Newcastle United opened a nine-point lead in the FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division with Nottingham Forest held by Liverpool Feds.
NORTHERN PREMIER DIVISION
Liverpool Feds 1-1 Nottingham Forest (Att: 151)
Newcastle United 2-1 Derby County (Att: 1,964)
Stoke City P-P AFC Fylde
Beth Lumsden and Paige Bailey-Gayle put Newcastle two up inside half an hour, Derby County pulling one back in the dying minutes with a Eleanor Ashton penalty.
Nottingham Forest have a game in hand on the leaders but had to settle for a draw at fourth-placed Liverpool Feds. Bethany Donoghue put Feds in front, Sophie Domingo got Forest back on level terms in the second half.
SOUTHERN PREMIER DIVISION
Cardiff City LFC 2-1 Cheltenham Town (Att: 258)
Ipswich Town P-P Milton Keynes Dons
Portsmouth 7-0 Chatham Town (Att: 918)
Portsmouth sank next-to-bottom Chatham Town 7-0, with Sophie Quirk and Ava Rowbotham both scoring twice. The win put Pompey six points ahead of second-placed Hashtag United, with seven games left each.
That winning feeling 😍#Pompey pic.twitter.com/gk76ZDvbUY
— Portsmouth Women (@PompeyWomen) February 18, 2024
Cardiff City Ladies jumped three places to seventh when defeating Cheltenham Town. Tianna Teisar’s opener was cancelled out by Una Lue but Ruby Scahill grabbed a 70th-minute winner.
DIVISION 1 MIDLANDS
Sheffield FC P-P Sporting Khalsa
Solihull Moors P-P Leek Town
DIVISION 1 NORTH
Hull City P-P Chorley
DIVISION 1 SOUTH EAST
AFC Sudbury 3-3 Chesham United
In a fixture reversed due to the weather, AFC Sudbury moved a point clear of the relegation zone when sharing six goals with Chesham United. Imogen Fisher made it 3-3 with her first goal for Sudbury, after Sophie Jeffery had twice given them the lead. Gemma Fraser scored twice for Chesham, Danielle Puddefoot got their first.
