Crystal Palace Women closed in on securing a Barclays WSL 2 top-three finish, while Newcastle United grabbed a late equaliser to keep their hopes of doing likewise alive.
Barclays WSL 2
Durham 2-2 Bristol City
Crystal Palace 1-0 Ipswich Town
Newcastle United 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace edged past Ipswich Town with a single goal to halve the gap to the automatic promotion places and move closer to securing a play-off spot.
Kirsty Howat scored the only goal of the game from an Ashleigh Weerden corner in the 16th minute.
The result left Ipswich a goal above bottom-of-the-table Portsmouth, over whom they have a game in hand.
Newcastle United just kept alive their hopes of finishing third with a stoppage-time reply against Nottingham Forest, who can no longer make the top three.
Alana Murphy put Forest ahead, but in the first of 10 minutes of added-on time at the end of the second half, Jordan Nobbs equalised with a strike from outside the box.
Durham helped end Bristol City’s promotion hopes and pick up a precious point themselves with a very late leveller.
Lucy Watson found Hannah Blake in space on the edge of the six-yard box to calmly give Durham an early lead.
Gemma Lawley headed Bristol level from an Emily Syme corner later in the first half, with Syme adding a second assist from a flag kick as Mari Ward completed the turnaround before the hour mark.
Durham denied City victory in stoppage time after Lexi Lloyd-Smith gave away a penalty with her foul on Sarah Robson, and Beth Hepple converted from the spot.
