Pre-Season Friendlies: Chelsea Women Start With A Big Win

Pre-season friendlies over the weekend of 8-9 August kicked off with a comfortable victory for Chelsea Women in New Zealand.

Aggie Beever-Jones’ hat-trick set Chelsea up for a 7-0 win over an Auckland Invitational XI, with Giulia Dragoni, Sandy Baltimore, Maika Hamano, and Mayra Ramirez adding a goal each.

Matches for the weekend still include Aston Villa taking on Ipswich Town, Durham facing Celtic, and Portsmouth going up against Wolves

With pre-season games often subject to changes, it’s always a good idea to check clubs’ social media channels for confirmation of matches, along with details on venue, kick-off time, and spectator access, as a number will be played behind closed doors.

Saturday 8 August

Auckland 0-7 Chelsea
Chelsea U18s v Ascot United
Liverpool v Sheffield United (behind closed doors, 12.30pm)
Newcastle United v Everton (behind closed doors)

Sunday 9 August (2pm KO, unless stated otherwise)

AFC Portchester Development v Bursledon Reserves
AFC Stoneham Reserves v Alton Town (Stadia Pitch)
Altrincham v Oldham Athletic (Partington Sports Village)
Alvechurch v Chasetown (Lye Meadow Stadium)
Aston Villa v Ipswich Town
Aylesford v Haringey Borough (3.30pm)
Barry Town United v Yeovil Town
Basildon Town v Wickford Town Reserves (Basildon Sports & Social Club)
Basingstoke Town v Windsor & Eton
Biggleswade United v Eaton Socon (Verdant Stadium)
Billericay Town v Bowers & Pitsea
Birmingham City U23s v Stevenage
Blackpool v Rossendale
Blyth Spartans v Chester Le Street Town
Brentwood Town v Cray Wanderers (2.20pm)
Caerau Ely v Rogerstone
Cambridge United v Wroxham (Grange Road)
Carmarthen Town v Goodwick United
Caversham United v Didcot Town (Mapledurham Playing Field)
Chatham Town v Brentford (Bauvill Stadium)
Cinderford Town v Dursley Town (Causeway Club)
Colchester City v Woodbridge Town
Colney Heath v Chelmsford City
Cotgrave v Southwell City (Cotgrave FC, 12.30pm)
Cwmbran Celtic v Weston-super-Mare (Avondale Motor Park Arena)
Dalton United v Kendal Town (Railway Meadow)
Dulwich Hamlet v Dorking Wanderers (Champion Hill)
Durham v Celtic (South Shields FC)
Eastbourne Borough v AFC Portchester (Priory Lane, 3pm)
Edenthorpe v Scawthorpe Scorpions
Enfield Town v Hutton (Dave Bryant Stadium)
Evesham United v Kingfisher (Spiers and Hartwell Stadium)
FC Hartlepool v Redcar Town (Grayfields, 1.30pm)
Fleet Town v Ashridge Park (HGV Stadium)
Fulham v Rugby Borough (Motspur Park)
Gateshead Rutherford v Workington Town
Gloucester City v Marine Academy Plymouth
Gosport Borough v Bursledon (AEI Stadium)
Gosport Falcons v Gosport Town (Monckton Sports Ground)
Grimsby Town v Leeds Modernians (Clee Fields)
Gwalia United v Stoke City (USW Sports Park)
Hailsham Town v Westfield (The Beaconsfield)
Halwill v Charlestown
Harrogate Town v Farsley (Rossett Sports Centre)
Hartlepool United v Atherton Laburnum Rovers (Greatham Sports Field)
Hashtag United v Moneyfields (Redbridge FC, 3pm)
Kidderminster Harriers v Abingdon United (Westbury Ave, Droitwich)
Kinsley v Kellingley Welfare
Lancaster City v Whinney Hill
Leicester City Ladies v Knowle (Aylestone Park FC)
Lewes v Queens Park Rangers (Lewes FC)
Liverpool Feds v Actonians
London Bees v Maidenhead United (The Bees Stadium)
Long Melford v Braintree Athletic
Loughborough Lightning v Real Bedford
Lowestoft Town v Martham (Crown Meadow)
Lydd Town v Big Bear (Lydd Town FC)
Maine Road v Manchester Laces (Brantingham Road)
March Town v Holbeach
Market Drayton Town v Lane Head Development (The Balufab Stadium)
Millwall Lionesses v Dartford (St Pauls Sports Ground, 1.30pm)
Nantwich Town v Lichfield City
Needham Market v Histon
Newark Town v Rustons (YMCA Activity Village)
Newport Pagnell Town v Hertford Town
Northampton Town v Luton Town (Moulton FC)
Northampton Town Development v Notts County Reserves
Norton & Stockton Ancients v South Shields
Notts County v Halifax
Norwich City v Lincoln WFC (behind closed doors)
Old Malton v Scarborough Sirens (The Gannock)
Ossett United v Rossington Main
Oxford United v Boldmere St. Michaels (Oxford City FC)
Park View v Spennymoor Town
Peterborough United v Tottenham Hotspur PGA (PIMS Park)
Pilkington v Warrington Town
Plymouth Argyle v Swansea City (Foulston Park)
Poole Borough v Ridgeway
Poole Town Development v AFC Portchester
Pools Youth v Horden CW
Portland United v Weymouth (Grove Playing Fields)
Portsmouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Love Lane)
Pride Park v Arnold Eagles
Ramsbottom United v Leeds Medics (12pm)
Ramsbottom United Reserves v AFC Bolton (3pm)
Redcar Athletic v Pickering Town (Redcar Athletic FC)
Royal Wootton Bassett Town v Southampton Women’s FC
Royston Town v Arsenal U19s (Garden Walk)
St Dennis v Braunton (12pm)
St.Michaels DHFC v Sutton Rangers (St.Michaels CP School)
Saltdean United v Sutton United (Hill Park Stadium)
Shrewsbury Up & Comers v Guilsfield (1pm)
Signal Box Frankfort v Drake

Skegness Town v Cleethorpes Town (MKM Stadium, 2.30pm)
Southend United v Toby FC (Deanes School, 4pm)
Stamford v MK Dons Development
Steyning Town v Newhaven (Peter Humphrey’s Memorial Ground)
Stockport County v The New Saints (Park Road, 1.30pm)
Stockton Town v West Allotment Celtic
Stonehouse Town v Andoversford
Sunderland PGA v Middlesbrough (behind closed doors)
Sunderland West End v North Shields Athletic (Lyons Financial Stadium)
Sutton United (Birmingham) v Crusaders (2.30pm)
Swindon Town v Bridgwater United
Thackley v Huddersfield Town Development
Three Bridges v Tooting Bec (Jubilee Field, 3.30pm)
Tring Athletic v Leighton Woodside (The Michael Anthony Stadium)
Wantage Town v Newbury & Thatcham Town
Watford Ladies Development v Stotfold (Chenies Road)
Wells City v Bristol Brunel
West Didsbury & Chorlton Reserves v Blackburn SC
Worcester City v Portishead Town (Sixways Stadium)
Worksop Town v Rossington Main Reserves
Wormley v Hutton (Wormley FC, 1.30pm)
Worthing v Saltdean United Development (Worthing FC)
Wycombe Wanderers v Farnham Town (Burnham FC)
Wythenshawe Town v West Didsbury & Chorlton (Ericstan Park)
Yate Town v Briton Ferry Llansawel (Lodge Road)
York City v Barnsley WFC (York St John)