The FA Women's National League Division One North fixture has been earmarked by Langley as the perfect opportunity for her side to bounce back from Sunday's narrow 4-3 defeat against Hull City Ladies at Kingston Park.

"There's nothing better after a loss than to have a game soon after to put it right," she said. "We are really excited for the game and just want to get back to winning ways."

The Lady Magpies led 2-0 early on in Sunday's fixture, going in at the break at 2-2 before being marginally edged by their Humberside counterparts in a closely-contested battle.

"We were disappointed," said Langley. "We all recognised that we need to be better in both boxes.

"It was an end-to-end game and for the people watching it was very entertaining."

The Newcastle Women boss revealed that Newcastle felt hard done by when the referee awarded Hull a penalty on the stroke of half-time, which they converted to level the scores going into the second period.

"The penalty was incredibly controversial," she said. "It was a real sucker punch to take going into half time and I think we felt a little aggrieved. But overall, we need to be better in both boxes."

She expanded her frustrations, lamenting the injuries that the Lady Magpies have suffered already in pre-season and at the beginning of 2022/23.

"We have been in a tricky position because we have lost three of our back four," she said. "Olivia (Watt), Ellen (Packham) and Grace (Boyes) are all injured and that's been a big blow.

"A settled defence is a big reason as to why we were so consistent last season."

Despite her frustrations, Langley reiterated her desire to look ahead to the next fixture - and what a fixture it is.

"There's a huge buzz about playing in a derby," she said. "For me especially, it's a club I was at for many years.

"I want to make sure that we come out on the right side of the result."

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