Charlie Chadwick and Charley Docherty celebrating | photo taken from @burnleyfcwomen on instagram
Burnley reached the 3rd round of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup after their 4-0 win against Norwich City. Goals from Charlie Chadwick, Alethea Paul, Emma Siddall and Aimee Kelly secured their place in the draw, where they could face WSL2 opposition.
After a positive start from the Clarets, they found their first goal just nine minutes in from Charlie Chadwick, with her 11th of the season. Her initial shot on the right side was saved by Sarah Quantrill but receiving it back on the rebound, she went again and buried it into the back of the net.
Just 15 minutes in, the hosts found their second of the game after a positive opening moments of play from Alethea Paul. Her left footed shot from outside the box found the back of the net and gave the Clarets a two goal cushion.
After the initial two goals, Burnley looked to find a third but Norwich’s goalkeeper Quantrill kept her side in with a chance after saving Yana Daniëls shot. The Clarets were in control of the game and showed no signs of slowing down throughout.
Emma Siddall made it 3-0 after 37 minutes with her strike from the right side finding the crossbar and bounced into the back of the net.
Despite being 3-0 down, Norwich started the second half brightly and even had the ball in the back of the net 57 minutes in, but the flag went up for offside.
After being on for only 7 minutes, Aimee Kelly added a fourth to the tally 76 minutes in as her strike found the bottom right corner from the edge of the area.
Just 8 minutes after the fourth, Norwich’s Goalkeeper performed a double save to prevent Millie Ravening and Claudia Walker from being added to the scoresheet.
Squads:
Burnley 11: Levell, Docherty (Maxwell 69’), Siddall, Matthews (Wilkes 86’), Walker (Heidi 86’), Ravening, Chandarana, Chadwick (Kelly 69’), Daniëls (McDaniel 86’), Paul, Hartley.
Unused Substitutes: McAloon, Bradley.
Norwich City 11: Quantrill, Flye (Bishop 76’), Williams, Daviss (Francis 83’), Kennard, Densley, Symonds (Hailes 69’), Moore, Cook, Strauss, Booty (Wilson 76’).
Unused Substitutes: Meers, Riglar, King
Star Player of the Match: Charlie Chadwick
Charlie Chadwick was the standout player of the game after scoring the Clarets first goal of the day and continued to be a threat throughout the 90 minutes. She scored her 11th of the season in all competitions and showed no signs of slowing down any time soon.
The Striker first joined the Clarets in December 2024 from WSL side Liverpool and their U21’s side but was named on the bench for the game versus Chelsea in the 23/24 season.