Match in pictures: Rockettes beat Ashmount Leigh to go clear at top

Early on, Rhiannon Hambleton was pressing high and got a low cross in which fell to Bell-Thorns, whose strike was deflected just over the crossbar. Millie Carter's corner fell to Hambleton who was blocked with her low effort. Then Imogen Edwards did well to get a long range effort at goal and that forced a decent parried save from Mathilde Barbier inside the third minute.

A wayward ball back to the goalkeeper by Niamh Andersson went out for a corner. Alice Gue headed the first corner out of play and the second corner, Bognor were able to clear it. Ashmount Leigh hit the right post through Rosanne Ane after a quick through ball picked her out on the run through defence on 9 minutes.

The Rockettes took the lead on 11 minutes as Carter's corner picked out Bowditch in the air and she headed it low into the net. Hambleton worked herself into the penalty area again but her effort was well stopped by the correctly placed Barbier. A long free-kick from the left by Natalie Stephenson was knocked wide of the left post by a sliding Ane on 19 minutes in a good opportunity for the visitors.

Bognor hit the woodwork on 30 minutes as Sophie Humphrey burst through into the area and it ended with her high attempt. Then on the rebound it was Carter who diverted a low chance wide. Bognor extended their lead on 32 minutes. A nice solo run saw Bell-Thorns cut inside from the left before shooting low and off a defender and inside the left post.

Danielle Boyd received a square pass from the right before shooting low and forcing Nicole Robinson into a 36th minute save. Humphrey was denied on the goal line as she burst through thanks to a neat through pass. Carter's high corner fell to Macie Downs but her header flew over the crossbar. HT 2 - 0

Humphrey played the ball square to Kate Delillis in the 48th minute. She controlled the ball before shooting from outside the area but it was a good save from Barbier. Yasmin Williams did well to speed down the left flank and her cross was dangerous with Robinson flailing an arm at it. But the ball was eventually shepherded by Bowditch and then hacked away by Edwards.

On 57 minutes it was Bell-Thorns who pounced on the chipped pass to beat Barbier to it before firing her chance off the crossbar again. Andersson did well to dig out a cross deep onto the back post and Barbier lost control of it under pressure from Bell-Thorns and the referee awarded a freekick for a foul on the goalkeeper with both players on the deck.

On 64 minutes Lou Lou Robson and Sophia Poling replaced Edwards and Andersson for Bognor. A diagonal ball by Robson saw her pick out Carter on the right and her cross to Hambleton was good but her header flew over the crossbar. Freya Boxer came on for Hambleton on 70 minutes in Bognor's third change inside a much quieter half. Hannah Warner, off the bench, struck wide after good work from Ane who latched onto a through ball on 72 minutes.

Robson's diagonal ball was good out wide to Boxer who scuffed her pass square to Carter but on the rise she struck it high over the bar. On 80 minutes Lillie Bromley and Lucienne Selvester replaced Bell-Thorns and Delillis. Bognor extended their lead though on 83 minutes as, shortly after coming onto the pitch, Robson controlled one well in midfield before firing it from 25 yards out and flying high into the net. Bognor welcome Montpelier Villa next on Sunday (March 8) at Nyewood Lane, 2pm.