Stoke City make their first-ever appearance in the FAWNL Cup Final, while Nottingham Forest have been there once before, edging Watford 3-2 after extra-time two years ago.
The third-placed Potters have lost both league games with Forest this season, three goals in 15 second-half minutes giving Nottingham a 3-0 away wain on the opening day, going one better in front of 1,910 at the City Ground in November.
Wolves welcome West Brom to Molineux for the Black Country derby, with Wanderers five points behind unbeaten Northern Premier leaders Nottingham Forest and four games to go each.
Top of the Southern Premier, Hashtag head to Wales to take on Gwalia, Ipswich are hot in pursuit of the leaders and hosting relegation-threatened Plymouth at Portman Road. Exeter entertain Cheltenham at St James’s Park, the Dons derby is at Stadium MK.
There are three points between Division 1 Midlands’ top four, leaders Loughborough host Barnsley Women, Northampton, Peterborough and Leafield all play sides in the bottom four.
Cheadle are just a measure of three on goal-difference ahead of Middlesbrough in the Division 1 North title race with three games left each, the Stingers home to Norton and Boro at Durham Cestria. Chorley are still in contention and playing Stockport, while there’s a massive basement battle between Doncaster and Fylde at the Eco-Power Stadium.
Real Bedford head to Chesham and two wins from their four remaining games will secure then the Division 1 South East title. Nearest challengers Norwich go up against third-placed London Bees.
