Albion Women are looking for Black Country derby glory when they host Wolves at the Alexander Stadium on Sunday (2pm).
Siobhan Hodgetts-Still's side come into the rearranged fixture having gone two league games without a win, but take pride in knowing their Adobe Women’s FA Cup fourth round place was sealed last time out against Leeds United.
The Baggies will see derby day revenge as the perfect end to 2025, after losing their last clash between the two sides at the Molineux.
Last time out
The Baggies secured their passage into the Adobe Women’s FA Cup fourth round with a comprehensive win over Leeds United on Sunday.
Albion took a while to kick into gear, but a quickfire double from Monique Robinson and Ellie May, just two minutes apart from each other, along with a late Mia Sorrentino effort – ensured the visitors’ place in round four.
The opposition
Visitors Wolves sit second in the FAWNL Northern Premier.
Dan McNamara’s side are unbeaten in the league in 2025/26 and have a winning run stretching back as far as late August.
Wolves beat Liverpool Feds 5-1 in their last league match at the SEAH Stadium, where Georgia Marshall, Charlotte Greengrass, Amber Hughes and Anna Morphet all got on the scoresheet.
Albion’s Black Country rivals also bowed of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup at the hands of newly promoted WSL2 side Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Previous meetings
Wolves 5-0 Albion Women – March 2025
The Baggies were beaten in their most recent derby encounter, where despite only being one behind at the break – had the wind taken out of their sails by four second half goals from the hosts.
Albion (p)1-1 Wolves – December 2024
Hodgetts-Still grabbed her first derby day win last December. Creative midfielder Phoebe Warner’s strike was cancelled out by Wolves forward Greengrass – before Anna Miller’s penalty shootout heroics meant the hosts ran out victors.
Albion 0-8 Wolves – October 2024
The Baggies suffered their first home defeat since mid-September of 2024 when they were beaten by Wolves at The Hawthorns.
Pre-match thoughts
Manager Siobhan Hodgetts-Still would love nothing more than to claim a derby day victory at the Alexander Stadium.
Born and raised in West Bromwich as a childhood Albion fan, the boss knows what it means to represent the supporters in a Black Country derby.
Looking ahead to this weekend, Hodgetts-Still says that the team have “character” to build on their most recent home game against Wolves, a penalty shootout victory in the Birmingham County FA Challenge Cup.
She said: “We’re really happy with how we played last weekend, we’ve not got the goals that we would’ve liked over the last few weeks. Sunday was very pleasing from my point of view.
“We created some really good moments, from how we progressed the ball, created chances – it was great to watch at times. We scored three very good goals and I’m happy with the team’s performance.
“Wolves have been a very strong side in our league across the last few years. Beating them on penalties was a great feeling for all of us, having lost at The Hawthorns, to then play them a few months later and win – it showed the character of the squad.
“It shows the mentality to get through tough moments like that and that day was special. It’s always nice beating Wolves when you are a Baggies fan, we went on to win the cup too which is great.
“The group are excited, they’re full of confidence from last weekend, and we’ll take that into this game. It’s never nice to be on the wrong side of a derby day, and we don’t want to have those feelings again.
“In terms of where the group are now, since I first came in, the group and the squad has got better each year. There’s a real togetherness and we’ll push to go and do well to finish as high as we can.”
Ticket information
Tickets for the Alexander Stadium clash are on sale for £6 Adults, £5 Seniors (65+), £5 20-25s, £4 Under-20s, £3 Under-17s and £2 Under-14s. Disabled tickets are priced £5.
They can be purchased online now, or on the gate on the day of the game at the ground.
For those unable to attend, coverage will be provided across Albion Women’s social media channels, as always.
