Newcastle United Women

Newcastle United Women headed into their latest derby game with Sunderland knowing anything less than a win would just about rule out automatic promotion.

However, they entered a fixture they had won on the previous three occasions and therefore were confident of making it four.

Middlesbrough-born midfielder Emma Kelly who has featured in the previous clashes said ahead of this latest derby: “It’s just another week and just another game, and Tanya (Oxtoby) has been really good at reiterating that we don’t let emotions override how we feel going into the game. We need to put the work in out on the pitch, keep doing what we’ve been doing lately and approach it like any other fixture.”

Meanwhile, the latest international break is around the corner with several Newcastle players receiving call ups.

Shania Hayles was named in the Jamaica squad ahead of their World Cup qualifiers against Antigua & Barbuda and Guyana. While, Aoife Mannion and Emily Murphy are both part of the Republic of Ireland squad that will face Poland twice in their back-to-back World Cup qualifiers later this month.

Jas McQuade and Charlotte Wardlaw have been named in the Scotland...