Sunday 7th May (2pm)
FA PREMIER LEAGUE CUP FINAL
Charlton Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur (Stevenage FC)
Tickets available on the day at £5 adults, £2.50 under 16s / over-65s and £1 under 10s.
Southern Division champions Tottenham won 1-0 at Charlton with a Wendy Martin goal on 12th March and were also victorious in the Ryman Cup Final, where Martin scored again, along with Bianca Baptiste and Kelly Blanchflower in a 3-1 result, Avilla Bergin on target for the Addicks.
Charlton turned the tables to spoil Spurs’ championship party with a 3-2 win, Bergin, Gemma Shepherd and Kit Graham their scorers, Anoria Georgiou netting for Tottenham, plus an own-goal.
The most recent head-to-head was three days later on 25th April, Graham and Charley Clifford scoring in Charlton’s 2-1 Capital Senior Cup Final success, Baptiste getting Tottenham’s consolation.
Charlton’s path to the final has seen them beat Shanklin (8-1), C&K Basildon (3-2), Portsmouth (4-2), West Brom (on pens) and (Blackburn (4-3 aet), while Tottenham have defeated West Ham (10-0), Enfield (5-1), Gillingham (4-2), Crystal Palace (4-1) and Cardiff (3-0).
Charlton’s guard of honour for Spurs – before beating them 3-2. (@CAFCWomen)
Charlton Coach Riteesh Mishra, winner of the FAWPL Northern & Southern Manager of the Month award for April, told cafc.co.uk he is looking forward to Sunday’s third successive clash with Spurs:
“It’s going to be a tough one and I think it’s going to be another great game.
“Every game we have played against them has had a different feel, but the same competitive edge, and this is arguably the biggest match between the two sides.”
“I’ve said previously, it’s been a difficult season and April’s all been about the girls’ character.
“Their ability to bounce back has been superb – twice coming from behind to beat the league champions and being victorious in the Capital Cup final.”
Tottenham were unbeaten this season until their SSE FA Cup exit at Arsenal and after clinching the league title, they suddenly suffered three straight defeats, the latest a 4-0 reverse at Cardiff.
Lucia Leon tweeted: “We have to forget about this game, we can’t dwell on today’s result with the FAWPL Cup Final looming”.
Maya Vio, who scored as Spurs beat Cardiff 2-1 in last year’s final, said: “I fully believe our team will come back fighting and use the losses to motivate us to win – we’ll go back to being us.
“We will work hard this week to ensure it’s us lifting up the trophy on Sunday.”
