Fylde stun Leeds, Man Utd Women U-21s into League Plate semis

Manchester United U-21s made it into the FA Women’s National League Plate semi-finals, ten-player AFC Fylde stunned Leeds United in Division 1 North.

Southern Premier Division

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Gwalia United (Att: 111)
Billericay Town 1-5 Watford (Att: 150)
Cheltenham Town 5-1 Milton Keynes Dons
Exeter City 1-0 Lewes

Exeter City edged Lewes with an eighth-minute Sophie Gillies goal to go second on goal-difference above Hashtag United, who now have a game in hand.

Watford and Wimbledon both won to move within a point of Oxford United in fifth, Coral Haines scoring the first two of the Hornets five goals at Billericay, Emily Donovan netting for the Dons against Gwalia United.

Here’s the opener! https://t.co/sDFmnXjvGJ pic.twitter.com/ZUoF6lSqv7

— AFC Wimbledon Women (@afcw_women) December 15, 2024

Three of Cheltenham Town’s five goals against MK Dons came between the 12th and 16th minutes.

Division 1 Midlands

Lincoln City 1-10 Peterborough United
Worcester City 0-1 Northampton Town (Att: 172)
Boldmere St Michaels 3-1 Sutton Coldfield Town
Leafield Athletic 3-2 Barnsley Women
Solihull Moors 0-2 Lincoln United

Leaders Northampton Town had a narrow win with a Jade Bell goal at Worcester City, Peterborough United hit double figures in going second and Leafield Athletic saw off Barnsley Women – who had endured a crash on the motorway – 3-2 with a late Abi Cowie winner to climb to third.

Division 1 North

Doncaster Rovers Belles 2-2 Chorley (Att: 213)
Barnsley FC 0-4 Durham Cestria (Att: 96)
Leeds United 0-2 AFC Fylde (Att: 153)
Stockport County 1-1 Huddersfield Town (Att: 135)
York City 0-1 Cheadle Town Stingers

Fylde had a player sent off midway into the second period but pulled off a 2-0 win at Leeds, where Katie Bowers-Folan and Natasha Dale were on target before. Doncaster are out of the drop zone on goal-difference after twice leading Chorley for whom the late leveller – from Molly Wood’s free kick after Belles’ Ruby Pitter was sent off – was enough to go top. Cheadle Town are up to second with a 1-0 win at York City thanks to Rachel Dunlop’s breakthrough a dozen minutes from time.

📰 #LUFCW fall to a 2-0 defeat against AFC Fylde, the first half goals from Bowers Folan and Dale proving the difference pic.twitter.com/1BobZw2tAZ

— Leeds United Women (@LUFCwomen) December 15, 2024

Division 1 South East

Cambridge United 2-0 Norwich City (Att: 87)
Chesham United 1-1 Ashford Town (Att: 45)
Dulwich Hamlet 1-1 London Seaward (Att: 459)
Queens Park Rangers 1-1 AFC Sudbury
Real Bedford 2-2 London Bees (Att: 107)
Chatham Town 0-0 Actonians

Real Bedford remain to despite being held at home by London Bees, as all the top six sides drew. Cambridge United were the only winners, defeating Norwich City with a Sarah Wiltshire penalty and Bella Simmons goal to go level on points with the Canaries.

Second half underway – let’s bring it home U’s!#CamUTDW | 🟡 2-0 🟢 | 51′ pic.twitter.com/6hPBFF7rCM

— Cambridge United Women (@CambridgeUtdWFC) December 15, 2024

Division 1 South West

Bournemouth Sports 0-0 Swindon Town (Att: 70)
Bridgwater United 3-0 Maidenhead United (Att: 56)
Moneyfields 4-1 Abingdon United
Worthing 3-1 Southampton Women (Att: 98)
Keynsham Town 2-1 Portishead Town (Att: 50)

Swindon Town joined leaders AFC Bournemouth on 27 points after a goalless draw at Bournemouth Sports but have played for more games than the Cherries. Moneyfields and Keynsham both won to sit just a couple of points short of Swindon.

League Cup Quarter-Final

Middlesbrough 1-2 Nottingham Forest (Att: 337)

Middlesbrough cancelled out Charlie Wellings’ opener with a Lauren Robson strike midway through the second half, but Nottingham Forest progressed as Freya Thomas restored the lead five minutes later.

League Plate Quarter-Final

Loughborough Lightning 0-3 Manchester United Academy

Manchester United U-21s secured their place in the semi-finals Aoife Farrall with a brace at Loughborough and Mared Alaw Griffiths adding the third.

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