Three City Ground games in a week for Nottingham Forest Women

Nottingham Forest can open up lead in FA Womens National League
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Nottingham Forest begin a run of three FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division games in a week at the City Ground.

Nottingham Forest have the opportunity to go three points clear at the top of the Northern Premier when hosting mid-table Liverpool Feds. They then go up against Rugby Borough and Wolves before next weekend is out. Burnley and Stoke can both gain ground on second-placed Wanderers when away to the bottom two teams.

Ipswich Town will go second with games in hand on Southern Premier leaders Hashtag United if they win at Lewes, AFC Wimbledon have sold over 1,000 tickets for their match with Plymouth Argyle at Plough Lane.

Northampton Town take on Loughborough Lightning in a clash of Division 1 Midlands title-chasers, third plays fifth with Leafield Athletic facing Boldmere.

Middlesbrough can cut Division 1 North leaders Cheadle Town’s advantage to a single point if they take all three at Stockport County, Huddersfield Town go to next-to-bottom Norton looking for the victory that would lift them above Leeds United into fourth spot.

Middlesbrough lloking to step up their FA Women's national League title challenge
Middlesbrough are one of several sides looking to step up their title challenge. (Photo: John Shirras)

Chatham Town are top of Division 1 South East but with a testing fixture away to fourth-placed Norwich City, where any points dropped would leave the way open for Real Bedford to takeover when away at basement side Ashford Town.

Moneyfields defend their Division 1 South West leadership at Maidenhead United, while AFC Bournemouth host Bridgwater United aiming for a twelfth straight win.

FA WNL fixtures for Sunday 9 February (2pm)

Northern Premier Division

Halifax v Burnley (Tadcaster Albion FC)
Nottingham Forest v Liverpool Feds (The City Ground)
Sporting Khalsa v West Bromwich Albion (Sporting Khalsa FC)
Stourbridge v Stoke City (Stourbridge FC)

Southern Premier Division

AFC Wimbledon v Plymouth Argyle (Plough Lane)
Cheltenham Town v Billericay Town (Bishops Cleeve FC)
Gwalia United v Watford (Newport Stadium)
Lewes v Ipswich Town (Lewes FC)

Division 1 Midlands

Lincoln United v Worcester City (Lincoln Utd FC)
Northampton Town v Loughborough Lightning (Sileby Rangers FC)
Sutton Coldfield Town v Notts County (Sutton Coldfield Town FC)
Leafield Athletic v Boldmere St Michaels (Castle Vale Stadium, 2.30pm)
Solihull Moors v Lincoln City (Studley Sports Centre)

Division 1 North

Barnsley FC v Doncaster Rovers Belles (Oakwell Showcase Pitch)
Durham Cestria v York City (Graham Sports Centre)
Norton & Stockton Ancients v Huddersfield Town (Norton Sports Complex)
Stockport County v Middlesbrough (Stockport Sports Village)

Division 1 South East

AFC Sudbury v Cambridge United (AFC Sudbury)
Ashford Town v Real Bedford (Ashford Town [Middx] FC)
Dulwich Hamlet v London Bees (Dulwich Hamlet FC
Norwich City v Chatham Town (The Nest)
Queens Park Rangers v Actonians (Hayes & Yeading FC)

Division 1 South West

AFC Bournemouth v Bridgwater United (Ringwood Town FC)
Maidenhead United v Moneyfields (Beaconsfield Town FC)
Southampton Women v Bristol Rovers (Winklebury Football Complex)
Worthing v Portishead Town (Worthing FC)

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