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Burnley have won all their three games so far in the FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division with Wolves up next at Turf Moor.
Sunday 8 September (2pm)
Northern Premier Division
Burnley v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Turf Moor Stadium) Halifax v Derby County (Horsfall Stadium) Hull City v Liverpool Feds (Barton Town FC) Nottingham Forest v Stourbridge (The City Ground) Rugby Borough v Stoke City (Rugby Borough FC) West Bromwich Albion v Sporting Khalsa (The Hawthorns)
Top three teams, Rugby, Burnley and Nottingham Forest are going after fourth straight wins when hosting Stoke, Wolves and Stourbridge respectively. Halifax and Sporting Khalsa look to get off the mark, with the former hosting Derby and the latter going to West Brom, while elsewhere Hull are home to Liverpool Feds.
Southern Premier Division
AFC Wimbledon v Oxford United (Plough Lane) Billericay Town v Cheltenham Town (Billericay Town FC) Gwalia United v Exeter City (Newport Stadium) Ipswich Town v Lewes (Felixstowe & Walton Utd FC) Plymouth Argyle v Hashtag United (Home Park) Watford v Milton Keynes Dons (Wealdstone FC)
Exeter take their unbeaten start to Gwalia United, Ipswich defend theirs at home to Lewes. Cheltenham, Oxford and Hashtag are all a point behind the top two and on the road, with the Robins at Billericay, the U’s at Wimbledon and the Essex side on a long journey to Plymouth. The other game sees Watford welcome an MK Dons side who have had a tough start.
Division 1 Midlands
Leafield Athletic v Worcester City (Castle Vale Stadium) Lincoln United v Loughborough Lightning (Lincoln Utd FC) Northampton Town v Notts County (Fernie Fields Sports Ground) Peterborough United v Boldmere St Michaels (Bourne Town FC) Sutton Coldfield Town v Lincoln City (Central Ground) Solihull Moors v Barnsley Women (Studley Sports Centre, 3pm)
Loughborough and Peterborough are the two sides with perfect records, ahead of Lightning’s visit to Lincoln United and the Posh playing host to Boldmere. Northampton and Notts County go head-to-head with both three points off the leading pair, as are Leafield who welcome Worcester. Sutton Coldfield entertain basement side Lincoln City and Solihull have a late kick off against Barnsley Women.
Division 1 North
AFC Fylde v Stockport County (Kellamergh Park) Cheadle Town Stingers v Durham Cestria (Cheadle Town FC) Chorley v Huddersfield Town (Euxton Villa FC) Doncaster Rovers Belles v Barnsley FC (Eco-Power Stadium) Leeds United v Middlesbrough (Garforth Town AFC) Norton & Stockton Ancients v York City (Norton Sports Complex)
Goal-difference separates the top three before Durham Cestria go to Cheadle Town, Huddersfield head for Chorley and Middlesbrough make the trip to Leeds. Doncaster have a south Yorkshire derby with Barnsley FC, Fylde have just the one point ahead of hosting Stockport, York have still to get off the mark and travel to Norton.
Division 1 South East
Actonians v Queens Park Rangers (Rectory Park, Middlesex FA) Ashford Town v Norwich City (Hanworth Villa FC) Chesham United v AFC Sudbury (Chesham Utd FC) London Bees v Dulwich Hamlet (The Hive 3G) London Seaward v Cambridge United (Redbridge FC) Real Bedford v Chatham Town (McMullen Park)
Norwich take their 100% record to Ashford Town, Real Bedford defend theirs at home to Chatham. Actonians are the other unbeaten side and home to QPR, Dulwich are a point behind them and away to London Bees. Elsewhere, it is Chesham versus Sudbury and London Seaward against Cambridge United.
Division 1 South West
AFC Bournemouth v Maidenhead United (Ringwood Town FC) Bournemouth Sports v Worthing (Shaftesbury FC) Bristol Rovers v Bridgwater United (The Memorial Stadium) Keynsham Town v Moneyfields (Keynsham Town FC) Portishead Town v Abingdon United (Hallen Centre) Swindon Town v Southampton Women (The County Ground)
AFC Bournemouth and Swindon are level top with identical records from their three wins, with the Cherries meeting Maidenhead and the Robins facing Southampton Women. Both Bournemouth Sports and Worthing go for a first win as they face each other, Bristol Rovers take on Bridgwater at the Memorial Stadium, fourth plays third with Keynsham home to Moneyfields, while Portishead go up against Abingdon.