The Lasses took on Boro at the home of Newcastle Blue Star on Wednesday in a fixture which allowed Newcastle to build up their minutes ahead of the 2025/26 WSL2 campaign.New signing Jordan Nobbs was h...
The Lasses took on Boro at the home of Newcastle Blue Star on Wednesday in a fixture which allowed Newcastle to build up their minutes ahead of the 2025/26 WSL2 campaign.
New signing Jordan Nobbs was handed her first start, while Małgorzata Grec came off the bench in the second half and summer arrivals Molly Pike and Aoife Mannion also featured.
United dominated the ball throughout the game, with the opening exchanges being played in Boro's half, and the early pressure paid off.
Freya Gregory, who looked a constant threat down the left-hand side, whipped in some dangerous crosses, including one towards the back post for Pike.
Newcastle's second signing of the summer was on hand to cushion a technically impressive first-time volley into the opposite top corner.
The tier-three side found a way back into the game late on when Millie Bell headed home from a Grace Boyes cross.
The game offered a great opportunity for six of the club's Under 21 players - Ava Chapman, Ella Baker, Rose McCarthy, Amelia Freeman and Molly Wilson - to get minutes with the first team after coming on midway through the second half.
Newcastle United Women: Claudia Moan (Hannah Hawkins), Charlotte Wardlaw (Rose McCarthy), Deanna Cooper (Małgorzata Grec), Aoife Mannion (Amelia Freeman), Freya Gregory (Ella Baker), Jordan Nobbs (Emily Murphy), Elysia Boddy (Ava Chapman), Emma Kelly (Lois Joel), Lia Cataldo (Jasmine McQuade), Molly Pike (Lily West), Beth Lumsden (Molly Wilson)
Category: General Sports
