Southampton won 2-1 at London Bees to cut the gap on the top two in the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division.
Southern Premier Division
London Bees 1-2 Southampton FC (Att: 53)
Southampton are now within seven points of leaders Ipswich Town and three points of second-placed Oxford United – with three games in hand on both – following Wednesday’s win at London Bees. Lucia Kendall and Alisha Ware scored in quick succession to give the Saints a 2-0 lead after a dozen minutes, the Bees pulling one back through Jo Wilson six minutes into the second half.
Some finish this 😱
We’ve got this Alisha Ware strike on repeat 🔄 pic.twitter.com/QZ3jHYsliV
— Southampton FC Women (@SaintsFCWomen) March 23, 2022
Division 1 North
Bradford City 3-1 Barnsley (Att: 110)
Stockport County 4-2 Leeds United
Stockport jumped three places to fifth with victory over third-placed Leeds at Edgeley Park. Emma Lyons, Jess Battle and Maria Figueirdo all scored for a 3-0 interval lead. Kanisha-Mae Underdown’s penalty and a long-range Sarah Danby strike in the last quarter of an hour made for a tense finale but Libby Dixon netted County’s fourth to seal the win.
The perfect start at the Cheadle End 😍#StockportCounty #CountyLadies pic.twitter.com/tI6xOqgvbm
— Stockport County LFC (@SCLadiesFC) March 23, 2022
Bradford City’s 3-1 win over Barnsley lifted them seven points clear of the relegation zone but left the Tykes three points from safety. Hope Knight gave the Bantams the lead against the run of play, Jodie Michalska equalised after the interval but Amy Beck restored the advantage and set up Charlotte Stuart to complete the scoring.
