It was our first League defeat of the season and it meant that retaining the title we won last year is no longer in our own hands - but the championship chase is certainly not over yet and we will still be going all out to win it.

Charlton, like ourselves, have some tough matches left to play and if they slip up against someone like Arsenal then we can take advantage.

We are still kicking ourselves though, for throwing away last Sunday’s game after taking charge in the first half and going into the lead through Tammy Waine.

We created several other chances but didn’t take them, whereas Charlton didn’t make too many chances but took theirs and won the game in the last half-hour.

They pressured us in the second half and we resorted to launching the ball forward instead of playing the football we are capable of. In that sense it was a repeat of the second half of the game against them at The Valley earlier in the season.

On that occasion we held a 3-0 half-time lead, but they came back at us strongly and although we won the game it ended up in a tight 3-2 scoreline.

We have to learn lessons from both of those games, and we’ll certainly be working on things in training to make sure we don’t get a repeat when we play them in The FA Nationwide Women’s Premier League Cup Final on 28th March.

After losing our unbeaten League record to Charlton and also going down to them in The FA Women’s Cup this season, we couldn’t possibly have a bigger incentive to beat them in the League Cup final.

We’ve won the competition in each of the last two seasons and we really do want to make it a hat-trick of successes. Winning the Cup would also be nice timing on a personal level for yours truly.

My son Harvey’s first birthday is on the Saturday following the League Cup Final - so victory over Charlton would lead to a double celebration in our house!

In the meanwhile it’s back to the business of collecting League points with Fulham while Charlton turn their attentions to The FA Cup.

The Addicks play Birmingham City in this coming Sunday’s semi-finals, the other of which sees Arsenal travelling to take on Bristol Rovers.

The results of both games will be seen as foregone conclusions in some quarters, but I don’t agree – Charlton and Arsenal might both have their work cut out and a shock result wouldn’t in fact be too much of a surprise for me.

While those Cup ties are being played we’ll be up at Tranmere Rovers aiming to not only win our League game but also to do so by as many goals as possible.

With the top of the table being so tight – and with Arsenal as well as Charlton and ourselves being involved – the fight for the title could go right to the wire and goal difference could prove crucial.

So our aim now is to win every one of our remaining games and to score as many goals as possible in the process. That would certainly keep the pressure on our title rivals and could hopefully see us winning the League.

As I said earlier, the battle for the title is not over yet – and a good Fulham win on Sunday would certainly keep us well in contention.

Speak to you soon,

Katie

You can see Katie playing in The FA Nationwide Premier League Cup Final, being held at Barnet FC on Sunday 28th March. Tickets will be sold on the day of the game, priced at £2 for adults and £1 for concessions. There are special group rates available for schools and clubs. This is available in advance only and forms can be requested by calling 020 7745 4716 or e-mailing: simon@ptarmigan.co.uk