Peterborough United Women and Loughborough Lightning draw top-two clash | OneFootball

Loughborough Lightning drew a top-two clash at Peterborough United. (Photo: Andy Smith)

FA Women’s National League Division 1 Midlands leading pair Peterborough United and Loughborough Lightning drew to lose their 100% records.

Southern Premier Division

Cheltenham Town 2-2 Gwalia United Watford P-P AFC Wimbledon

Gwalia United fought back from two down to draw at Cheltenham. Doris Greenwood and Una Lue scored in the first 16 minutes for the hosts, Ellie Sargent and Kylie Nolan replying after the break for the Welsh side.

Division 1 Midlands

Barnsley Women 1-2 Notts County (Att: 156) Boldmere St Michaels 0-2 Leafield Athletic (Att: 77) Lincoln City 1-5 Lincoln United Peterborough United 1-1 Loughborough Lightning (Att: 188)

The top of the table clash was drawn, meaning an end to the perfect starts of both Peterborough and Loughborough. Lightning led early on through a Kayleigh Hines header, Renai Bennett levelling on 70 minutes.

Jessica Lowe and Hannah Fishwick scored second-half goals for Leafield to take a 2-0 win at Boldmere.

Leah Hardy’s late goal gave Notts County all three points, as they came from behind at Barnsley Women. Laura Bartrip fired home a free kick for the hosts, Jessie Knott headed County level midway through the second half, before the 91st-minute winner.

Newcomers Lincoln United ran out 5-1 winners in the derby clash at basement side Lincoln City. Lauren Churcher scored twice as United levelled before the break and went on to add four goals in the second half.

Division 1 North

Huddersfield Town 1-1 Barnsley FC (Att: 97) Norton & Stockton Ancients 1-0 Durham Cestria (Att: 120)

Norton edged Durham Cestria to leapfrog them into seventh place, Bianca Owens with a dramatic stoppage-time volley.

Barnsley FC have now drawn three of their five games following a 1-1 result at Huddersfield. Charlotte Stuart struck from distance for Town, Betty Cheetham nodded in the equaliser for the Tykes.

Division 1 South East

London Bees 3-0 London Seaward (Att: 44)

London Bees victory against London Seaward lifted them two places to seventh. Samantha Lanza scored in the first minute and Cheyenne Flynn added a double.

Division 1 South East

Bridgwater United 6-0 Portishead Town (Att: 68) Keynsham Town 1-0 Bristol Rovers (Att: 140) Southampton Women 1-7 Maidenhead United (Att: 100)

Scarlett Mills got the only goal as Keynsham beat fourth-placed Bristol Rovers to move within two points of them.

Bethany Everson bagged a brace in the opening half hour as Bridgwater hit Portishead for six, to go ahead of them on goal difference.

Maidenhead went one better at Southampton Women with seven different scorers, including Aleasha Lunn direct from a corner kick.

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