Academy preparing for a tough test
Bristol Academy resume their FA Women's Premier League campaign this weekend with a trip to the surprise early leaders of the National Division.
Millwall only won promotion from the Southern Division last term, but currently sit in pole spot after following up their 1-0 opening-day win over Nottingham Forest with a 4-1 triumph at Blackburn last weekend.
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And Bristol will head to the capital looking to bounce back from their 2-0 home defeat by Sunderland a fortnight ago.
"Millwall have brought a few players in after winning promotion and had a good result on Sunday, so it's going to be tough," said Academy boss Mark Sampson.
"But after our performance against Sunderland we are quietly confident we can get a result.
"We have everyone fit, but will assess Jaz Matthews when she arrives back from duty with the England Under-17s. She missed the Sunderland game."
Keynsham Town will be looking to extend their unbeaten start to their Southern Division campaign when they entertain Brighton at the Crown Field.
Barrie Newton's side are second in the table after a 4-1 success at Fulham thanks to a double from Kayleigh Sage plus goals from Tanja Andjelkovic and Brianna Oeser.
Forest Green Rovers top the SW Combination after a 5-0 win over Oxford City, while Yeovil Town set a club, and league scoring record, in their 21-0 win at Reading Town. Lindsey Roe scored eight – also a club record.
Oldland Abbotonians' first taste of life in the SW Women's League Premier Division ended with a 4-1 defeat by fancied Gloucester City, Gemma Summers scoring for the home side.
But the Abbots' assistant boss Steve Lavis insists his side are not downhearted.
"We weren't a million miles apart but we gave them two goals and one of the others was a 30-yarder into the top corner which nobody would have stopped," he said.
"No heads went down because we knew what to expect at the higher level. Our first few fixtures are hard ones, but when we get to grips with the division I think we can hold our own."
Results, FA Premier League National Div: Blackburn 2, Millwall 4; Nottingham Forest 2, Birmingham 2; Watford 2, Sunderland 1.
Southern Div: Fulham 1, Keynsham Town 4; Reading 1, Crystal Palace 0; West Ham 1, QPR 1.
SW Combination: Cullompton 4, Winscombe 3; Forest Green 5, Oxford City 0; Havant & Waterlooville 1, Newquay 1; Plymouth Argyle 5, Swindon Town 1; Reading Town 0, Yeovil Town 21.
SW Women's League Premier Div: Chippenham 4, Bristol Ladies Union 3; Frome Town 2, Cheltenham Town 0; Oldland Abbotonians 1, Gloucester City 4; Poole Town 0, Weymouth 4; Saltash v Stoke Lane Ath pp; Taunton Town 0, Larkhall Ath 2.
Eastern Div One: Bishops Lydeard 7, Downend Flyers 0; Cirencester Town 2, Cleeve West Town 2; Forest Green Res 2, Keynsham Town Dev 1; Nailsea Utd 3, Swindon Town Res 3; Swindon Spitfires 2, Winscombe 0.
Sunday fixtures, FA Premier League National Div: Blackburn v Birmingham; Doncaster v Watford; Millwall v Bristol Academy; Sunderland v Nottingham Forest.
Southern Div: Barnet v Reading; Cardiff v West Ham; Crystal Palace v Fulham; Keynsham Town v Brighton; Portsmouth v Charlton; QPR v Colchester.
SW Combination: Chesham Utd v Reading Town; Newquay v Plymouth Argyle; Oxford City v Havant & Waterlooville; Swindon Town v Forest Green Rovers; Yeovil Town v Collumpton.
SW Women's League, Premier Div: Cheltenham Town v Saltash Utd; Gloucester City v Poole Town; Larkhall Ath v Oldland Abbotonians; Stoke Lane Athletic v Bristol Ladies Union; Taunton Town v Frome Town; Weymouth Town v Chippenham Town.
Eastern Div One: Cleeve West Town v Bishops Lydeard; Keynsham Town Dev v Cirencester Town; Swindon Spitfires v Forest Green Res; Swindon Town Res v Downend Flyers; Winscombe v Nailsea United.







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