Peterborough United bow out of the Women's FA Cup defeat at the hands of classy Burnley

Burnley are a full-time club set to win promotion to the Championship after a 12-game unbeaten run to start their Northern Premier Division season.

And yet Posh, who started the day top of Midlands Division One, one step below their hosts, stayed with them for 40 minutes before wilting under relentless pressure. Posh also lost 7-0 in the FA Cup to Rugby from this Burnley’s division last season which shows the task ahead for Posh should they claim their own expected promotion in the New Year.

Posh were knocked off the top of the table on Sunday, usurped by Boldmere St Michaels who beat Lincoln United 7-2. Posh are two points behind in second place, but with two games in hand. They return to National League action on January 4 with a trip to bottom club Lincoln.

That’s for the future and hopefully the scars from this defeat won’t run too deep. Posh were pinned back close to their own penalty for long periods and only some smart goalkeeping from Neive Corry and some wasteful finishing kept them on terms for so long.

The defensive dam finally broke on 40 minutes when Charlie Chadwick netter and Yana Daniels added a second goal before the break.

Posh were forced to open up a little to try and get back into the game which proved fatal. Millie Ravening made it 3-0 on 53 minutes from the penalty spot after a rather innocuous looking push and it was 4-0 on the hour when Charley Docherty netted.

Claudia Walker made it 5-0 soon afterwards after racing on to a through ball and finishing bravely under pressure before Emma Siddall and Walker completed the scoring in the final 10 minutes against a Posh team who kept running and working until the end.

Posh: Corry, Hines, Driscoll-King, Sharpe (sub Wilshaw 58 mins), Rousseau (sub Kirk 68 mins), Perkins (sub Rai 68 mins), Lawlor (sub Brown 58 mins), Stanford (sub Mears 58 mins), Pitt, Clarke, Osker. Unused subs: Bennett, Cragg.