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Division One South East
Leaders Hashtag Utd completed their fixtures with a 1-0 win away to Enfield Town and
they must now wait and see if will be enough to land them the title. Katharine Nutman headed
in the only goal of the game, midway through the second half, from a Grace Gillard free kick
to maintain their lead of five points from Billericay Town, who have two matches left to
play.
Billericay meanwhile kept on course by beating Queen's Park Rangers 4-1 and still
have things in their control. Zoe Rushen netted two of the goals, with Ellie Jeffkins and Sam
Pittuck adding the others, whilst Rangers' consolation came from Ellie Searle.
AFC Wimbledon are guaranteed a third place finish after they ran out 3-0 winners
away to Cambridge Utd. Ashlee Hincks and Stephanie Mann put Wimbledon two ahead at
half time, before Megan Stow added the final goal after the break.
Norwich City lifted themselves out of the bottom four with a 2-1 success at
Cambridge City. Chardonnay Johnston and Megan Todd scored the goals for Norwich, with
Hannah Bodily replying.
Lucy Webster netted the only goal of the game to keep Stevenage Women's hopes
alive, as they won 1-0 away to Kent Football Utd.
Division One South West
One more win will do for Cheltenham Town as they moved themselves to the brink of the
title with a 3-1 victory against Exeter City. The damage was inflicted in the opening fifteen
minutes as Charlotte Criddle, Lacy-Jai Liggett and Courtney Jones put Cheltenham three
ahead, before Sarah Stacey scored what was a consolation for Exeter just before half time.
Southampton Women were 3-1 winners away to Chesham Utd but it is not likely
to be quite enough to keep themselves in the title race. Kiera Heslam scored a goal in each half
and Emily Wernham was also on target, with Chesham replying through Rebecca Bloor.
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Northern Division leaders Chorley were held to a 3-3 draw by Stockport County, whose
scorers were Megan Bradley, Lily Harrison and Elle Turner, and their advantage has been
trimmed to six points by Huddersfield Town after they scored seven times without reply
away to Hull City. Kayley Hird, Lois Mattock and Sian Gibrill-Keating were all on target
twice along with Tara Duce. Rosie Gill scored the only goal of the game for Brighouse Town
in their victory over Bradford City and this keeps them in fourth, just ahead of Leeds Utd
whose win against Barnsley was much more emphatic. Emily Sykes and Mia Moorhouse
each hit hat-tricks for Leeds, Abbie Langstaff and Izzy Elliott both weighed in with doubles
and the total was completed by Megan Davis and Daniella Trickett. The mid-table clash
between Middlesbrough and Durham Cestria ended in a 1-1 draw, Poppy Pritchard
scoring for the Wildcats.
Midland Division title winners Wolverhampton Wanderers power on and have
reached the 50-point mark for the season with a 6-1 success away to Lincoln City. Leonie
Joyce bagged a brace for Wolves, with one apiece from Daisy Wickett, Anna Bebb, Thea
Clearkin and Dani Staley. Second placed Nottingham Forest also hit six against Leicester
City courtesy of Bea Hembrough (2), Jessica Waplington, Cameron Farthing, Isabella
Hodson and Eloise Hembrough. Frederika Ntumba was on target as Loughborough
Lightning beat Doncaster Rovers Belles 1-0 and West Bromwich Albion ran out 9-1
winners over Solihull Moors, Natasha Bailey and Olivia Stubbs each scoring twice along
with Amelia Davies, Amelia Lightfoot, Nyara Denny, Hannah Gallimore and an own goal.
Stoke City meanwhile defeated Sporting Khalsa 2-0 with second half goals from Jodie
Foxhall and Polly Barrow.
Hashtag Utd are confirmed as the title winners in the South East Division title after
Cambridge City, the only remaining teams who could still have caught them, were beaten
2-0 by West Ham Utd. The result takes the Hammers into second place, above their
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