Brentford Women 1 QPR Women 4: Abbi Smith nets brilliant strike in west London derby pre-season defeat

Brentford Women 1 QPR Women 4: Abbi Smith nets brilliant strike in west London derby pre-season defeat

New signing Abbi Smith scored a brilliant goal from just outside the box as Brentford Women fell to a 4-1 defeat against QPR Women in their second pre-season friendly of the 2026-27 season.

Carly Williams' side put in a spirited performance at their new home, Uxbridge FC, with the manager able to give minutes to a number of players in front of a good turnout at Honeycroft on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

Brentford Women started the brighter of the two sides in the opening 30-minute period, with Ashley Cheatley picking out Smith inside the box on 15 minutes, though the effort drifted just wide of the target.

Wiktoria Kiszkis then went close on the quarter-hour mark, meeting the ball with a half-volley from just outside the box that flew narrowly over the bar.

Katie Gilligan was next to threaten, teeing up Renai McCrea with a good ball into the box, but the finish crept just over.

QPR made the most of their best chance of the period, working a neat move inside the box to find their striker, who beat Trialist A to open the scoring on 30 minutes.

The home side drew level in the second 30-minute period through a moment of individual brilliance from Smith. The winger picked the ball up and drove at the QPR defence, she beat two opponents before curling a left-footed effort into the net from the edge of the box, levelling the scores on 25 minutes of the middle period.

The away side took the lead again early in the third and final 30-minute period, however, with a stunning strike from distance that gave Trialist A no chance.

Miscommunication at the back resulted in the Hoops' third of the game as they pounced on a loose pass to add to their tally.

The away side scored another goal from distance to score a fourth.

There were a number of positives to take from the home side's play against the first-team of an opponent in the league above despite the heavy defeat.

The Bees' next pre-season game comes on Wednesday 29 July as they take on Reading in a behind-closed-doors match.

Brentford : Trialist A, Teale, Black, Cochrane, McCrea, Gilligan, Phillips, Kiszkis, Smith, Cheatley, Constantine

Subs: Sangha, Louvrier, Harris-Walters, Potter, Trialist B, Trialist C

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