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twice to give the Cestrians a two-goal lead at the
break and although Dannika Purdham pulled one
back after the restart, Laura Hockaday and
Charlotte Proud put them further ahead before
Havery added a late double to complete a four-goal
haul for the prolific striker.
Brighouse Town are Chester-le-Street's
nearest rivals in the table, picking up their third win
in four games when scoring four without reply at
Chorley. Amy Woodruff led the scoring for
Brighouse with a hat-trick and Ellie Dobson was
also on target.
Stockport County have moved into Cheltenham Town’s Abby Bevan skips past a challenge
third place following their 2-0 victory over against Maidenhead Utd (Will Cheshire).
Barnsley. Jess Battle was the heroine for County as
she gave them an eleventh minute lead and secured the points with her second, twelve
minutes from time.
The points were shared at Bradford City where the home side battled out a 2-2
draw with Norton & Stockton Ancients. Keegan Lambert and Katy Woodcock were on the
scoresheet for Bradford, with Norton responding through Bianca Owens and Shannon Reed.
Division One Midlands
Wolverhampton Wanderers have started the new season in outstanding form and have
powered five points clear already, keeping up their winning run with a 6-0 success away to
Wem Town. Anna Price and Alisha Miller put Wolves two ahead inside the opening four
minutes and Lowri Walker added a third before the interval. Jade Cross netted a quickfire
double during the second half and the striker went on to complete her hat-trick from the
penalty spot.
Lincoln City remain unbeaten in second place and maintained this record by
winning 3-1 away to Bedworth Utd. All of Lincoln's goals came in a twelve minute spell in
the second half, scored by Amy Kay, Jessica Rousseau and Ellie Gilliatt, whilst Bedworth's
consolation came from Kirsty Farnsworth.
Doncaster Rovers Belles have made an encouraging start to the season and they
complete the top three following their 3-0 victory over Long Eaton Utd. Hannah
McWilliams netted two of the goals for the Belles and Nadia Khan was also on target.
Solihull Moors and Sporting Khalsa occupy the next two positions after their
meeting finished in a 1-1 draw. Leah Seivwright put Solihull in front early in the second half,
with Rebecca Gill-Parsons grabbing a late equaliser for Khalsa.
Boldmere St Michaels meanwhile recorded their first win, 2-1 away to Holwell
Sports. Evie Billingsley and Tanya Dickinson netted the goals for the Mikes, with Holwell's
reply coming from Courtney Cropper.
Burton Albion are off the bottom of the table after they defeated Leafield
Athletic 3-2. Hanaiya Azhar, Emmalee Hornsby and Chloe Maitland all scored to give
Burton their first win of the season, whilst Grace Harris and Laura Broadbent were on target
for Leafield.
Division One South East
Ipswich Town are looking strong once again this season and on Sunday they scored ten
times without reply past Cambridge Utd to retain their lead of two points at the top of the
table. Natasha Thomas led the scoring with a hat-trick and Sophie Peskett weighed in with a
brace, whilst Anna Grey, Paige Peake, Amy-Leigh Abrehart and Zoe Barratt also got on the
scoresheet along with an own goal.
Actonians Ladies moved up into second place following their 2-1 victory away to
previously unbeaten AFC Wimbledon. Sharon Odofin and Minori Ono netted both goals
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