Karleigh Osborne previews Actonians Reserves v Brentford Women | OneFootball

Brentford Women head coach Karleigh Osborne says he is excited by the beginning of another cup campaign on Sunday against Actonians Reserves (2pm kick-off).

The Bees head to Gunnersbury Park to kick off the Capital Cup, a competition the team won last season.

Brentford Women B also start their Capital cup campaign on Sunday as they welcome Tooting Bec to Bedfont Sports Club (3pm kick-off).

“I am excited to kick-off the Capital Cup," said Osborne. "It should be another good game and another good challenge.

“I think it will be important for us to keep the momentum going. We want to keep winning things, we obviously won it last year and it’s about trying to do that again.

“We always focus on ourselves but we’re aware that Actonians, if you give them an opportunity, time and space, can be dangerous.

“We need to make sure that our minds are on it and we’re focused, but we’re looking forward to the challenge that they bring."

With the FA Cup second round just around the corner, Osborne said his side would be eyeing another strong performance to help lead them into that fixture against London Seaward.

“You want to be aware of that and obviously you’ve got to make sure that you prep right and get ready for that, so there’s always one eye on that,” he continued.

“Ultimately it’s about doing the job this weekend, [putting in] a good performance and getting the result.”

Last time out

Brentford cruised to a 7-0 league win over Richmond & Kew away from home in their last outing.

Chloe Logie and Ashley Cheatley again starred up front with a brace each, with Samantha Read impressing in defence as well as scoring a goal. Maddie Phillips and Carolin Engelhard also found the back of the net.

In their last cup outing, the Bees won their first ever FA Cup first round fixture, defeating Ascot United 4-2 at home.

The victory set up a home tie in the second round, with Osborne’s side set to welcome London Seaward to Bedfont Sports Club on 24 November.

Previously against Actonians, Brentford secured a 4-2 away win in the league. The hosts managed to go 2-1 ahead in the first half, however goals from Logie, Cheatley and Kirsty Matthews helped secure all three points.

About Actonians Reserves

Actonians Reserves come into Sunday’s clash sitting seventh in the league table, with four wins, a draw and six losses from their 11 games.

Following a 9-2 defeat to Bromley in late October, Actonians' form has improved, beating Whyteleafe 1-0 and losing to Dulwich Hamlet Reserves in a tight 4-3 contest.

They will be back in league action against Whyteleafe next time out, followed by the start of their League Cup campaign against Soccer Elite Football Academy at the start of December.

Match coverage

The club will have updates of the match against Actonians Reserves on social media, as well as a match report on the official website and our new official app.

Brentford Women B are back in action on Sunday against league rivals Tooting Bec in the Capital Cup (3pm kick-off).

The Bees will return to Bedfont Sports Club for the cup tie in their first home game since 29 September, when they drew 1-1 with Islington Borough.

Brentford will be eyeing a strong performance following a weekend off and will also be aiming to end a three-match losing run.

Last time out

Despite a strong away performance, two first-half goals saw Hammersmith defeat Brentford last time out.

The Bees lost at Leyton Orient the previous weekend. The game sat at 4-3 in favour of the O's at half-time, with Chelsie Berry bagging a brace and Lillie Elsbury scoring once for the Bees.

Leyton Orient netted three times in the second half, though, to claim a 7-3 victory.

Last time out against Tooting Bec, Brentford fell to a 7-0 away defeat.

About Tooting Bec

Tooting Bec go into Sunday’s clash as one of the top teams in the Greater London Premier Division, currently sitting third in the table with four wins, two draws and a loss.

That loss came through a 1-0 defeat to Camden Town, however Tooting recovered to beat Camden and Islington United 4-1 in their following game.

Bryony Bancroft has led the way up front with eight goals in seven appearances while Sarah Orton has contributed four goals from eight games.