FA Women’s National League Southern Premier top two meet | OneFootball

Ella Rutherford, who came off the bench to rescue a point for Ipswich Town away to Exeter City early in the season. (Pedro Porru/SPP)

The top two in the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division go head to head, while first and third in the Northern Premier clash in the FA Cup.

Ipswich Town are top by three points from visitors Exeter City and with two games in hand on the Grecians, who have today signed Bristol City U-21 duo Maya Kendall and Fearne Slocombe on loan until the end of the season.

Hashtag United, who are level on points with the second-placed side and facing an Essex derby at Billericay Town, Plymouth Argyle entertain MK Dons at Home Park in a basement battle.

While Nottingham Forest and Burnley play for the right to visit Championship team Newcastle United next week in the Adobe Women’s FA Cup 4th Round, Rugby Borough will go third in the Northern Premier on goal-difference should they beat Sporting Khalsa.

Third hosts fourth in Division 1 Midlands, Leafield Athletic taking on the unbeaten Loughborough Lightning who have played fewer games than all their title rivals.

Chorley lead Division 1 North by a point from both Cheadle Town and Leeds United, Doncaster Rovers are only goal-difference above York City and the relegation zone ahead of their meeting.

There are only six points between Division 1 South East’s top half, who all play among themselves including unbeaten Real Bedford versus QPR.

AFC Bournemouth might be chasing a tenth straight win but visitors Moneyfields will take top spot from them if they return from Dorset with all three points.

Sunday 5 January (2pm)

Northern Premier Division

Hull City v Stourbridge (Barton Town FC) Rugby Borough v Sporting Khalsa (Kilsby Lane) Halifax v Liverpool Feds (Horsfall Stadium, 3pm) West Bromwich Albion v Derby County (Redditch Utd FC, 3pm)

Southern Premier Division

AFC Wimbledon v Cheltenham Town (Raynes Park Vale FC) Billericay Town v Hashtag United (Billericay Town FC) Gwalia United v Oxford United (Newport Stadium) Ipswich Town v Exeter City (Felixstowe & Walton Utd FC) Plymouth Argyle v Milton Keynes Dons (Home Park) – live on Argyle TV Watford v Lewes (Wealdstone FC)

Division 1 Midlands

Lincoln United v Worcester City (Lincoln Utd FC) Northampton Town v Boldmere St Michaels (Sileby Rangers FC) Peterborough United v Barnsley Women (Bourne Town FC) Sutton Coldfield Town v Notts County (Sutton Coldfield Town FC) Leafield Athletic v Loughborough Lightning (Castle Vale Stadium, 3pm) Solihull Moors v Lincoln City (Studley Sports Centre, 3pm)

Division 1 North

AFC Fylde v Middlesbrough (Kellamergh Park) Cheadle Town Stingers v Barnsley FC (Cheadle Town FC) Chorley v Durham Cestria (Euxton Villa FC) Doncaster Rovers Belles v York City (Denaby Main FC) Leeds United v Stockport County (Garforth Town AFC) Norton & Stockton Ancients v Huddersfield Town (Norton Sports Complex)

Division 1 South East

Actonians v AFC Sudbury (Rectory Park, Middlesex FA) Ashford Town v Dulwich Hamlet (Ashford Town [Middx] FC) Chesham United v Cambridge United (Chesham Utd FC) London Bees v Chatham Town (The Hive 3G) London Seaward v Norwich City (Redbridge FC) Real Bedford v Queens Park Rangers (Real Bedford FC)

Division 1 South West

AFC Bournemouth v Moneyfields (Ringwood Town FC) Bournemouth Sports v Maidenhead United (Fawcetts Field Sports Ground) Bristol Rovers v Abingdon United (The Memorial Stadium) Portishead Town v Worthing (Portishead FC) Southampton Women v Keynsham Town (Winklebury Football Complex) Swindon Town v Bridgwater United (Foundation Park)

Adobe Women’s FA Cup

Nottingham Forest v Burnley (The City Ground)

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