Burnley Women face Forest in crucial top-four clash | OneFootball

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If Burnley are to eventually catch FA Women’s National League Northern Premier leaders Nottingham Forest, defeating them this weekend looks crucial.

Fourth-placed Burnley face unbeaten Northern Premier Division leaders Nottingham Forest, who they trail by five points with six games left each. Wolves are goal-difference off the top and away at Hull City, Stoke City sit two points off the leading pair before hosting Stourbridge.

Hashtag United hold a six-point lead at the top of the Southern Premier Division and are home to Cheltenham Town, Ipswich Town travel to Plough Lane to play AFC Wimbledon with three games in hand on the leaders. Third takes on fourth as Oxford United entertain Exeter City.

Division 1 Midlands leaders Loughborough Lightning travel to play Worcester City at Malvern Town FC, holding a two-point lead over Northampton Town (home to Lincoln United at Sixfields Stadium and Peterborough United (away to Sutton Coldfield Town), while fourth meets sixth with Leafield Athletic hosting Notts County.

Top of Division 1 North by three points from more game than their title rivals, Cheadle Town Stingers are at Doncaster Rovers Belles. Second-placed Middlesbrough meet Stockport County, Chorley in third host Barnsley FC.

Real Bedford lead Division 1 South East with games in hand and welcome Actonians, Chatham Town versus Norwich City is a clash of third and second, while London Bees and AFC Sudbury clash sitting in fourth and sixth respctively.

Abingdon United are the latest side to attempt to take a first point of Division 1 South West top team AFC Bournemouth, Moneyfields in second are home to Bridgwater United, Swindon Town play Worthing at the County Ground.

FA WNL fixtures for Sunday 9 March (2pm)

Northern Premier Division

Burnley v Nottingham Forest (Lancashire FA) Hull City v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Barton Town FC) Liverpool Feds v Derby County (Leisure United, Jericho Lane) Rugby Borough v West Bromwich Albion (Rugby Borough FC) Stoke City v Stourbridge (Wellbeing Park) Halifax v Sporting Khalsa (Horsfall Stadium, 3pm)

Southern Premier Division

AFC Wimbledon v Ipswich Town (Plough Lane) Billericay Town v Milton Keynes Dons (Billericay Town FC) Gwalia United v Lewes (Newport Stadium) Oxford United v Exeter City (Oxford City FC) Hashtag United v Cheltenham Town (Aveley FC, 3pm)

Division 1 Midlands

Lincoln City v Barnsley Women (Gainsborough Trinity FC) Northampton Town v Lincoln United (Sixfields Stadium) Sutton Coldfield Town v Peterborough United (Central Ground) Worcester City v Loughborough Lightning (Malvern Town FC) Leafield Athletic v Notts County (Castle Vale Stadium, 3pm) Solihull Moors v Boldmere St Michaels (Studley Sports Centre, 3pm)

Division 1 North

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

Division 1 South East

Cambridge United v Ashford Town (St Neots Town FC) Chesham United v Dulwich Hamlet (Chesham Utd FC) London Bees v AFC Sudbury (The Hive 3G) London Seaward v Queens Park Rangers (Hayes & Yeading Utd FC) Real Bedford v Actonians (Real Bedford FC) Chatham Town v Norwich City (Maidstone Road Sports Ground, 2.30pm)

Division 1 South West

AFC Bournemouth v Abingdon United (Ringwood Town FC) Keynsham Town v Bournemouth Sports (Keynsham Town FC) Maidenhead United v Bristol Rovers (Maidenhead Utd FC) Moneyfields v Bridgwater United (The John Jenkins Stadium) Southampton Women v Portishead Town (Winklebury Football Complex) Swindon Town v Worthing (The County Ground)

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