Karleigh Osborne previews Brentford Women v South London | OneFootball

Brentford Women head coach Karleigh Osborne is eyeing a strong start to Sunday’s Capital Cup semi-final clash against South London (3pm kick-off GMT).

The Bees won the competition last season and will be looking to qualify for the final once again at Bedfont Sports Club.

“We're very excited," said Osborne. "Every competition we’re in we want to try and win and this is a good opportunity for us to go and hold onto some silverware.

“We’ll be pushing to go and do that. Myself and the players are looking forward to it.

“We have to start strong, the most important thing is we don’t underestimate them. If we don't do that, we’ll go and put in a good performance.”

South London, league rivals of Brentford Women B, have enjoyed a promising campaign so far following their promotion last season.

Osborne said his side would need to be clinical in front of goal again.

“We need to limit them in what they want to do, how they want to play, and make sure that we’re strong in possession but also strong out of possession,” he explained.

“When we’re in front of goal we need to be ruthless, which we have been this season.”

Last time out

The Bees were dominant last time out, with 10 second-half goals seeing them defeat Richmond Park 15-0 in London South East Division One North.

Chloe Logie and Nikki Woods led the way with four goals each, while Ashley Cheatley bagged a hat-trick in another impressive display.

Previously in the Capital Cup, Osborne’s side proved too strong for Camden Town as they ran out 4-2 winners.

Midfielder Freya Worsley and wing-back Maddie Phillips got on the scoresheet in the first half, with Samantha Read’s header forcing an own goal as the Bees took a 3-1 lead into the break.

Logie’s penalty in the second 45 minutes sealed the win at Bedfont.

About South London

South London go into Sunday’s clash sitting fifth in the Greater London Premier Division table, with six wins, a draw and three losses.

They remain 14 points off league-leaders Hammersmith having played four games fewer.

This is South London’s first campaign in the Premier Division following their Greater London Division One South league title and subsequent promotion last season.

Virginia Somers has led the way up front with 15 goals and 11 assists in 16 games.

Johanna Andersson has also impressed with nine goals and two assists.

Match information

To all fans heading to Bedfont on Sunday, please be aware that there is limited parking available at the venue.

Public transport is available. Hatton Cross train station is a 10-minute walk away, while bus services are also available along Hatton Road.

Entry to the game is free and the entrance to Bedfont is located on Hatton Road. There is plenty of seating available for fans around the pitch as well as standing room.

Match coverage

There will be updates from the game against South London on social media, as well as a match report on the club's official website and app.

Brentford Women B return to Bedfont’s grass pitches on Sunday as they face Tooting Bec in Greater London Premier Division action (2pm kick-off GMT).

After a run of three-straight wins across January and February, the Bees have suffered back-to-back defeats this month, form that head coach Yannawit Khantharat will want his side to improve on.

Last time out

Brentford were defeated 8-0 at Camden Town last time out.

While the Bees lost 7-0 to Leyton Orient the week prior, they had enjoyed a three-game win streak leading into March.

Wins over Hackney (5-0), Camden and Islington United (6-1) and Kenningwell United (3-2) led the side through their most successful period of the season.

Previously against Tooting Bec, the Bees made steady improvement after an early season loss to the south-west London side, but fell to a 3-0 defeat.

About Tooting Bec

Tooting Bec sit fourth ahead of Sunday's game with six wins, four draws and two losses.

They remain 11 points behind league-leaders Hammersmith and have two games in hand.

Bryony Bancroft has led the way up front, scoring 13 goals in as many appearances this season.