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In the Premier League, Wycombe got back to winning ways and have now opened up a thirteen point gap at the top. Denham maintained their 100% record in the North and they too have a big lead, eight points in this case. In the South, Farnham's game was called off but they still have a one point advantage and four games in hand. Coming up, two relegation six-pointers and yet another first v second clash. In the Premier Woodley travel to Badshot Lea and, in the North, it's Kidlington v Ascot United Reserves as the bottom two each both divisions go head-to-head. meanwhile, it's second versus top again in the Premier, as Wycombe visit Southampton. Results - Sunday 1 March 2026 Beaconsfield Town 2-1 Badshot Lea The Rams got back to winning ways and jumped up to fourth spot with this defeat of The Baggies. Mia Parkin and Katie Riddington had given the home side a two goal cushion but they had to hold off something of a fightback from Badshot Lea after Michelle Quinn pulled one back. Listen the post-match comments of Beaconsfield's Brian Harris and watch the highlights from the Beaconsfield YouTube channel. Fleet Town 2-7 Oxford City Ellie Walecki put The hoops ahead early on and, although Fleet levelled it up, three goals in the final 5 minutes of the half gave City a big lead at the break. Emily Harris hit the second on 40 minutes, Ellie White added the third a minute later and Harris scored her second on 43 minutes. After the restart Ellie White added another, quickly followed by the sixth from Yasmin Edwards. Fleet got another back on 66 minutes, but two minutes later Lucy White add Oxford's seventh. Layla Drury and Lily Martin were the Town goalscorers. Reading 0-0 Southampton A second consecutive away point for The Sirens, following last weekend's 2-2 draw at Wycombe. The result also ended a ruin of three league wins for The Royals, who lost a place in the table following Beaconsfield's win. Read the Southampton match report and the Reading point of view, courtesy of The Tilehurst End. Woodley United 0-4 AFC Portchester Portchester inflicted a fifth home defeat of the season on Woodley, who are yet to win at Bulmershe Pavilion. Laurie Potvin gave Portchester the lead, Sarah Butterworth added two more to her season's tally and April Hill rounded things off. Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 Winchester City Flyers The Chairgirls opened up a thirteen point lead at the top, albeit having played two more than their closest rivals. Laura Hennessey got them off the mark from close range before Jess Watkins smash in a beauty from the edge of the box to tie up the points. Watch both goals on the Wycombe X feed and take a look at the match photos courtesy of Andy Wicks.  Ascot United Reserves 1-4 Tilehurst Panthers Leah Why scored all four for Tilehurst as they condemned Ascot to a fourth home league defeat of the season. The Panthers hot-shot scored midway through the first-half and then added a fourteen minute hat-trick either side of the hour. Kezia Nzeribe hit Ascot's consolation shortly after Why's fourth goal. Kidlington Youth 2-6 Denham United The league leaders continued their 100% record, which now stretches to 12 games, by clocking up a half-dozen at bottom side Kidlington. Annie Hewitt helped herself to a hat-trick whilst Rebecca Horwood, Niamh Cashin and Sofia Harris were also on the mark form United. Kidlington's goals were score by Julie Rushmere and Isobel Rushmere. Larkspur Rovers 4-2 Abingdon United Development Rovers kept up their chase for what is now looking like second spot and put four points between themselves and Abingdon. Savana Fearon added two more to her impressive total, now standing at 17, whilst Kalina Georgieva and Shenice Dyer also scored. April England and Yasmin Pearson added Abingdon's goals. Chesham United Development 1 Farnborough 2 Ruby Slade's strike for Chesham just after the hour was not enough to prevent them from falling to a fifth home defeat of the season. An own goal from a corner and a Laura Quinn-Low strike secured the points for Borough. Penn & Tylers Green P-P Oxford City Development  AFC Stoneham 8-1 Shaftesbury The Purps won for the first time in 2026 and did so in some style. Chloe Marshall, Pyrena Heath and Emma Simpson each scored two goal. Captain Mia Flood and Scarlet Darnton were also on the mark. Poppy Failes scored Shaftesbury's consolation just after the half-hour. Bemerton Heath Harlequins 1-3 Andover New Street New Street's Freya Twigg continued her form from Thursday's NHDFA semi-final (New Street Knocked Out By A Haymaker), putting Andover in front at Bemerton. Hollie Keating equalised for the home side, but Twigg then put Andover back in front from the spot. Zoe Ridley added a third, putting New Street just two points behind Harlequins with four games in hand. Farnham Town P-P Bursledon Guernsey 1-4 AFC Varsity A late Ruby Smith consolation was all Guernsey had to show for their endeavours on Sunday. Varsity took the spoils back to the mainland thanks to first half goals from Sofia Ryan and Gurinder Rayat. Eloise Paine then added two more after the break. Havant & Waterlooville 2-1 Wimborne Town The Hawks moved to within a point of Farnham Town after edging past Wimborne Town. Calla Swain put Havant in front but, with 15 minutes remaining, Abigail Buck levelled things up for The Magpies. However, Mia Gardner scored a late winner for the home side. Fixtures - Sunday 8 March 2026 AFC Portchester v Fleet Town Despite being down in sixth spot, Portchester could still draw level with Wycombe should they manage to win all of their six games in hand, which includes a trip to Wycombe in two weeks. Fleet were beaten at home last weekend but are well clear of danger. Portchy won the reverse fixture 4-2. Wicor Recreation Ground, PO16 9DP Badshot Lea v Woodley United The very definition of a relegation six-pointer. Bottom side Badshot Lea hosting second from bottom Woodley United. The teams are level on points but Woodley have played two fewer than The Baggies. The reverse fixture ended in a 1-1 draw. A repeat of that would suit United more than Badshot Lea, who really do need to win the game to give themselves a good chance of survival. Westfield Lane, Wrecclesham GU10 4PF Sholing v Reading The Boatwomen are five points above the bottom two, so they'll be looking to secure a few more points in order to guarantee a place at the top table next season. Reading won the reverse fixture 2-1 and are on a run of five without defeat in all competitions. The Mortgage Decisions Stadium, SO19 9PW Southampton v Wycombe Wanderers The second meeting in two weeks. BotP had the pleasure of witnessing the 2-2 draw at Burnham last month. If this game is anything similar, it will be a cracker. Wycombe's defeat of Winchester last weekend has seen them open a big gap at the top. Victory in this game would go a long way towards securing the title. However, a Sirens victory would give the chasing pack a glimmer of hope. Redbridge Community School, Southampton, SO16 9RJ Winchester City Flyers v Oxford City This will be the first meeting of these two this season. Last weekend The Hoops got back on track after losing four on the bounce in the league. Winchester were beaten for the first time in four, going down 2-0 at Wycombe. Last season this fixture ended in a 3-3 draw with Flyers equalising late on through Libby Wilkinson screamer for 30 yards. Hiller Way, Winchester SO23 7SU  Denham United v Abingdon United Development With an eight point lead and still defending their 100% record after twelve games, Denham look to make it a baker's dozen at home to Abingdon this weekend. For their part, Abingdon would mathematically be out of the running should they lose. Denham won the reverse fixture 4-1 back in September. The Den, Oxford Road, Denham, UB9 4DW Farnborough v Oxford City Development The only team who have not played a double figure number league games, Farnborough will be looking to use their games in hand to push them further up the league. City, who have played seven games more than their hosts, are nine points above the drop zone, but would still like a few more to feel 100% safe. The reverse game ended in a 0-0 draw. The Easy As HGV Stadium, GU14 8UD Kidlington Youth v Ascot United Reserves It's fast becoming last chance saloon time for Kidlington. Still without a league win, they are three points from safety. So, this game against the team directly above them is a massive six-pointer for both teams. It is their first meeting of the season with the reverse fixture scheduled for the last weekend. That one could be even bigger. Yarnton Road, OX5 1AT Larkspur Rovers v Tilehurst Panthers Rovers are very proudly sitting in third spot, just a point below Penn & Tylers Green. Tilehurst are currently in eighth but have at least one game in hand on most teams in the league. They are yet to meet in the league after the reverse fixture was postponed in mid-February. Lord Halsbury Memorial Playing Fields, UB5 5FE Penn & Tylers Green v Chesham United Development Eight points adrift of the leaders, all that Penn can do is keep winning and hope that Denham slip up and give them a chance when the teams meet in April. Chesham only have two games remaining and are safely positioned in mid-table. Penn won 4-1 at Chesham on the opening day. French School Meadow, HP10 8LG  AFC Stoneham v Guernsey
After finally getting back to winning ways last weekend, Stoneham will be looking to push on as Guernsey make the visit to Stoneham Lane. The Green Lionesses, after starting the season well, have found life a little harder in recent weeks, although they did pick up a valuable 3 points at home to Shaftesbury two weeks ago. The reverse fixture ended in 1-1 draw. Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh SO16 2PA AFC Varsity v Bournemouth Sports Reserves Varsity's win in Guernsey last weekend saw them move 12 points clear of bottom spot. However, they'll be looking to go level on points with this week's opponents with a win. Sports have won two of their last three and could climb as high as third with a win, depending upon other results. Varsity won 1-0 at Bournemouth in September (Sports Suffer From Kayja Vu) Hatches Farm Sports Ground, Romey. SO51 6EA Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Farnham Town Harlequins look to be the first team to take a point or more off Farnham this season, at the tenth time of asking. Farnham won the reverse fixture 5-1 and were awarded a home walkover when the teams were drawn together in the League Cup. Quins, however, have the second best home defensive record in the league, only better by Farnham. Barry Jackman Sports Pavilion, RG28 7FS Havant & Waterlooville v Andover New Street Both teams won lats time out, Havant at home to Wimborne and New Street at Bemerton Heath. Both will also still feel they have an outside chance of catching the leaders, but they will need Farnham to slip up more than once. Two goal from captain Emma-Jane May and one from Chelsie Hay, her last goal for the club before moving to Winchester, saw The Hawks win the reverse fixture 3-0. Westleigh Park, PO9 5TH Shaftesbury v Wimborne Town Wimborne have lost their last two league outings, both against Havant & Waterlooville, but their last league win came at home to this weekend's opponents, back in January. Sheree Bell-Jack scored twice that day , in a 3-1 victory. Coppice Street, SP7 8PD
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