Northampton Town Women beat Arsenal Academy in League Cup

Northampton Town Women beat Arsenal Academy in the FA Women’s National League Cup Group Stage on Thursday 21 August.

Cheltenham Town 2-0 Worcester City
Chesham United 1-7 Queens Park Rangers
Keynsham Town P-P Gwalia United
Kidderminster Harriers 2-2 Birmingham City Academy
London Bees 1-2 Dulwich Hamlet
Loughborough Lightning 1-2 Rugby Borough
Marine Academy Plymouth A-A Plymouth Argyle
Northampton Town 3-1 Arsenal Academy
Portishead Town 0-3 Exeter City
Barnsley Women 0-1 Sheffield United Academy
Chester le Street Town 1-4 Sunderland Academy
Chorley 0-2 Burnley
Durham Cestria 1-4 Middlesbrough
Leafield Athletic 1-1 Leicester City Academy
Lincoln United 0-1 Sheffield FC
Wythenshawe 1-1 Manchester United Academy (Att: 466)
York City 0-1 Norton & Stockton Ancients

Northampton scored twice in added time to beat Arsenal Academy 3-1, Gabby Maia got her second of the game and Fay Noble wrapped up the points.

🗣️ Afrika de Villiers and Gabby Maia after tonight’s win against Arsenal P.G.A.

Thanks to Sutherland & Co for sponsoring Affie this season.#ShoeArmy 👞 pic.twitter.com/5c3qCigTyB

— Northampton Town Women (@NTFCWomen) August 21, 2025

Ebony Wiseman fired home a stoppage-time decider for Rugby at Loughborough, Dulwich Hamlet came from behind at London Bees to win 2-1 with a Jessica Francis-Weir double.

Kidderminster drew 2-2 with Birmingham City Academy after they were two down, Bethany Gallagher and Eloise Harris (penalty) their scorers.

Wythenshawe had a record attendance for the visit of Manchester United Academy and led through Ali Johnson but missed a penalty after the Reds equalised.

Bianca Owens’ 83rd-minute free kick gave Norton the win at York, a Shelby Morris effort saw Sheffield FC take the points at Lincoln, Barnsley Women lost out to a single goal from visitors Sheffield United Academy.

Cheltenham saw off Worcester City with Emily Owen’s double before the break, Burnley sealed victory at Chorley with a late Charley Docherty goal adding to Naomi Hartley’s opener.

Middlesbrough’s Laure Robson scored two of their four first-half goals as they defeated hosts Durham Cestria, Exeter City’s Sarah Stacey, Ellie Sara and Sophie Gillies all netted for a 3-0 success at Portishead.

Leafield levelled in added time through Hannah Fishwick for a 1-1 draw with Leicester City Academy, Chesham pegged QPR back at 2-1 but Rangers ran out 7-1 winners

The Plymouth derby was abandoned at half time with Argyle 3-0 up over Marine Academy but the Greens’ Lulu Jarvis suffering a serious leg injury.