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v ASTON VILLA WOMEN 01 • 12 •2019 K.O. 2:00PM BEES OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2019/20 PROGRAMME MATCHDAY OFFICIAL LONDON At the Heart of Our Community, with Community at Our Heart At Canons High School we are thrilled to be official supporters of the London Bees for the 2019/2020 Season of the FA Women's Championship. We believe in the importance of developing great partnerships that provide potentially life-changing opportunities for our students, confident that by engaging these young people partners will benefit too. If you are interested in seeing how over a thousand incredibly talented children and young adults can work with your organisation and, in doing so, develop new skills for lifelong learning then contact us on [email protected] today. Shaldon Road, Edgware, HA8 6AN Tel: 020 8951 5780 www.canons.harrow.sch.uk MAKE FOOTBALL EVERYONEʼS GAME. MAKE FOOTBALL EVERYONEʼS GAME. #RAINBOWLACES 18427 FA WC PROGRAMME AD 170x246_v1.indd 1 21/11/2019 14:45 LeeTHE BurchMANAGER WELCOME EVERYONE TO TODAY’S FA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AT THE HIVE AGAINST ASTON VILLA WOMEN. I’d like to extend a warm welcome to all of the Aston Villa players, staff and fans. Last week’s game against Charlton mirrored our Conti Cup game except this time Charlton went down to ten players. We felt our first half performance wasn’t where we wanted it to be and the impact of the Brighton and Durham game was being felt. We only had a few options also with Lauren Pickett getting injured during the warm up as well as other injuries. We hope to have a few return today and that will be a massive boost for the whole squad. I felt the reaction to come back after nearly losing the game on Sunday showed great character and we also felt a huge decision from the officials didn’t go our way in the first half. After the week we had, I was pleased the players walked away with something to show for it and for those efforts they completely deserved that late goal. We showed great team spirit and I was pleased to see Amelia get on the score-sheet, she has been a real spark since joining in the summer, she has a big future ahead of her. Today’s opponents Aston Villa are flying and the investment the club is putting into the women’s game is started to bear fruit. They have an excellent staff and play some good football with more than a few match winners on their day. We are hugely looking forward to the game and hopefully showcasing how far we have come with a positive performance and result against the league leaders. Squad wise injuries across the board are starting to get better and the players know they need to work hard to stay available and be robust for this level. For us to be at our best we need all of our squad available to impact and change games when needed. I am hoping to see some Barnet fans in the crowd today and I want to welcome them to the game. We are one club at the end of the day and I was delighted for Darren and the boys with their big win the other night. Thanks as always for your support, it is greatly appreciated. Lee #LETSBEETOGETHER DON’T MISS A GAME THIS SEASON BUY TICKETS: VENUETOOLBOX.COM/BARNETFC Finburgh makes Senior Bees bow London Bees were proud to see academy graduate Mathilda Finburgh make her debut for the first team in our recent home matches against Brighton and Hove Albion and Charlton Athletic. Finburgh has come through the ranks with the Bees and has impressed in matches for the academy side in recent months. The midfielder has since been training with the first team before making the bench in our last two matches. She did well against WSL opposition as she came on against Brighton for the final seven minutes and imposed herself well against one of the very best sides in the country. She then backed that up by coming on late as a striker, in the 1-1 draw with Charlton last Sunday. Head coach Lee Burch said “It was nice to get her out on the pitch and give her some first-team experience and I thought she did well with the minutes that she played” “To bring her on in this type of game means she has experience against the very best and therefore when she plays in the Championship it won’t be as daunting for her” It most certainly highlights the achievements and progression of the London Bees academy, the future is most certainly bright! Everyone at the Club would like to congratulate Mathilda and all the academy on this magnificent effort. MegCAPTAIN Alex FIRSTLY I’D LIKE TO WELCOME THE LEAGUE LEADERS TO THE HIVE. ASTON VILLA HAVE HAD A FANTASTIC START TO THE SEASON AND SIGNED SOME BRILLIANT PLAYERS. We know today will be a tough game against a team with real quality but we have prepared well and we’re looking forward to the challenge. We believe in ourselves and each other so today is a chance to show the league what we are capable of. We have had a tough run of games recently and a very busy week. It’s good to challenge ourselves and it has given everyone the chance to get minutes. We have had injuries within the team but we have showed good character to stick together and work for one another. Our last game against Charlton was a bit disappointing for us as we believe we had so much more to give. However to comeback and get a point so late was very pleasing and shows that we have a great morale and never give up. We have looked at all of our performances in the last week and how we need to improve. Training has been very good and the squad is very determined to bounce back and get to winning ways. We know we have good spirit and togetherness but now we understand we need to take that into performances and get results. Today gives us the perfect opportunity to do that and show the league and our fans what we are about. Hope to see as many of our fans there today and get behind us to give us that extra push. Meg Alex COME ON YOU BEES! THESE WILDCATS JUST LOVE TO PLAY SSE Wildcats provide girls aged 5-11 the opportunity to have fun, make friends and play football. With over 1,000 centres nationwide, find a centre near you and join the fun! Find your nearest centre at TheFA.com/SSEWildcats CLUB GROUND TREVOR BROWN MEMORIAL GROUND Nickname CAPACITY 4,565 CHAIRMAN Founded NASSEF SAWIRIS MANAGER GEMMA DAVIES ABOUT ASTON VILLA WOMEN Aston Villa Women Football Club was originally formed in 1973 as Solihull FC. When Aston Villa asked for help in forming a women’s team in 1989, Solihull responded. The club agreed to change their name in 1996 to become the officially recognised women’s team of Aston Villa, named Aston Villa Ladies. In 1998, the senior team won promotion to the Northern Division of the FA Women’s Premier League. In 2019, the team changed their name to Aston Villa Women. WATCHONES TO Since joining in the summer, the speedy Follis was the club’s most high-profile striker has been a revelation for Villa. summer signing after swapping top A hat-trick on the opening day helped tier city rivals Birmingham for the club win Johnson the August Player of the she began her career at. A stunning FOLLIS Month award before she went onto free-kick against Crystal Palace got the JOHNSON score against Blackburn and add another winger off the mark for the season. hat-trick against Crystal Palace in September. EMMA MELISSA WOMEN A tough-tackling centre-back, Elisha An Aston Villa player since the age of N’Dow is Villa through and through. eight, the midfielder is the heartbeat of Having come through the club’s youth the team. 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