Tractor Girls' Season to Resume With FA Cup Tie - Ipswich Town News
Ipswich Town Women will resume their season on Sunday 13th December when they take on Harlow Ladies at Harlow Arena in the first round of the Vitality Women’s FA Cup (KO TBC).
The Tractor Girls’ season was suspended on November 3rd until December 2nd along with other ‘non-elite’ football in line with the national lockdown.
Harlow play in the Eastern Region Women's Football League Premier Division, the fifth tier of women’s football, one below the Blues, who currently lead FAWNL Division One South East with a 100 per cent record.
Town defeated Norwich City 3-1 away in their third qualifying round tie - the Canaries’ goal is the only one the Blues have conceded this season in any competition - while the Essex side beat Royston Town 4-2 on penalties at home following a 3-3 draw.
What to read next:
McKenna: Enciso Left Out as We Focused on the Lads Who Will Be Here Next YearTown boss Kieran McKenna has revealed on-loan forward Julio Enciso was left out of the team which faced West Ham today as he was focusing on the players who will be at the club next season and also to allow the forward to prepare for Paraguay’s World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil, while Ben Johnson and Alex Palmer were among a number of players who have been ill over the last couple of weeks.
Ipswich Town 1-3 West Ham United - Match ReportTown’s final game of their one-year return to the Premier League ended in their 24th defeat of the campaign as they were beaten 3-1 at Portman Road by West Ham United. James Ward-Prowse gave the Hammers the lead two minutes before half-time following a mix-up in the Blues defence, then Nathan Broadhead levelled seven minutes after the restart but Jarrod Bowen restored the lead only three minutes later and Mohammed Kudus added a third on 87.
Walton Starts After Palmer Ill in Warm-UpTown have been forced into a late change in goal for this afternoon's final game of the season against West Ham with Christian Walton coming into the team for Alex Palmer who was taken ill in the warm-up having initially made two changes with Conor Chaplin and Nathan Broadhead returning to the XI.