Peterborough United Women are ready for one of the toughest tests in the team's history
Peterborough United Women face one of the biggest tests in the team’s history on Sunday.
Posh are at Burnley for a third round FA Cup tie (1pm kick off). The unbeaten hosts are top of National League Northern Premier Division – one division above Posh – having won their last six matches. They’ve won 10 of their 12 league games, including all five at home, scoring 27 goals and conceding just five.
Posh are enjoying a fine season of their own. They have won nine and the drawn one of their 10 Midlands Division One matches and are averaging over four goals a game, but this tie represents a big step up in class.
"It is a good test for us, something different, someone we wouldn't normally face,” Posh boss Jake Poole said. “They are a very good side. They have scored a lot and not conceded many so we have to be disciplined and then we need to take our chances if and when they come.”
Posh ran into another Northern Premier Division side Rugby in the FA Cup last season and lost 7-1.
The tie takes place at the County Ground, Thurston Road, Leyland PR25 2LF.