Derby County Women will take a break from FA Women's National League Northern Premier Division action on Sunday when they head to Doncaster Rovers Belles in the First Round of the National League Plate (2pm kick-off).
dcfc.co.uk
has brought together all the key information you will need to know
ahead of the cup clash at the
Iqbal Poultry Stadium.
Manager's Thoughts...
Manager Sam Griffiths believes her side should make the journey to Doncaster in a positive frame of mind.
The Ewes' second half performance in the recent 7-1 hammering of Stourbridge, which is their only league win so far, and the narrow 1-0 loss to Newcastle United last time out has offered Griffiths plenty of encouragment moving forward.
She said: “The players should be confident
and I think we have seen enough in the Newcastle game and the second half at
Stourbridge to provide the belief that we can go on and win matches.
“We
should go into our matches with a lot of confidence and if the girls
keep doing what we’re doing then the results will come.”
From The Dressing Room...
Goalkeeper Anna Draper is confident the side's hard work on the training ground will bring a good run of form in the weeks ahead.
Draper, who impressed in the 1-0 home defeat to Newcastle United two weeks ago and made a fine penalty save in the second half, believes the Ewes can rise to the challenge.
She said: “If we keep our heads up high and keep working
hard in training, our hard work will definitely pay off.
"We’ve got plenty of big games coming up so hopefully we can get into a good rhythm.”
The Season So Far...
Derby County Women have one win and three defeats to their name in the league so far this term. They started the season with a 2-1 home defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers, before bowing out of the League Cup at the Determining Round stage with a 4-2 loss on home turf against West Bromwich Albion, meaning they would feature in the National League Plate rather than the League Cup this term.
A 3-2 loss at Liverpool Feds was then followed up with a 7-1 hammering of Stourbridge in their last away game a fortnight ago, prior to losing 1-0 to promotion favourites Newcastle United at the Don Amott Arena two weeks ago.
Doncaster, meanwhile, are sixth in the FA Women’s National League Division One North table with two wins, two defeats and a single draw from their five outings in the league. Their season started with a 7-1 thrashing of FC United of Manchester, while they bowed out of the League Cup at the Determining Round stage with an 11-1 loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Match Highlights...
Full match highlights from Sunday's match will appear online on dcfc.co.uk following the match.
