@@ -657,15 +657,10 @@ def match(self, path_pattern):
         drv, root, pat_parts = self._parse_parts((path_pattern,))
         if not pat_parts:
             raise ValueError("empty pattern")
-        elif drv and drv != self._flavour.normcase(self._drv):
-            return False
-        elif root and root != self._root:
-            return False
         parts = self._parts_normcase
         if drv or root:
             if len(pat_parts) != len(parts):
                 return False
-            pat_parts = pat_parts[1:]
         elif len(pat_parts) > len(parts):
             return False
         for part, pat in zip(reversed(parts), reversed(pat_parts)):
 
@@ -889,8 +889,7 @@ def test_as_uri(self):
     def test_match_common(self):
         P = self.cls
         # Absolute patterns.
-        self.assertTrue(P('c:/b.py').match('/*.py'))
-        self.assertTrue(P('c:/b.py').match('c:*.py'))
+        self.assertTrue(P('c:/b.py').match('*:/*.py'))
         self.assertTrue(P('c:/b.py').match('c:/*.py'))
         self.assertFalse(P('d:/b.py').match('c:/*.py'))  # wrong drive
         self.assertFalse(P('b.py').match('/*.py'))
@@ -901,14 +900,18 @@ def test_match_common(self):
         self.assertFalse(P('/b.py').match('c:*.py'))
         self.assertFalse(P('/b.py').match('c:/*.py'))
         # UNC patterns.
-        self.assertTrue(P('//some/share/a.py').match('/*.py'))
+        self.assertTrue(P('//some/share/a.py').match('//*/*/*.py'))
         self.assertTrue(P('//some/share/a.py').match('//some/share/*.py'))
         self.assertFalse(P('//other/share/a.py').match('//some/share/*.py'))
         self.assertFalse(P('//some/share/a/b.py').match('//some/share/*.py'))
         # Case-insensitivity.
         self.assertTrue(P('B.py').match('b.PY'))
         self.assertTrue(P('c:/a/B.Py').match('C:/A/*.pY'))
         self.assertTrue(P('//Some/Share/B.Py').match('//somE/sharE/*.pY'))
+        # Path anchor doesn't match pattern anchor
+        self.assertFalse(P('c:/b.py').match('/*.py'))  # 'c:/' vs '/'
+        self.assertFalse(P('c:/b.py').match('c:*.py'))  # 'c:/' vs 'c:'
+        self.assertFalse(P('//some/share/a.py').match('/*.py'))  # '//some/share/' vs '/'
 
     def test_ordering_common(self):
         # Case-insensitivity.
 
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Fix anchor matching in :meth:`pathlib.PureWindowsPath.match`. Path and
+pattern anchors are now matched with :mod:`fnmatch`, just like other path
+parts. This allows patterns such as `"*:/Users/*"` to be matched.
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@`
	`1`	+Fix anchor matching in :meth:`pathlib.PureWindowsPath.match`. Path and
	`2`	+pattern anchors are now matched with :mod:`fnmatch`, just like other path
	`3`	+parts. This allows patterns such as `":/Users/"` to be matched.