HeadlinesBriefing favicon HeadlinesBriefing.com

Watford Women Return to Vicarage Road for Promotion Push

BBC Sport Football •
×

Watford Women are set to return to Vicarage Road for their final two home games of the season after a dominant 14-0 victory over Billericay Town. Madison Perry scored five goals while Coral Haines added a hat-trick in the thrashing, with Megan Chandler, Poppy Wilson, Annie Rossiter, Flo Fyfe, and Lucy Lyon also finding the net. Lyon's overhead kick was a highlight of the rout.

This emphatic win puts Watford at the top of the Women's National League Southern Premier, one point clear with five matches remaining. They hold a game in hand on second-placed Plymouth Argyle, giving them control over their promotion destiny. The team will host Exeter City on March 29 and AFC Bournemouth on April 26 at their traditional home ground.

Last season, Watford Women drew over 2,000 fans for a match against Plymouth at Vicarage Road, and head of women's football Helen Ward aims to break that record. With only the champions earning promotion to WSL 2 for 2026-27, these home fixtures could prove decisive in their push for a historic promotion.