Oxford United completed a league double over Ipswich Town Women at the Goldstar Ground this afternoon, beating the Tractor Girls 1-0 thanks to a late Merrick Will goal.
The Tractor Girls’ title hopes suffered another blow this afternoon when they were held to a disappointing 1-1 home draw by Chichester & Selsey, a Lucy O’Brien equaliser cancelling out the visitors’ early goal and all but confirming their relegation from the FA WNL Southern Premier Division.
Southampton put themselves in the driving seat for the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division title with a 2-1 victory over the Tractor Girls at the Goldstar Ground, two quick-fire goals from the Saints in the second half stunning the Blues, who had taken the lead in the first via a Paige Peake penalty.
Joe Sheehan, manager of Ipswich Town Women, has praised his players for the fact that their outstanding progress to the quarter-final stage of the Vitality Women’s FA Cup has not affected their league form as they seek to win promotion to the Women s Championship, England’s second tier.