Leeds United Women will be looking to make it three straight FAWNL Division One North wins on the road, as they return to the North East to face Durham Cestria this Sunday, with kick off at 2pm.

Cestria will be out for revenge after the reverse fixture had been heading for a draw in Garforth, until Jess Rousseau grabbed a dramatic late winner to separate the two sides in September.

Last time out, Katie Astle's well-taken first half goal proved to be enough as Simon Wood's side picked up the three points away at Norton & Stockton Ancients.

A convincing performance on Teesside, the Whites could, and probably should, have extended their lead in the second half, controlling proceedings throughout at the Norton Sports Complex.

🍿 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝟬-𝟭 #LUFCW
Katie Astle's 22nd minute strike seals the win and three points for Leeds pic.twitter.com/okpwMgKkvW

— Leeds United (@LUFC) February 25, 2024

That victory made it back-to-back wins as United look to gatecrash the promotion party in the second half of the campaign, after picking up a hard-fought 3-1 victory away at Chester le Street Town at the start of February.

Despite the challenging conditions at Moor Park, goals from Ellie Dobson, Leoni Price and Jess Rousseau's 10th of the campaign saw Leeds return to West Yorkshire with the victory under their belt.

Those results leave United sitting in fifth, four points behind third-placed Durham with two games in hand.

Cestria, a partner club of Barclays Women's Championship outfit Durham Women, are enjoying a strong campaign under manager Michael Third.

After falling to defeat at the hands of Hull City in November, Cestria bounced back with five straight wins, including an impressive comeback from 2-0 down at half time to beat Barnsley 3-2.

The winning streak did come to an end last time out, but the side were still able to hold table-topping Middlesbrough to a goalless draw at home.

Striker Alisha Clarke-Mainwaring tops the goalscoring charts for Cestria, having netted six in nine appearances this term.

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📰 Six point Sunday, as #LUFCW defeat Durham Cestria 1-0, thanks to an 88th minute strike by Jess Rousseau

— Leeds United (@LUFC) September 17, 2023

Supporter information:

• Adults - £4
• Children £1

The full address for the match is: Ford Quarry Football Hub, Keelman's Lane, South Hylton, Sunderland, SR4 0RW.

How to follow:

Those not attending the game in Sunderland can follow all the updates live on leedsunited.com with our online blog throughout the match.