Leicester remains 10 points clear in the Women’s Premier Division thanks to a 3-0 win against University of Birmingham. Although Leicester has scored only a few more goals than their nearest rivals, it is in defence where they have been most impressive this season. They have conceded just six goals in fourteen games after yet another clean sheet on Saturday. Second placed Slough won 8-1 at bottom of the table Trojans, who will at least have taken a crumb of comfort from ninth placed Clifton going down 2-1 at Canterbury. Third placed Reading won 5-1 at Olton and a massive thirteen points separate them from fourth placed Canterbury.
There was a surprise in Women’s Conference East where top of the table Ipswich were held 1-1 at bottom of the table Northampton Saints. Sevenoaks move to within two points of Ipswich after a 2-1 win at Cambridge City. At the other end of the table Northampton’s point puts them just one point behind Southgate who lost 1-0 at Chelmsford. Harleston won 3-0 at St Albans and Horsham and Old Loughtonians ground out a 0-0 draw.
There was no change in Women’s Conference North with the top two teams both winning. Durham University won 3-0 at Beeston to remain five points clear of Sutton Coldfield who beat Doncaster 5-3 with Vicky Woolford netting a hat-trick. Sunderland moved off the foot of the table with a 7-0 demolition of Sheffield Hallam. The result also had the benefit of taking their goal difference to 0, a remarkable feat for a team ninth in the table and this might come in useful in a very tight race to avoid the drop. Liverpool Sefton slipped to the foot of the table after a 2-1 reverse at home to Bradford Wakefield. Belper beat Loughborough Students 5-1 in the Midlands derby.
