The competition sees a new format come into place, with a group stage which sees United enter Group B with the Saints PGA, Portishead Town and Exeter City. Each team will play eachother once, with United's away fixture coming at the end of September at Exeter.

After 4-1 victory at the weekend, Chris Smith's side come into this game full of confidence. A double from Mollie Dyer and a goal each for Mimi Hodges and Nell Boxall saw Abingdon claim an opening day three points against Bournemouth Sports.

The visitors Southampton U21s reached the Semi-Finals of the FAWNL Plate last season, losing to Cheltenham Town at that stage. They beat Norwich City, AFC Wimbledon and Ashford Town on their way to the final four.

The PGA side also won the Hampshire FA Women's Senior Cup against AFC Bournemouth in 2024/25.

A challenging encounter awaits for Chris Smith's side, but one that will make for an entertaining evening at The Northcourt.

Spectator Information

Our FAWNL Cup clash with Southampton U21s kicks off at 7:45pm tomorrow evening, Tuesday 19th August.

The game will be played at The Northcourt, OX14 1PL.

Ticket information is as follows:

•⁠ ⁠Adults: £5
•⁠ ⁠Concessions: £2 (over 65s, student with ID)
•⁠ ⁠Under-16s: Free with Paying Adult
•⁠ ⁠Under-16s: £1 (Without paying adult)

Cash and Card are both accepted at the gate.

Refreshments will be available at the ground. Parking is available, but a reminder that this is limited.

Pre-Match Thoughts | Chris Smith

Chris Smith spoke after our win against Bournemouth Sports on the challenge ahead in the FAWNL Cup.

He said: "It's a great squad. We know they (Southampton) have got a good team. They'll be hard to beat and move the ball really quickly.

"We'll need to recover right. We'll need to try and get a player or two back from injury.

"We'll try and make sure we can give them a game, we can cause so many teams problems.

"We did it against league champions last year. They won't be coming to us for us to roll over."