The London Bees are looking to carry their strong run of form into the New Year
where they will be hosting 2nd place Chatham Town in the Division One South
East League. Dan McKimm’s side finished 2024 with a 2-2 draw away from
home to league leaders Real Bedford, securing a point at the Ledger Stadium
with goals from Megan Burrows and a last minute equaliser from Ines Affri. The
Bees also finished off the year scoring a whooping 14 goals in 3 games through
the month of December. One of which came from a 6-3 home victory against
Queens Park Rangers at home in the Women’s FA Cup after extra time. Within
their last five league games the Bees have gained 11 points and find themselves
climbing up the table to the 4th spot putting pressure on the top three
opponents.
where they will be hosting 2nd place Chatham Town in the Division One South
East League. Dan McKimm’s side finished 2024 with a 2-2 draw away from
home to league leaders Real Bedford, securing a point at the Ledger Stadium
with goals from Megan Burrows and a last minute equaliser from Ines Affri. The
Bees also finished off the year scoring a whooping 14 goals in 3 games through
the month of December. One of which came from a 6-3 home victory against
Queens Park Rangers at home in the Women’s FA Cup after extra time. Within
their last five league games the Bees have gained 11 points and find themselves
climbing up the table to the 4th spot putting pressure on the top three
opponents.
London Bee last five results:
Real Bedford 2-2 London Bees
London Bees 6-3 Queens Park Rangers
London Bees 6-1 Chesham Town
London Bees 3-2 Chatham Town
Ashford Town 0-5 London Bees
From the dugout:
Dan McKimm’s quote on the fixture:
“Chatham are a top opposition, they’ve shown that this season what a good side
they are so we know that this will be a tough game. However we are feeling
super confident at the moment, our performances over the last few months have
been at a really high level. We are just looking to go into Sunday, hit the ground
running and start the new year off in the right way, carrying on the form that we
signed off 2024 with”.
“Feeling super positive this week, training has been really good, the team have
been looking sharp, providing a great vibe and lots of positivity around the
camp. We are excited to get back and get going again on Sunday, and really
push on into 2025 as good as the last few months have been. I informed the
team earlier in the week that we are still yet to achieve anything, we just need
make sure to keep pushing, keep moving forward and start off the right way this
Sunday”.
Chatham Town
Chatham Town ended their 2024 with a home draw which ended 0-0 to 3rd place
side Actonians in the Division One South East League. Chatham currently sit in
2nd place, 4 points above the Bees with a game in hand in the league. They
started their campaign strong at the start of the season, having only lost once in
their opening five games which came at the hands of a 1-0 defeat to Actonians
in the previous fixtures. Since then, the club have progressively been rising up
the table, placing themselves in the top 2 with one point behind the leaders. As
well as grabbing an 12-0 victory over Horsham in the Women’s FA Cup before
getting knocked out in the previous round to the Bees.
Chatham Town last five results:
Chatham Town 0-0 Actonians
London Seaward 0-0 Chatham Town
London Bees 3-2 Chatham Town
Chatham Town 1-0 Cambridge United
Chesham United 1-3 Chatham Town
In the opposite dugout:
Keith Boanas who took charge of the away side back at the start of the
campaign will be sitting in the dugout along with his coaching team of former
England goalkeeper and wife Pauline Cope as well as player coach Jess King.
Following the club’s relegation from the Southern Premier Division last season,
Boanas’s side are also fighting for the top spot finish with the aim of returning
to the league above.
Ones to watch:
Chatham Town forward Otesha Charles is the clubs current leading goal scorer
this season with ten goals in her last fourteen appearances. She has gained a
forward partnership with Amelia Woodgate who is second for the most goals for
the club this season with seven goals in her last fifteen appearances. Dan
McKimm’s defence will once again encounter the forward duo for the third time
this season on Sunday, in the hopes of a clean sheet along with the three points.
Last time these two sides met:
These two sides last met back at the Hive on the 24th of November 2024 in the
Women’s FA Cup where Dan McKimm’s Bees beat our opponents 3-2 to
progress to the third round of the Women’s FA Cup. The Bees saw out a
comfortable win at the end of the game despite conceding two goals in the final
10 minutes to the visitors. Dan McKimm and his team will be looking to
overcome their league rivals once again this season, taking the three points and
continue climbing up the table.
Chatham Town 0-0 Actonians
London Seaward 0-0 Chatham Town
London Bees 3-2 Chatham Town
Chatham Town 1-0 Cambridge United
Chesham United 1-3 Chatham Town
In the opposite dugout:
Keith Boanas who took charge of the away side back at the start of the
campaign will be sitting in the dugout along with his coaching team of former
England goalkeeper and wife Pauline Cope as well as player coach Jess King.
Following the club’s relegation from the Southern Premier Division last season,
Boanas’s side are also fighting for the top spot finish with the aim of returning
to the league above.
Ones to watch:
Chatham Town forward Otesha Charles is the clubs current leading goal scorer
this season with ten goals in her last fourteen appearances. She has gained a
forward partnership with Amelia Woodgate who is second for the most goals for
the club this season with seven goals in her last fifteen appearances. Dan
McKimm’s defence will once again encounter the forward duo for the third time
this season on Sunday, in the hopes of a clean sheet along with the three points.
Last time these two sides met:
These two sides last met back at the Hive on the 24th of November 2024 in the
Women’s FA Cup where Dan McKimm’s Bees beat our opponents 3-2 to
progress to the third round of the Women’s FA Cup. The Bees saw out a
comfortable win at the end of the game despite conceding two goals in the final
10 minutes to the visitors. Dan McKimm and his team will be looking to
overcome their league rivals once again this season, taking the three points and
continue climbing up the table.