THE Cherries head to Swindon for their rearranged National League Cup quarterfinal as they aim to reach the final four of the competition for the first time.
Helen Bleazard’s side head to the Nigel Eady County Ground after the tie was set to take place on January 11, but it was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
Both sides remain unbeaten in their respective leagues, with Swindon in tier four National League Division One South West and Bournemouth in the tier above, the Southern Premier Division.
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While unbeaten in the league and National League Cup, the Cherries fell to their first defeat of the season last weekend as they were beaten 6-0 by WSL side Manchester City.
It was by no means a poor performance, though, as they played well against a side which demonstrated its superior quality at times, along with some clinical finishing, to progress past Bournemouth.
Swindon were also in the FA Cup, but they were convincingly beaten by Charlton Athletic, falling to a 10-0 defeat.
The two sides were in the same tier last season, with the Cherries recording a 3-0 victory over their visitors to the Vitality Stadium before they drew 1-1 at Swindon, after they had already sealed promotion.
The Robins reached this stage of the competition thanks to a 3-1 win over Cheltenham, while Bournemouth progressed to the final eight with a 3-0 away win at Exeter City.
Bournemouth’s place in a higher tier and their record against Swindon last season does not mean they are complacent heading into this weekend’s game, boss Bleazard said.
“We talk about it week by week,” she said.
“We've never had a goal in mind. When I came in, our goal was to make sure that we're as competitive as possible and we've done well and deserve to be where we are because of the hard work that they’ve put in.
“So, we're at the furthest round in the league cup that we have reached.
“We're not going into it with the fact that we're going to win it. We take it week by week, same in the league.
“Just because we're top now doesn't mean we're going to be top at the end of the season.
“So we've just got to take it week by week.”
AFC Bournemouth visit Swindon Town in the National League Cup on Sunday, January 25, kick off at 2pm.
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