Cheltenham Town Women Eliminate Wolves from League Plate

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FA Women’s National League Cup holders, Hashtag United, secured a narrow victory away at Ipswich Town, while Cheltenham Town triumphed over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Plate.

FA WNL Cup 2nd Round Results:

• Hull City 0-1 Burnley (Att: 167)

• Ipswich Town 0-1 Hashtag United

• Middlesbrough 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

• Moneyfields 1-5 Real Bedford (Att: 51)

• Nottingham Forest 6-0 Peterborough United

• Plymouth Argyle 2-1 Billericay Town (Att: 300)

• Stoke City 3-1 (aet) Liverpool Feds (Att: 81)

• Watford 6-1 Queens Park Rangers (Att: 193)

Hashtag United progressed to the quarter-finals after an own goal by Ipswich, forced by Courtney Lumley’s long-range free kick.

Middlesbrough pulled off an impressive upset against higher division West Brom, with Lauren Robson netting the decisive goal, although the match was delayed as Boro’s Jess Mett was taken to hospital as a precaution following an injury.

Liverpool Feds equalised late on against Stoke City, but Stoke secured their place in the next round after extra time, with Millie Ravening completing her hat-trick.

Georgia Wilson scored Plymouth’s crucial second goal in their 2-1 win over Billericay Town, while Naomi Hartley’s effort proved enough to send Burnley through against Hull City.

Real Bedford enjoyed an emphatic 5-1 victory at Moneyfields, and both Nottingham Forest and Watford cruised through to the next round with six-goal wins.

FA WNL Plate 2nd Round Results:

• AFC Bournemouth 5-2 Worthing

• Cambridge United 1-0 Charlton Athletic Academy

• Cheltenham Town 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

• Halifax 2-3 Loughborough Lightning

• Norwich City 2-0 Actonians

• Southampton FC Academy P-P AFC Wimbledon

• Stockport County 2-0 Durham Cestria

• Aston Villa Academy 1-3 Manchester United Academy

Cheltenham Town knocked out Wolves with goals from Doris Greenwood and Emily Owen, while Jess Collyer scored the decisive third goal for Loughborough Lightning in their narrow victory over Halifax.

Stockport County overcame Durham Cestria with Maria Figueiredo opening the scoring, followed by a Kenedy Own penalty. Cambridge United eliminated Charlton Athletic Academy with a 13th-minute goal from Bella Simmons.

Norwich City saw off Actonians thanks to Shannon Shaw’s second-half brace, and AFC Bournemouth’s five-goal performance saw them progress to the last eight, along with Manchester United Academy.

Division 1 Midlands:

• Notts County 0-1 Leafield Athletic (Att: 98)

Leafield Athletic closed the gap to a single point behind leaders Peterborough United, with Chloe Shirley scoring the decisive goal in the 76th minute against Notts County.

Division 1 North:

• Barnsley FC 0-3 Chorley (Att: 69)

• Cheadle Town Stingers 3-0 Doncaster Rovers Belles (Att: 80)

Chorley moved up to second place, just a point behind leaders Middlesbrough, with a comfortable win at Barnsley FC, where Molly Wood netted twice. Cheadle Town Stingers climbed to third with a 3-0 victory over Doncaster Rovers Belles, as Rachel Dunlop scored twice.

Division 1 South West:

• Southampton Women 1-1 Bournemouth Sports (Att: 65)

• Swindon Town 4-2 Portishead Town (Att: 53)

Swindon Town extended their lead at the top to ten points over AFC Bournemouth, though Bournemouth have four games in hand. Liane Folkenstern’s equaliser earned Bournemouth Sports a draw, but Southampton Women remain on zero points due to a points deduction.