FAWNL top-tier clashes of teams chasing third wins in a row | OneFootball

Exeter City have won their first two games in the FAWNL Southern Premier. (Jude Byron / SPP)

FA Women’s National League has two top-tier clashes of teams chasing third wins in a row, as Exeter City tackle Ipswich Town and Wolves test Nottingham Forest.

Sunday 1 September (2pm)

Northern Premier Division

Derby County v West Bromwich Albion (Mickleover Sports Club) Liverpool Feds v Halifax (Leisure United, Jericho Lane) Sporting Khalsa v Rugby Borough (Sporting Khalsa FC) Stoke City v Burnley (Clayton Wood Training Ground) Stourbridge v Hull City (Stourbridge FC) Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest (AFC Telford United)

Wolves and Forest clash with two wins apiece to date, Burnley and Rugby travel to Stoke and Sporting Khalsa respectively in search of third straight wins. Unbeaten West Brom visit Derby, Liverpool Feds face a Halifax side seeking their first points, Stourbridge host Hull with both yet to get off the mark.

Southern Premier Division

Exeter City v Ipswich Town (Exeter City FC, 1pm) Cheltenham Town v AFC Wimbledon (Bishops Cleeve FC) Lewes v Watford (Lewes FC) Oxford United v Gwalia United (Oxford City FC) Hashtag United v Billericay Town (Aveley FC, 3pm) Milton Keynes Dons v Plymouth Argyle (Stadium MK, 4pm)

Two of the top three clash as Exeter entertain Ipswich at St James Park, Cheltenham are also on maximum points so far and hosting Wimbledon. Former Championships side Lewes and Watford meet, Oxford go up against Gwalia and Hashtag are home to Billericay, while the only two without a point – MK Dons and Plymouth – go head-to-head.

Division 1 Midlands

Barnsley Women v Peterborough United (Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park) Lincoln City v Solihull Moors (Gainsborough Trinity FC) Loughborough Lightning v Leafield Athletic (Holywell Sports Complex) Notts County v Sutton Coldfield Town (Eastwood CFC) Worcester City v Lincoln United (Sixways Stadium) Boldmere St Michaels v Northampton Town (Boldmere Community Stadium, 3pm)

Loughborough take on Leafield with both on six points from two games, likewise Peterborough who go to Barnsley Women. Unbeaten Boldmere play Northampton, Notts County face Sutton Coldfield with each on three points, Worcester City and Lincoln City look to get first points on the board when welcoming Lincoln United and Solihull respectively.

Division 1 North

Barnsley FC v Cheadle Town Stingers (Barnsley FC) Durham Cestria v Chorley (Graham Sports Centre) Huddersfield Town v Norton & Stockton Ancients (Shelley CFC) Middlesbrough v AFC Fylde (Stockton Town FC) Stockport County v Leeds United (Stockport Sports Village) York City v Doncaster Rovers Belles (University of York Sports Centre)

Chorley have made a good start to the new season. (Photo: John Shirras)

Durham Cestria on four points play leaders Chorley, goal-difference ahead of Huddersfield who host Norton, while fourth-placed Middlesbrough face Fylde. Barnsley FC are home to Cheadle and Stockport entertain Leeds, with all four sides on three points. York and Doncaster meet in a basement battle, as both hope to get their campaigns up and running.

Division 1 South East

AFC Sudbury v Actonians (AFC Sudbury) Cambridge United v Chesham United (St Neots Town FC) Dulwich Hamlet v Ashford Town (Dulwich Hamlet FC) Norwich City v London Seaward (The Nest) Queens Park Rangers v Real Bedford (QPR FC) Chatham Town v London Bees (Maidstone Road Sports Ground, 2.30pm)

Early leaders Real Bedford visit QPR at Loftus Road, second-placed Norwich plat London Seaward and the third side on six points – Actonians – go to Sudbury. Cambridge and Ashford each look for their first points, when hosting Chesham and travelling to Dulwich respectively, while Chatham chase a first win at home to London Bees.

Division 1 South West

Abingdon United v Bristol Rovers (Abingdon Utd FC) Bridgwater United v Swindon Town (Bridgwater Utd FC) Keynsham Town v Southampton Women (Keynsham Town FC) Maidenhead United v Bournemouth Sports (Maidenhead Utd FC) Moneyfields v AFC Bournemouth (John Jenkins Stadium) Worthing v Portishead Town (Worthing FC)

Top two, Moneyfields meet AFC Bournemouth for the second time in three days, the former having won Thursday’s cup tie after extra time. Swindon are a third team with two wins from two, ahead of their trip to Bridgwater. Southampton Women’s campaign makes a belated start at Keynsham, Bristol Rovers head to Abingdon in search of a first-ever point in the FAWNL, Worthing and Maidenhead are also on nil points before hosting Portishead and Bournemouth Sports respectively.

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