21-02-2025
Cherries face Bridgwater while Sports host Southampton in National League
THE Cherries will travel to Keynsham to face Bridgwater United while Bournemouth Sports host Southampton Women in the National League this Sunday.
Table topping Cherries will be aiming to extend their winning streak to 14 out of 14 games against the team placed in seventh in the table.
Steve Cuss's side beat their hosts 7-0 just a couple of weeks ago, thanks to goals from Helen Bleazard, Kenni Thompson, Amber Treweek and braces from Eloise Hall and Gemma McGuinness.
The game this weekend has been moved to Keynsham Town's home, the AJN Stadium, at the request of the hosts after it was due to be played at Fairfax Park in Bridgwater.
And the Cherries have a good recent record at Keynsham, beating Town 3-0 there at the start of the month, just a week before they beat Bridgwater at home.
Sports face a huge game in their fight to avoid relegation from the National League Division One South West.
(Image: Bournemouth Sports FC) They face bottom-placed Southampton, who have avoided defeat in just two of their 17 games this season, winning once and drawing once.
Sports are just outside the relegation zone, two points clear of Portishead Town, after they were beaten by Bristol Rovers last weekend.
The Cherries were due to play in the Hampshire Senior Cup quarter final last weekend, but Bursledon withdrew from the competition.
Cuss's team will visit Moneyfields in the semi final of the cup at the John Jenkins Stadium on Sunday, March 16, with the winners set to face either Sholing or Southampton U21s in the final.
This is a repeat of last year's semi-final, which the Cherries won on penalties after a goalless draw, before Bournemouth beat Southampton U21s at the EBB Stadium in Aldershot in the final to lift the cup.
The two sides will meet in the league on Wednesday March 5, before the semi-final.
