Burnley sent FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers to a 3-0 defeat.
Northern Premier Division
Burnley 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Att: 150)
Sheffield FC P-P Fylde
Stoke City 2-6 Middlesbrough
West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Derby County
Courtney Willis got the first two goals as Burnley ended Wolves long unbeaten league run, West Brom defeated second-placed Derby at The Hawthorns, Leigh Dugmore and Evie Gallop the scorers. Middlesbrough boosted their hopes of staying up when hitting hosts Stoke City for six, Ellie Dobson and Armani Maxwell each bagging a brace.
๐ What a performance that was!
A brilliant display from the Clarets to beat league leaders @WolvesWomen ๐ #BURWOL | #BurnleyFCWomen pic.twitter.com/x99M0cIcEu
โ Burnley FC Women (@BurnleyFCWomen) March 6, 2022
Southern Premier Division
Bridgwater United 0-1 Ipswich Town (Att: 187)
Gillingham 0-0 Milton Keynes Dons (Att: 43)
Hounslow 0-2 Plymouth Argyle (Att: 35)
Portsmouth 0-0 Cardiff City LFC (Att: 153)
Ipswich regained the leadership with the only goal of the game at Bridgwater through Anna Grey, MK Dons got a good point at fourth-placed Gillingham but dropped into the relegation zone as Plymouth won at Hounslow with Jemma Rose and Tash Knapman on target.
Division 1 Midlands
Boldmere St Michaels 7-0 Bedworth United (Att: 30)
Doncaster Rovers Belles 5-1 Leafield Athletic
Leek Town 2-2 Lincoln City (Att: 60)
Solihull Moors 4-2 Wem Town
Boldmere beat Bedworth 7-0 to stay top, Doncaster defeated Leafield 5-1 to keep up the pressure. Leek and Lincoln both lost ground after sharing four goals.
Division 1 North
Bradford City 5-1 Alnwick Town (Att: 140)
Chorley 1-2 Barnsley (Att: 98)
FC United of Manchester 0-5 Durham Cestria (Att: 83)
Newcastle United 6-2 Leeds United (Att: 209)
Newcastle United are within two points of top side Liverpool Feds after sinking third-in-the-table Leeds United 6-2, Kacie Elson contributing a first-half hat-trick. Barnsley improved their survival hopes with a 2-1 victory at Chorley.
Division 1 South East
Stevenage 3-0 Kent Football United (Att: 70)
Actonians 3-0 London Seaward (Att: 76)
Enfield Town 0-6 Billericay Town (Att: 65)
Norwich City 0-5 Hashtag United (Att: 158)
Queens Park Rangers 3-2 Cambridge United (Att: 87)
The top two both won, Hashtag with five goals at Norwich, Billericay going one better at Enfield, while Actonians beat London Seaward 3-0 to go third. Stevenage won the basement battle with Kent Football United 3-0 to improve their chances of staying up.
Division 1 South West
AFC Bournemouth 6-1 Maidenhead United
Exeter City P-P Southampton Women
AFC Bournemouth were 6-1 winners over Maidenhead United as they retook pole position from Cheltenham Town.
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โ AFC Bournemouth ๐ (@afcbournemouth) March 6, 2022
League Cup Semi-Finals
Liverpool Feds 0-1 Huddersfield Town
Southampton FC 2-0 Crawley Wasps
Huddersfield Town and Southampton FC won through to the League Cup Final, Katie Stanley scored at the start of the second half as the Terriers ended the Feds’ fine run, Katie Rood put the Saints in front against Crawley and set up Alisha Ware to double the lead.
๐ฏ The pass
๐ The finish#SaintsFC Women in full flow: pic.twitter.com/kpCNkTFJRkโ Southampton FC Women (@SaintsFCWomen) March 6, 2022
League Plate Semi-Finals
Cheltenham Town 0-3 Nottingham Forest
Sporting Khalsa 1-4 AFC Wimbledon
Nottingham Forest will face Division 1ย AFC Wimbledon for the League Plate, Gianna Mitchell’s opener and a Charlotte Greengrass brace saw Forest eliminate Cheltenham, the Dons progressed past Sporting Khalsa with a Ashlee Hincks treble.
