Consett Ladies are back at Belle View this weekend hoping to make it a Darlo double as they entertain Darlington FC Women following Sunday’s victory 4-2 over Darlington Spraire Ladies.
The Steelers remain one of only two teams left unbeaten in the league, with the Quakers arriving at Belle View with a win and two draws in their last five games.
The Steelers are currently 12 points ahead of their opponents, who are 7th, but the visitors have two games in hand.
Consett Ladies manager Matt Gatiss knows that despite their current league position, Darlington are a danger to any team on their day.
They recently beat his side on penalties in the quarter-final of the County Cup after a dramatic 3-3 draw at Belle View.
“I have no doubts that towards the end of the season, Darlington will be one of the promotion candidates around the top end of the table,” said Gatiss.

“We have already seen this year how dangerous they are in attack, but we also know the threat that we have up front, and scoring four at the weekend as well as having a goal disallowed and hitting the bar three times gives us confidence in our own strengths.
“However, we need to tighten up at the back from our last few performances and we are definitely going to need to be at our best at both ends of the pitch to get all three points.”
Kick off this Sunday is 2pm at Belle View, with free admission.
Elsewhere in the league:
Birtley Town Ladies vs Chester-le-Street United Women Reserves
Chester-le-Street Amazons Women vs Gateshead Rutherford Ladies
Horden CW Women vs Darlington Spraire Ladies
Sunderland AFC Women U23 vs Boldon CA Ladies