Liverpool Feds Secure a Thrilling Victory at Carrow Road

Liverpool Feds Secure a Thrilling Victory at Carrow Road
Romy Saunders of Northampton Town who scored the only goal in a crucial relegation six pointer Photo by Pete NortonGetty Images

Liverpool Feds won 5-3 over Norwich City at Carrow Road in the FA Women’s National League.

Northern Premier Division
Loughborough Lightning 2-1 Derby County (Att: 124)
Norwich City 3-5 Liverpool Feds (Att: 2,224)
Hull City 1-3 Rugby Borough

Jessica Brady hit a hat-trick as Liverpool Feds won an eight-goal thriller over Norwich City at Carrow Road.

Isabelle Conway scored a stoppage-time winner for Loughborough against Derby.

Leaders Rugby Borough secured an away victory against basement side Hull City, to go four points clear.

Southern Premier Division
AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Lewes (Att: 592)
Fulham 4-0 Cheltenham Town (Att: 214)
Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Hashtag United (Att: 180)
Portsmouth 2-2 Oxford United (Att: 763)
Swindon Town 2-0 Exeter City (Att: 219)

Holly Manders’ 76th-minute equaliser saved Oxford United’s unbeaten record at Portsmouth, as Fulham closed in on the top spot with a victory over Chatham in which Rianna Dean scored three times, including a penalty.

A Millie Pullen spot-kick gave Plymouth Argyle their first points of the campaign against Hashtag United.

Swindon Town picked up a good 2-0 result against Exeter City, and it finished goalless between Wimbledon and Lewes.

Division 1 North
AFC Fylde 2-1 Bradford City (Att: 99)
Blackburn Rovers 5-1 Thornaby (Att: 93)
Durham Cestria 0-2 Leeds United (Att: 63)
Norton & Stockton Ancients 1-2 Chorley (Att: 56)
York City 0-4 Stockport County (Att: 108)

Top two Leeds United and AFC Fylde both won again, with Imogen Porteous-Williams scoring twice for Stockport as they moved up to third place.

Blackburn Rovers thrashed Thornaby to climb out of the bottom two, while bottom-of-the-table Chorley earned their first win, with Sarah Jones scoring their crucial second goal at Norton.

Division 1 Midlands
Barnsley Women 4-2 Kidderminster Harriers (Att: 143)
Leafield Athletic 1-2 Notts County (Att: 70)
Sutton Coldfield Town 0-1 Northampton Town (Att: 36)
Worcester City 6-0 Sheffield FC (Att: 252)

Notts County won away at morning leaders Leafield, while a hat-trick by Aaliyah Nolan helped secure a 4-2 win for Barnsley Women over Kidderminster, as the Tykes took over at the top.

Romy Saunders got the only goal as Northampton won at Sutton Coldfield to leapfrog them out of the bottom two.

Evie Billingsley’s early double set up Worcester for a big win over Sheffield FC, as they climbed to sixth.

Division 1 South East
Billericay Town 2-4 Stevenage (Att: 123)
Cambridge United 1-4 Queens Park Rangers (Att: 290)
Dulwich Hamlet 1-2 Chatham Town
London Bees 5-1 Luton Town (Att: 72)
Milton Keynes Dons 2-1 Dartford (Att: 130)
Saltdean United 3-4 Actonians

London Bees beat Luton to stay top on goal difference over QPR, whose 4-1 victory at Cambridge United was marred by a last-minute dismissal of Georgina Lewin.

Actonians can still overtake the top two with a game in hand after edging a seven-goal thriller at Saltdean with a late goal by Katherine Turner.

Amelia Woodgate scored the decider as Chatham came from behind to win at Dulwich.

MK Dons edged Dartford with a 93rd-minute goal from Rosie McDonnell, and Stevenage are fifth after a victory at Billericay.

Division 1 South West
Abingdon United 0-1 Torquay United (Att: 78)
Bristol Rovers 9-0 Ascot United (Att: 140)
Maidenhead United 3-2 Bournemouth Sports (Att: 70)
Marine Academy Plymouth 0-1 Gwalia United (Att: 125)
Moneyfields 6-0 Keynsham Town (Att: 50)

Bristol Rovers versus Ascot was goalless until the 40th minute, after which the Gas Girls stormed to a 9-0 win with nine different scorers.

Maidenhead defeated Bournemouth Sports 3-2 despite Molly McKeever’s late red card.

Summer Evans scored the only goal as Gwalia United won at Marine Academy, while Sarah Stacey did likewise for Torquay at Abingdon.

Moneyfields put six past Keynsham, who had Jade Radburn sent off at the end.

FA WNL Cup 1st Round
Bridgwater United 4-1 Tottenham Hotspur U21 (Att: 403)
Middlesbrough 1-3 Real Bedford (Att: 257)

Real Bedford fell behind to a very early Bridget Galloway penalty but fought back with Ellie Head’s spot-kick after just four minutes later. Head doubled her tally by the break, and Anele Komani added a third for the visitors.

Bridgwater United defeated Spurs youngsters 4-1, with Beatriz Kettries scoring twice.

FA WNL Plate 1st Round
Huddersfield Town 2-0 Wythenshawe (Att: 149)
Sporting Khalsa 2-3 Chester Le Street Town (Att: 54)

Chester Le Street’s Laura Hockaday grabbed a dramatic late brace, after they had trailed 2-1 at Sporting Khalsa.

Tamira Livingston and Louise Biggins scored second-half goals as Huddersfield Town saw off Wythenshawe.

Women’s FA Cup 1st Round
Lye Town A-A Peterborough United

The game was abandoned in the later stages, with Lye’s goalkeeper Pharyn Ashton having to be stretchered off after an injury. Lye Town led at the time with a Britt Lote goal just before the break.

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