Emily Murphy scores for Newcastle United Women against Sunderland Women

After the fallout of the Tyne-Wear derby , there is a lot less riding on this weekend's fixtures. Or is there?

Attention turns to the League Cup and the final matches in the Group Stage. None of our teams can progress to the quarter-finals but that doesn't mean the games will not be taken seriously.

When is a dead rubber not a dead rubber? No, not a joke but a question with a serious answer - when it's a derby!

Sunderland may have been on the wrong end of the final scoreline at St James' Park on Sunday but they have a chance to get bragging rights over another local rival when they welcome Durham for the second time this season.

The hosts haven't won a match since the teams last met in mid-September and have see

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