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A first half hat-trick from Shannon Albuery carried
Portsmouth on their way towards a 4-0 success at
London Bees. Anaisa Harney added the fourth on the hour
mark to help move Pompey to within a single point of the
Bees, with both teams in mid-table.
Plymouth Argyle meanwhile recovered from an
early setback to win 2-1 against Chichester & Selsey for a
huge boost in their fight to stay up. Sophie Phelps put
Chichester ahead with two minutes on the clock but Natasha
Knapman equalised deep in first half injury time and Jemma
Rose scored on the hour to hand Argyle a valuable victory.
Division One North
Liverpool Feds held on the leadership with a 4-0 victory
against Alnwick Town. Paige Cole gave the Feds a first half
lead and they went on to seal the points after the break, Lindsey Tugby of Doncaster Rovers Belles
against Burton Albion (Julian Barker).
thanks to a Demi Devereaux double and Beth Donoghue.
Newcastle Utd stayed the Feds' heels and remain two points after also winning 4-0
against Norton & Stockton Ancients. Lauren Robson was on target twice for the Magpies
along with Katie Barker and Georgia Gibson.
Leeds Utd cemented themselves in third place with a 2-1 success away to Durham
Cestria. Jennifer Knowles had given the Wildcats a first half lead but after the break, Leeds hit
back with a Laura Bartup brace to put a gap of four points between the teams.
Bradford City stretched their unbeaten league run to five matches and are only two
points off fifth place following a 3-2 win at Stockport County. Charlotte Stuart netted a goal in
each half for Bradford and Emma Elliot was also on target, after Stockport had led at the interval
thanks to Jess Battle and Maria Figueiredo.
Barnsley and Chorley met for the second successive Sunday and this time the points
were shared as they finished level at 3-3. Emily Pierrepoint, Eve Marshall and Courteney Csomor
all scored to give Barnsley an important point whilst Chorley, who drew for the seventh time this
season, netted through a Ellie Cleary double and a Laura Walker penalty.
Division One Midlands
Boldmere St Michaels maintained their lead at the top of the table by beating Leafield
Athletic 5-0. Lois Jefferies, Jessica Lundie, Tanya Dickinson, Katie George and Lauren Da'Casto
all scored for the Mikes.
Doncaster Rovers Belles had pulled level on points with the Mikes the day before after
they also ran out 5-0 winners against Burton Albion at the Eco-Power Stadium. Lauren Breen
was on target twice for the Belles along with Jessica Andrew, Nadia Khan and Jasmine Saxton.
Lincoln City are keeping up the chase in third, they won 3-2 away to Wem Town. Toni
McHamilton and Sophie Williams both scored for Lincoln along with an own goal, whilst Wem's
replies came from Laura Morris and Laura Pennington.
Peterborough Utd and Leek Town have both done well in their first season in the
league and they shared the points with a 1-1 draw on Sunday. Cassie Hyde gave Leek the lead after
ten minutes and they remained in front until eight minutes from time, when Kier Perkins scored
an equaliser.
Solihull Moors are up into sixth place following their 3-0 victory against Bedworth
Utd. Leah Sievwright bagged a brace for the second successive Sunday, whilst Jessica Lowe
added the other goal.
Division One South East
Leaders Hashtag Utd did not play on Sunday and their advantage was trimmed to four points
by Billericay Town, who defeated Actonians Ladies 3-1. Jay Blackie, Logan O'Shea and Zoe
Rushen all scored for Billericay, with Meila D'Santos replying.
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