in the league.

H2H Record:

Margate 3-2 Tunbridge Wells Foresters - SECWFL

Tunbridge Wells Foresters 5-1 Margate – SECWFL

Margate 2-2 Tunbridge Wells Foresters – Kent League Cup Semi-Final

Tunbridge Wells Foresters won 5-6 on penalties

Team News:

Margate will continue to be without goalkeeper Jasmine Wood as she is still recovering from a concussion sustained in the FA Cup match against Millwall Lionesses.

Apart from this no new injury concerns.

The match will be played at Hartsdown Park with kick-off scheduled for 3:00pm with supporters being able to gain access to the ground from the side gates next to the turnstiles with admission being £2 for adults and £1 for concessions.

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