Southampton Women v Sunderland Women
The Official Matchday Programme of Southampton Women Southampton Women v Sunderland Women | Sky Bet Championship Sunday 28th September, 2025 | KO 12pm | St Marys Stadium
The Official Matchday Programme of Southampton Women
Southampton Women v Sunderland Women | Sky Bet Championship
Sunday 28th September, 2025 | KO 12pm | St Marys Stadium
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ISSUE 03
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SUNDERLAND | SUNDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2025 | KO MIDDAY
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DIRECTORY
Chief Executive Officer
Phil Parsons
Women’s and Girls’ Board of
Directors Phil Parsons, Mike Fenn,
Tim Greenwell, Marieanne
Spacey-Cale, Mark Bitcon,
Greg Baker, Amy Hill and
Kirsty Whitton
Women’s First Team Head Coach
Simon Parker
Director of Women’s Football
Marieanne Spacey-Cale
Executive Team
Michael Fenn, Chief Financial
Officer; Tim Greenwell, Chief
Commercial Officer;
Michelle Butler, Director of HR;
Phil Parsons, Chief Executive Officer;
Greg Baker, Chief Revenue Officer;
Mark Bitcon, Director of Football
Operations; Marieanne Spacey-
Cale, Director of Women’s Football
Goalkeeping Coach
Will Britt
Performance Analyst
Daniel Holt
Head of Grounds
Graeme Mills
Club PA
Jon Weeks
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The Gaffer
Simon Parker
Last Time Out
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The Big Interview
Amy Goddard
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Player profiles
Squad stats 2025/26
Fixtures and results
Your Saints schedule
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THE MANAGER
simon parker
WELCOME TO THE SILVERLAKE STADIUM AS WE
TAKE ON SUNDERLAND IN OUR LATEST WOMEN’S
SUPER LEAGUE 2 FIXTURE.
It will be great for us
to play in front of our
supporters once again.
Our home crowds have
been really strong so
far and it is great to see
fans of different ages
coming along to get
involved at our games.
I thought we deserved
to take a point from the
game against Bristol City,
but they are a very good
side. You can see where
we are at compared
to them in terms of the
depth of their squad and
the players they were
able to bring on. We are
a young team and that
shows where we are in
terms of experience.
Both sides had strong
moments in the game
and we had some
good opportunities to
score. We could have
made more of our 2
vs 1 breakaway in the
second half – it’s was a
little frustrating to not
work the goalkeeper but
the transition was well
worked.
I thought we started the
game well, particularly in
the first 20-25 minutes.
Our press was decent,
we were able to get Ellie
Brazil in behind and some
crosses into the box, but
we just couldn't get the
final connection on them
and they defended well
in that spell of the game.
The goal we conceded
was unlucky and the
manner of it was
frustrating. We had just
brought on Ruby Tucker
and then she picked up
her injury to mean we
are down to 10 players
– we knew it was going
to be tough to see it
out with the quality that
Bristol City have.
We still needed to
defend the moment
itself better because
we had only just had a
conversation as a team
about what we were
going to do and we then
allow them to go straight
through us. Having said
that, I did think it was a
foul on Tara Bourne in
the build-up.
It was certainly a game
for us to learn from given
how young we are as a
side. We need to be better
in the key moments in
games, and that includes
our own chances to score.
The fact that we have
been so competitive in
our games so far though
is very encouraging and
I can see that we have
the capacity to beat
the teams that we have
faced.
It could have been easy
for the team to collapse
and concede a second
or a third to Bristol City
too, but the players
didn’t let it affect them. It
was the same at Palace
when we conceded two
quick goals but showed
character to come back
into it. I am proud of my
players because they
have shown that they
can compete.
We want to show more
of the same against
Sunderland and the
support of you, our
fans, will be huge once
again. We are having
to manage our squad
in terms of injuries and
minutes but we will keep
doing what we can,
and there may be a
great opportunity for an
under-21 player to step
up or someone to play
further forward.
It is a massive game for
us today and it is one
that we believe we can
win, and we hope we can
do that with you right
behind us.
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LAST TIME OUT
Southampton FC
Women proved
unfortunate to record
their first defeat of the
2025/26 season against
Bristol City last weekend
in a game that could
have gone either way.
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The first real opening
came for Saints’ Abbie
Ferguson as she latched
onto Ellie Brazil’s flick
and saw her low effort
comfortably stopped by
Bristol City’s Fran Bentley
in goal.
The pressure from the
hosts continued and
Jess Simpson was next
to go close – exchanging
passes with Michaela
McAlonie on the left
before getting under her
subsequent shot and
sending it over the bar.
Bristol City could have
broken the deadlock
before the half time
interval when a neat ball
over the Saints defence
saw Emily Syme and
Rio Hardy looking to
combine, but an offside
flag denied them.
A positive start to the
second period then saw
Saints go close once
again as Abbie Ferguson
and Ellie Brazil combined
for the latter to shoot in
the box, and the lively
forward proved unlucky
to see the ball deflect
onto the roof of the net.
Ferguson then linked up
with Michaela McAlonie
as Saints looked to hurt
their visitors with a fast
break, but the chance
was wasted as Ferguson
fired wide from a
promising situation.
Bristol City started to
create more as the
second half went on
though and, after seeing
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Mary Ward, Rio Hardy
and Vera Jones go close,
they won the game in the
88th minute.
Having used all of their
substitutions, Saints
played part of the latter
stages with 10 players
after seeing Ruby Tucker
forced off and this gave
the visitors to St Mary’s a
boost, allowing them to
eventually win the game
when former Saints
player Lexi Lloyd-Smith
fired home from inside
the area.
Saints: Stenson, Collett
(Watts 44’), Hack
(Goddard 79’), Bourne,
Simpson, Bashford,
Peplow (Akpan 66’),
Primus (c), McAlonie
(Roberts 66’), Brazil,
Ferguson (Tucker 66’)
Subs not used: Pettit,
Mott, Dix-Trujillo,
Udebhulu
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goddard
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AMY GODDARD MADE THE SWITCH TO
SOUTHAMPTON FROM THIS WEEKEND’S
OPPONENTS SUNDERLAND THIS SUMMER AFTER
TWO YEARS IN THE NORTH EAST, AND THE
MOVE BROUGHT HER BACK CLOSE TO HOME.
Her career started in the Hampshire
Centre of Excellence, before spells at
Aston Villa, Bristol City, Yeovil Town and
Crystal Palace saw her gain experience
across to the football pyramid.
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Now she returns to
the South Coast
as a 26-yearold,
looking to play an
important leadership role
to help guide a young
Saints squad through
another competitive and
potentially rewarding
second-tier season.
We spoke to Amy as she
prepared to face her old
side…
You were the club’s first
signing this summer. How
have your first few months
as a Saints player been?
Yeah, I’ve been absolutely
loving it. The girls have all
been really welcoming
and obviously staff
coming in as well.
I think we’ve got a really
good connection going,
building relationships
really well. I’m just really
happy and excited for
what this season is going
to bring.
What was it about Saints
that made it the right club
for you as you made the
decision to join?
Obviously, it’s back home
for me. So it’s about
outside of football as well
and I’m actually able to
live at home. It’s also the
ambition from the club.
They’ve always been really
ambitious, aiming really
high - that’s what I want to
be part of, especially in my
career right now.
For me to be part of the
club and join the ambition
of getting promoted and
getting to WSL is something
that I want to do in my
career. As soon as they did
speak to me, I just wanted
to be a part of it.
There was a lot of change
at Saints in terms of a new
manager and a group of
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new players during the
off-season. As one of
the leaders in the group,
how well do you feel it
has come together in
the opening weeks of the
season?
Yeah, great. Obviously,
being an experienced
player and wanting to
come in and show my
leadership skills to bring
the group together,
it’s important to build
relationships and make
sure that everyone’s
together in the week and
on game day. I think it’s
really important for us
all to keep building in
relationships on and off
the pitch.
Being part of a new squad,
everyone’s in the same
boat and everyone’s
having that same
experience. I think for all of
us it’s about working hard
together and to show what
we’re about.
It just shows that on
opening day how well we
were clicking as a group. So
yes, we move on and make
sure that we’re still putting
on performances for our
fans and for ourselves.
The start to the season
has been a positive one,
particularly with the
opening day win and the
battling point at Crystal
Palace. That must have
given the squad some
early confidence?
Yeah, for sure.
We do have Simon Parker
coming in and the staff
changeover as well with
a lot of new players. It is
important for us to build
relationships, making sure
that we’re on it in terms
of social activities and
everything like that.
I think the win at the start
of the season was really
important, just to kind of get
us going and make sure
that we start off on a high.
We started as we mean to
go on and I think it’s going
to be a really exciting
season, as the fans can
already see. I just hope
that we can put a display
on and make sure that
we’re on it to take our
opportunities when we
can, week in, week out.
You scored in the
opening day win too,
heading in from a setpiece.
How important is it
to have different players
chipping in with goals
and a variety of ways to
score too?
Yeah, it’s very important.
I do everything I can for
the team and to make
sure that I bring in that
defensive side as well as
the attacking threat. I do
believe that I can definitely
create that threat in the
attacking set-pieces,
along with our set-piece
takers as well.
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"I’M ALL FOR INSPIRING THE NEXT
GENERATION AND MAKING SURE THAT WE
CAN GIVE THE YOUNGER GENERATION AS
MUCH OPPORTUNITY AS POSSIBLE."
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Hopefully I can contribute
to that as much as
possible and I do believe
in my own ability to go out
there and make sure that
I do a job in our box and in
the opponents’ box.
It was a narrow loss to
Bristol City last weekend
at St Mary’s. Given it
was a game that could
have gone either way, is
that one that just shows
the fine margins in this
league?
Yeah, definitely. We have to
take it game by game. In
terms of what happened
last weekend, it was
obviously disappointing
and we will go back and
reflect on that. We will have
to have a reaction in our
next league game this
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coming weekend against
Sunderland. It’s just learning
from what we can. We did
create a lot of opportunities
in the attacking half to put
away, but we just need to
be more clinical in those
moments.
I know WSL 2 is very
competitive, so each
game that we play is
going to give different
challenges, but I think
we’re all experienced
enough to know that we
can’t be too high with the
highs and too low with the
lows. We need to make
sure that we are preparing
as much as possible as a
team and as individuals
to make sure that we can
perform on the weekend.
How big is it to have extra
chances at promotion
this year though, given we
know how tight it can get
at the top of the table?
Yeah, it’s a great
opportunity for the
league to be even more
competitive. There’s a lot
of decent teams in the
league, so I think it’s just
important for us to take it
game by game and make
sure that we are on it
every week.
It’s important to make
sure that we do pick up
points where we can
- whether that’s three
points or one point - and
just try to compete as
much as possible within
the league.
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We have seen strong
home crowds so far this
season, with fans of all
ages coming to watch the
team. How good is that
to see, particularly when
it comes to inspiring the
next generation?
For sure, it’s massive. I
can really tell the level
of support over the past
three games that we’ve
played. We do get a lot
from the fans and I think
they act as the 12th player
for us.
They’re really important
and the support is
massive. And I just hope
that we keep getting in the
crowds that we have been
over the past two home
games. I’m excited to see
more fans coming to the
games to see how we’re
playing, and hopefully that
attracts even more.
I’m all for inspiring the next
generation and making
sure that we can give
the younger generation
as much opportunity as
possible. I feel like that is
an important thing and
what Southampton want
to promote as well through
the academy, trying to
develop younger girls to
play football and give
opportunities to them.
I feel as though it’s
important to me as an
individual to do that,
but also I know that it’s
important for the club to
do that as well. To have
them all behind us at the
ground at St Mary’s.
We can hear them all the
way and it’s just really
important to highlight
that they really are a key
factor as to why we do
try to perform and put a
performance on for them.
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we march on
it forward.
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We can take you
to Barcelona’s
lively tapas bars
But today
your favourite
destination is
right here.
Official Holiday Partner
of Southampton FC
we march on
PLAYER
PROFILES
2. RACHEL BROWN
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3. MILLY MOTT
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4. ASHANTI AKPAN
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5. AMY GODDARD
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6. TARA BOURNE
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7. ELLIE BRAZIL
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8. CHLOE PEPLOW
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9. EMMA HARRIES
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10. MICHAELA MCALONIE
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11. ABBIE FERGUSON
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12. MARIA EDWARDS
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14. MARY BASHFORD
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15. ELLIE HACK
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18. KIERA SENA
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19. JESS SIMPSON
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20. ATLANTA PRIMUS
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22. FRAN STENSON (GK)
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23. MEGAN COLLETT
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26. RUBY-RAE TUCKER
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27. ISABEL WATTS
APPS: 0 3 GLS: 0
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30. ELLA PETTIT (GK)
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35. ESTA ROBERTS
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66. AIMEE PALMER
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we march on
southampton fc
fixtures & results 2025/26
DATE KO OPPOSITION F/A ATT. STARTING XI
September
SAT 06 14:00 IPSWICH TOWN 4-0 STENSON COLLETT GODDARD 1 BOURNE SIMPSON FERGUSON
SUN 14 14:00 CRYSTAL PALACE 4-4 STENSON COLLETT 1 GODDARD BOURNE 1 SIMPSON FERGUSON
SUN 21 14:00 BRISTOL CITY 0-1 STENSON COLLETT HACK BOURNE SIMPSON FERGUSON
SUN 28 12:00 SUNDERLAND
October
SUN 05 14:00 BIRMINGHAM CITY
TUE 08 19:00 PORTSMOUTH (WLC)
SUN 12 14:00 PORTSMOUTH
SUN 19 14:00 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION (WLC)
November
SUN 02 14:00 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
SUN 09 14:00 CHARLTON ATHLETIC
TUE 12 19:00 WEST HAM UNITED
SUN 16 12:00 DURHAM
SUN 23 14:00 CHARLTON ATHLETIC (WLC)
December
SUN 07 14:00 NEWCASTLE UNITED
SUN 21 13:00 SHEFFIELD UNITED
January
SUN 11 14:00 PORTSMOUTH
SUN 25 14:00 SUNDERLAND
February
SUN 01 14:00 CRYSTAL PALACE
SUN 08 14:00 NEWCASTLE UNITED
SUN 15 14:00 BRISTOL CITY
March
SUN 15 14:00 BIRMINGHAM CITY
SUN 22 14:00 DURHAM
SUN 29 14:00 IPSWICH TOWN
April
SUN 04 12:30 SHEFFIELD UNITED
SUN 26 14:00 CHARLTON ATHLETIC
May
SUN 03 TBC NOTTINGHAM FOREST
ALL FIXTURES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. GOALSCORER 1 » FIRST SUB » SECOND SUB » THIRD SUB » FOURTH SUB » FIFTH SUB » SIXTH SUB » YELLOW CARD » RED CARD
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SUBSTITUTES
BASHFORD 2 PEPLOW MCALONIE PRIMUS 1 BRAZIL AKPAN, SENA, TUCKER, WATTS, ROBERTS, MOTT, HACK, PETTIT, DIX TRUJILLO
BASHFORD PEPLOW MCALONIE 1 PRIMUS BRAZIL 1 MOTT, AKPAN, HACK, TUCKER, WATTS, PETTIT, ROBERTS, DIX TRUJILLO
PEPLOW BASHFORD MCALONIE PRIMUS BRAZIL APKAN, GODDARD, TUCKER, WATTS, ROBERTS, MOTT, PETTIT, TRUJILLO, UDEBHULU
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Home Team
Away Team
OP1 GK1 OP1 GK
SAINTS
HEAD COACH: SIMON PARKER
SUNDERLAND
HEAD COACH: MEL REAY
RACHEL BROWN
MILLY MOTT
ASHANTI AKPAN
AMY GODDARD
TARA BOURNE
OP ELLIE BRAZIL
CHLOE GK PEPLOW
EMMA MO HARRIES
MICHAELA MCALONIE
ABBIE FERGUSON
MARIA EDWARDS
MARY BASHFORD
ELLIE HACK
KIERA SENA
JESS SIMPSON
ATLANTA PRIMUS (C)
FRAN STENSON (GK)
MEGAN COLLETT
RUBY-RAE TUCKER
ISABEL WATTS
ELLA PETTIT (GK)
ESTA ROBERTS
AIMEE PALMER
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Outfield Players 6
Goalkeepers 7
Match Officials 8
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DEMI LAMBOURNE (GK)
IZZY ATKINSON
MARY CORBYN
HANNAH GREENWOOD
RHIANNON ROBERTS (C)
LOUISE GRIFFITHS
KATY WATSON
EMILY SCARR
ELEANOR DALE
KATIE KITCHING
JESSICA BROWN
EMILY CASSAP
NATASHA FENTON
GRACE MOLONEY (GK)
JAMIE FINN
LIBBI McINNES
KEIRA BARRY
ELLEN JONES
MARISSA SHEVA
TARA O’HANLON
EVIE RABJOHN
BRIANNA WESTRUP
REANNA BLADES
MATCH OFFICIALS
REFEREE: ELLA BROAD
ASSISTANT REFEREE: LUKE BOWLES
ASSISTANT REFEREE: MICHAEL BUTCHER
FOURTH OFFICIAL: JOANNE HORWOOD
NEXT HOME MATCH
PORTSMOUTH
LEAGUE CUP
WEDNESDAY 8TH OCTOBER 2025
KICK-OFF 7PM | SILVERLAKE STADIUM