Durham Women 0-3 Newcastle United Women: Hildur Antonsdóttir, Jordan Nobbs and Martha Thomas scored in a convincing win for Tanya Oxtoby’s side at Maiden Castle.
Newcastle United Women continued their perfect start to the WSL2 campaign with a 3-0 derby win against Durham Women at Maiden Castle on Sunday afternoon.
Tanya Oxtoby, Manager of Newcastle United, looks on during the Barclays Women's Super League 2 match between Newcastle United and Southampton at Gateshead International Stadium on December 08, 2025 in Gateshead, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)placeholder image
Tanya Oxtoby, Manager of Newcastle United, looks on during the Barclays Women's Super League 2 match between Newcastle United and Southampton at Gateshead International Stadium on December 08, 2025 in Gateshead, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Hildur Antonsdóttir’s first Newcastle goal gave the visitors a 1-0 lead at the break before Jordan Nobbs and Martha Thomas struck in the second half to secure the comfortable win.
Tanya Oxtoby’s side sit top of the WSL2 table with five wins from five matches, ahead of local rivals Sunderland in second place.
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The Lady Magpies are pushing for promotion to the top flight of women’s football in their third season in the second tier. Last season, they finished sixth and missed out on a play-off place.
NUFC Women: Anna Tamminen, Jordan Nobbs, Jemma Purfield, Mollie Lambert (Kathleen McGovern 66), Hildur Antonsdóttir (Lois Joel 83), Martha Thomas (Jessie Gale 90), Kaitlyn Torpey, Katie Bradley, Aoife Mannion, Beth Lumsden, Rachel McLauchlan (c)
Subs not used: Kayla Rendell, Charlotte Wardlaw, Freya Gregory, Hanna Németh, Gemma Evans, Leanne Kiernan