It’s looking good for table-topping Posh

Ladies football - East Midlands Women’s League

It was a happy Easter for the city’s top two ladies teams. Both Peterborough Northern Star and Peterborough United boosted their title hopes in the East Midlands League with wins over their main rivals.

In the Premier Division, Star won 2-1 at Chestnut Avenue against Oughtibridge War Memorial LFC thanks to goals by sisters Cassie and Katie Steward.

And that leaves them just a point behind table-toppers Leicester City with two games in hand.

Star are now the only unbeaten team in the Premier Division.

Northern Star: Leah Barnes, Georgia Coulson, Jess Evans, Larissa Frederick, Vicky Gallagher, Chanade Henderson, Sarah Hudson, Samara Iredale, Paige Jones, Cassie Steward, Katie Steward. Subs: Jodie Hopkins-Duckhouse, Jade Kelly.

Posh meanwhile strengthened their poisition at the top of the Division One South table with a 3-2 victory over second-placed Oadby and Wigston Ladies at the Nene Park Academy.

That has moved them six points clear at the head of affairs with four games to go.

Keir Perkins set up all three Posh goals - two of them for Jess Driscoll and one for Jeorgia Carr.

Posh: Georgia Bainbridge, Jeorgia Carr, Jessica Driscoll, Imogen James, Kathryn Lusk, Jenna Lusk, Bronwyn Mulheron, Laura Patrick, Keir Perkins, Sophie Powell, Emma Stevenson. Subs: Tash Applegate, D’Lacy Phillips, Emily Smith.

Posh’s Georgia Bainbridge uses her head.

PICTURES: GARY REED Jenna Lusk on the ball for Posh against Oadby.

Goal provider Keir Perkins (left) and goalscorer Jess Driscoll celebrate.