Durham Women fell to a first defeat of the season against Charlton Athletic.
Beth Hepple’s 100th club goal put Durham ahead in the first-half, but The Addicks’ two late goals secured Charlton the three points.
The first big chance of the game came from Charlton, with Cat Sheppard denying Kiera Skeels header, before Hannah Blake cleared the rebound off the line.
In the 31st minute, Blake sent a strike towards goal from 12-yards out, but her effort fell narrowly wide.
Shortly after, Hepple opened the scoring in the 32nd minute, confidently finding the ball from Blake’s cross into the box, tapping home from close-range.
With 15 minutes remaining, Gillian Kenney drew the visitors level, after Lucy Fitzgerald’s initial effort was clawed away by Sheppard.
The Addicks secured the three points with seven minutes left to play. Charlotte Newsham’s ball into the box was latched onto by Fitzgerald, who turned and fired into the top left corner.

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Details

Date Time League Season Full Time
September 14, 2025 12:00 pm BWSL2 2025_26 90'

Ground

Maiden Castle, Durham
City of Durham, County Durham, North East England, England, DH1 3SE, United Kingdom

Results

Club1st Half2nd HalfGoalsOutcome
Durham W101Loss
Charlton W022Win

Durham W

2Grace Ayre Defender
3Lauren Briggs Midfielder
4Tyler Toland Midfielder
5Sarah Wilson Defender 95'
6Sarah Robson Midfielder
7Beth Hepple Midfielder 32'
8Mollie Lambert Midfielder 56'
9Lucy Watson 10 Forward
10Hannah Blake 9 Forward
13Anna King Goalkeeper
14Becky Salicki Defender
15Poppy Pritchard 17 Forward
16Grace Ede 25 Forward
17Mariana Speckmaier 15 Forward
19Ella Wilson Defender
20Michaela Foster Defender
21Amber Stobbs Midfielder
25Leyla McFarland 16 Forward
27Abbey Jones Forward
35Catriona Sheppard Goalkeeper