While Arsenal Women were beating Chelsea at the Emirates, there was a wide variety of friendly fixtures being played across the country.
Abbeymead 4-5 Longlevens
Abbey Rangers 0-4 Dorking Wanderers
Aberystwyth Town 1-0 Bethel
Aberystwyth Town U-19s 2-3 Pencoed Athletic U-19s
Actonians 2-0 Maidenhead United
Alder 2-2 Blackburn CSC
Alder Res 2-4 Blackburn CSC Res
Alnwick Town 0-7 Middlesbrough
Alton 1-9 Wycombe Wanderers
Arsenal defeated Chelsea 2-1 in the first of The Mind Series matches. Katie McCabe’s opener was cancelled out by Reanna Blades but Freya Jupp got the winner eight minutes from time. But the victory was marred by an injury to Arsenal’s Jordan Nobbs, who was stretchered off.
Ascot United 1-2 Portsmouth DS
Athletico Middleton 6-1 Mersey Valley
Banbury United were trailing 3-1 to East Oxford close to half-time, when the game was abandoned due to a ‘horrible injury’ to one of their players.
Barking 3-3 Millwall Lionesses
Barnsley 4-0 Durham U-23s
Barnsley Res 0-1 Lincoln United
Bedford 0-2 Stevenage
Bedford DS 0-6 Stevenage U-23s
Bedworth United 1-1 Sheffield FC
Bexhill United 0-7 Ashford LFC
Biggleswade United were beaten 3-2 by Cheshunt, whose Tash Smits scored three times in the Hertfordshire side’s winning start to pre-season.
Billericay Town 1-2 Dartford
Blackpool DS 2-5 Stockport County U-18s
Boldmere St Michaels 2-1 Crewe Alexandra
Bradford City 4-2 Lincoln City
Brentford 1-0 Clapton
Bridgwater United 5-0 AFC Bournemouth
Brighton & Hove Albion U-23s 0-3 Southampton
Bristol Rovers 3-3 Briton Ferry Llansawel
Bromley 21-0 FC Peak
Burnley Belvedere 4-1 Heyside
Caldicot Town 1-3 Almondsbury
Cardea 12-0 Chatteris Town
Cheltenham Town 1-2 Solihull Moors
Chester 12-0 Chester Nomads
Chester DS 6-2 Egerton
Corringham Cosmos 4-1 Southminster United
Cwmbran Celtic 8-1 Bridgend Street
Denham United 3-5 Chesham United
Doncaster Rovers Belles 3-5 Durham Cestria
Dropship 0-19 Signal Box Oak Villa
Dulwich Hamlet 3-1 London Seaward
Durham United 3-2 Consett
Everton edged Rangers 2-1, with Rikke Sevecke having headed the Toffees in front from a Claire Emslie cross. Aand although Jane Ross replied for Rangers, Nicoline Sørensen fired into the far top corner to win it for the hosts.
Exeter City 0-3 Swansea City
FC United of Manchester 4-2 Leek Town
Frontiers 4-0 Watton
Fulbourn Institute Bluebirds 5-1 Newmarket Town DS
Goring United 0-7 Caversham United
Harrogate Town 2-1 Huddersfield Town DS
Hartlepool United 2-4 South Shields
Huddersfield Town 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
Kempston Rovers 3-3 Stotfold
Keynsham Town 2-3 Abingdon United
Kings Lynn Town 1-1 Newmarket Town
Kiveton Park DS drew 1-1 with Dearne & District in a game that was abandoned on 65 minutes, due to a serious injury to a member of the hosts’ team.
Lancing 0-13 Hastings United
Lawford 2-1 Haverhill Rovers
Northampton Town fought back from 2-0 down to win 5-3 at Leafield Athletic, the Cobblers’ third pre-season win in a row.
Leeds United 1-1 Hashtag United
Leeds United U-23s 5-5 Farsley Celtic WFC
Lincoln City Res 2-5 Hull City Res
Liverpool Feds 0-1 Burnley
Liverton United 1-5 Torquay United
Long Eaton United 1-0 Stourbridge
Malvern Town 16-0 Kidderminster Lions
Meridian 1-0 Parkwood Rangers
MK Dons 4-2 Moneyfields
Norwich City Res 3-0 Sprowston Athletic
Norton & Stockton Ancients Res 1-0 Wear United
Notts County 1-1 Loughborough Lightning DS
Ossett United 8-1 Stockport County Res
Ossett United DS 1-1 Stockport County DS
Oxford United just got the better of Charlton Athletic, as Sarah King’s first goal for the club ensured a 1-0 victory.
Penwortham Town 3-1 Chorley DS
Penybont 1-6 Llanelli Town
Plymouth Argyle U-23s 1-3 Buckland Athletic
Port Talbot Town 5-7 Larkhall Athletic
Royal Wootton Bassett Town 0-9 Swindon Town DS
Runcorn Linnets 5-0 Wirral Phoenix
St Ives Town 1-0 Cambridge United DS
Saltash United 4-3 Marine Academy Plymouth
Saltdean United 1-0 Herne Bay
Skipton Town 3-4 Thackley
Spennymoor Town 3-3 Thornaby
Stockwood Wanderers 2-2 Weston Super Mare
Wadebridge Town 2-1 Charlestown
Wakefield Trinity 4-4 Warrington Wolves
Wantage Town 8-1 Stanford in the Vale
Wendron United 2-20 RNAS Culdrose
West Didsbury & Chorlton 3-4 Blackpool
West Exe Park Rangers 0-10 Helston Athletic
Woodingdean Wanderers 1-14 AFC Acorns
Worthing 3-2 Kent Football United
Wrexham 11-0 Prees United
Wymondham Town 4-0 Cambridge United
Wyrley 0-4 Northampton Town DS
Midweek matches
Tuesday 3 August
AEK-Boco v Gloucester City
Barnsley v Ossett United
Cardiff City FC v Bridgwater United
Fylde v Fleetwood Town Wrens
Spennymoor Town v Newcastle United
Wednesday 4 August
AFC Wimbledon v Portsmouth (8pm)
Almondsbury v Middlezoy Rovers (7.45pm)
Bungay Town v Long Stratton
Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur (7.45pm)
Leeds United v Liverpool U-21s (7.30pm)
Lewes v Worthing
Long Eaton United v Loughborough Lightning
Thursday 5 August
Cambridge City DS v St Ives Town
Cambridge United v Northampton Town
Grimsby Town v Lincoln United
Lincoln City v Derby County
Merseyrail v Liverpool Feds (7pm)
Moneyfields v Chichester & Selsey
Port Vale v City of Stoke
Sheffield United Women secure signature of ‘an outstanding find’
