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Fleetwood Town Wrens have had to wait a week before discovering who their next
opponents in the Vitality Women’s FA Cup would be, and now their young, new look squad
will be able to test themselves against National League opposition.
Liverpool Feds came through with a 5-0 victory over Ossett Utd to book themselves
a trip to the North West League side this coming Sunday and Fleetwood’s joint managers,
Dave Butler and Kris Perry, are hopeful that their team can make an impression.
"As joint managers, we are super excited to welcome Liverpool Feds for our fifth FA
Cup game this season,” they told Women’s Soccer Scene.
“We expect the toughest of tasks we have faced so far as they are one of favourites
for promotion from NPL Division One this season.
“Our squad has changed dramatically this season with over half (ten) arriving in
July. The majority of those are still sixteen, so we are still very much a squad in
development. However we have shown already that we can deal with both sides of the
game, technical and physical, and have a solid start.
“This game is part of our development again and we will tell our squad to go into the
game with no expectations - just to smile, work hard and give their all. If they do, and we
are sure they will, we will be very happy and the result will be secondary but with some
luck, could be the win we want."
Fleetwood striker Lauren Oatley added: “It will be a great experience for our young
team to play against Liverpool Feds from the FA Women’s National League.
“With our unbeaten start to the competitive season, our team is in a good moment,
but we know this will likely be our most difficult test so far. It’s a free game for us as the
pressure is on them to get a result against a lower division side.
“The squad are all looking forward to the game and we have knocked out some
strong teams along the way, so hopefully we can pull off an upset on Sunday.”
Fleetwood reached the Third Round Qualifying stage with a 2-1 victory away to
fellow Premier Division side Morecambe, Lauren Oatley scoring both goals.

Eastbourne Town are enjoying a good Cup run so far, and on Sunday they face their biggest
test to date when they take on Leyton Orient for a place in the First Round of the Vitality
Women’s FA Cup.
The London & South East League Premier Division side have started well in the
league and reached this stage with a penalty shootout victory over Dartford.
Eastbourne manager Zak Dove is relishing the chance of playing against National
League opponents and he told Women’s Soccer Scene: “Confident and excited is the best
way i can describe how we feel going into the weekend.
“We have prepared as best we can. The game is a real opportunity for the squad to
show the progress they have made. We go into it with real excitement.
“Yes we know it will be tough within periods of the game, but i also know that if we
play at the levels previously shown then we are more than capable to go and win the game.”
Captain Lucy Fletcher echoed her manager’s quiet confidence and added: “All the
girls are very excited and determined ahead of the game this weekend.
“There is a lot to be confident about with our form heading into this game but we are
under no illusions that it’s going to be a very challenging and competitive match.
“They are a good side, so we will be hoping to exploit some of their weaknesses with
a strong performance and showcase how far we have come as a team this year. If we play
to the level we are capable, I am positive we can come away with a win this weekend.”
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