Nottingham Forest go second in the FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division, Exeter City cause cup upset.
NORTHERN PREMIER DIVISION
Nottingham Forest 2-1 Burnley (Att: 624)
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Stoke City (Att: 565)
Nottingham Forest leapfrogged Burnley into second place, four points behind leaders Newcastle United. Mai Moncaster netted a crucial second Forest goal in added time, with the Clarets then pulling one back. Wolves missed a chance to go fourth when held at home by Stoke City, only rescuing a point with Ellie Wilson’s stoppage-time header.
SOUTHERN PREMIER DIVISION
Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 Cheltenham Town
Plymouth Argyle 0-4 Oxford United (Att: 179)
Oxford United did go fourth in their table with four unanswered goals at Plymouth, three of them from Zoe Barratt. MK Dons are six points ahead of Cheltenham, following victory in the mid-table match thanks to Zoe Creaney’s late goal.
FOUR-midable 4️⃣ pic.twitter.com/2Gk1mdrmvZ
— Oxford United WFC (@OfficialOUWFC) January 28, 2024
DIVISION 1 MIDLANDS
Loughborough Lightning P-P Boldmere St Michaels
Peterborough United 0-5 Sporting Khalsa (Att: 271)
Leek Town 1-1 Leafield Athletic (Att: 43)
Solihull Moors 0-0 Sheffield FC
Sporting Khalsa took third position from Peterborough United, as they stormed to a 5-0 result away to the Posh. The bottom two picked up a precious point each, Leafield at Leek and Sheffield FC at Solihull.
DIVISION 1 NORTH
Chester le Street Town 2-0 FC United of Manchester (Att: 55)
Chorley 1-4 Doncaster Rovers Belles (Att: 104)
York City 0-1 Stockport County (Att: 65)
Stockport County’s Emily Bradshaw scored the only goal at York City, Doncaster Rovers Belles won at Chorley to leapfrog them into seventh spot, Chester le Street did likewise in getting off the bottom at the expense of FC United.
DIVISION 1 SOUTH EAST
AFC Sudbury 2-0 Worthing (Att: 73)
Ashford Town (Middx) 1-1 London Seaward (Att: 33)
Chesham United 2-1 Haywards Heath Town (Att: 65)
Norwich City 4-1 Actonians (Att: 364)
Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Cambridge City (Att: 101)
AFC Sudbury had a fine 2-0 win over Worthing, who lost second place to Norwich City following the Canaries victory over Actonians, QPR gained ground on the south coast side. Chesham had an important win over bottom-of-the-table Haywards.
DIVISION 1 SOUTH WEST
Abingdon United 1-0 Bridgwater United
Keynsham Town 3-1 Torquay United (Att: 75)
Portishead Town 1-1 Moneyfields (Att: 53)
Southampton Women 0-1 Swindon Town (Att: 50)
There were single-goal success for Swindon and Abingdon United, the latter going fourth as Moneyfields were held at Portishead. Keynsham beat relegation-threatened Torquay.
LEAGUE CUP QUARTER-FINALS
AFC Fylde 1-4 Newcastle United
Halifax 3-2 Huddersfield Town
Hashtag United 3-1 London Bees
Ipswich Town 1-2 (aet) Portsmouth
Nicole Barrett fired a long-range effort into the top corner to see Portsmouth progress past Ipswich after extra-time, Halifax fought back from 2-1 down at the break to beat Huddersfield 3-2, Hashtag United and Newcastle United also made it through to Monday evening’s semi-final draw.
LEAGUE PLATE QUARTER-FINALS
Barnsley WFC 3-3 Hull City (Barnsley WFC won 4-2 on pens)
Billericay Town 0-2 Exeter City
Maidenhead United 0-1 Cambridge United
Sutton Coldfield Town 0-5 Derby County (Att: 67)
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— Exeter Exiles (@LondonGrecians) January 28, 2024
Exeter City eliminated higher division hosts in Billericay with goals from Sarah Stacey and Beth Ireland, Barnsley WFC edged out Hull City on penalties, Cambridge United and Derby County also won through to the final four.
