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Coventry United pulled off the great escape with a 1-0 win thanks to Mollie Green’s stunning long range free kick in the seventh minute of injury time.  The result sees Watford relegated with one of the last kicks of the season. Watford knew that a win for them or a draw would be enough toContinue reading “Match report – Watford v Coventry United 01/05/2022”

Crystal Palace won 2-1 against relegation threatened Watford on Sunday at Hayes Lane.  Watford’s loss along with Coventry United’s win over Lewes means that the FA Women’s Championship relegation place will be decided on the final day when the bottom two play each other. Watford had a few early corners, one of which was eventuallyContinue reading “Match report – Crystal Palace v Watford 24/04/2022”

Birmingham kept their survival hopes alive with a 3-1 victory over Brighton.  Veatriki Sarri gave Birmingham the lead in the first half before Louise Quinn added a second after the break, Julia Zigiotti got a goal back for Brighton in the last 10 minutes but Quinn scored her second with two minutes remaining to sealContinue reading “Match report – Brighton & Hove Albion v Birmingham City 23/04/2022”

Chelsea reached Wembley and a chance to defend the FA Cup there with a 2-0 win against Arsenal in front of 3.458 supporters at Meadow Park.  Guro Reiten and Ji So-Yun scored the goals during the second half and were it not for some good saves from Manuela Zinsberger, the scoreline could have been aContinue reading “Match report – Arsenal v Chelsea 17/04/2022”

Manchester City reached their fourth FA Cup Final in the last six seasons as Gareth Taylor’s side won 4-1 against West Ham on a sunny and pleasant afternoon in Dagenham.  In what was a repeat of the 2019 final, City’s goals came from Ellen White, Chloe Kelly and a brace from Lauren Hemp whilst LisaContinue reading “Match report – West Ham United v Manchester City 16/04/2022”

The top two in the Championship played each other at Ashton Gate on Sunday with Liverpool knowing that if they avoided defeat then they will be crowned champions and with it promotion to the WSL. Liverpool started brightly and Leanne Kiernan had the first chance in the 4th minute when her shot from the edgeContinue reading “Match report – Bristol City v Liverpool 03/04/2022”

The quarter-finals of the FA Cup took place over the weekend and even though there weren’t any upsets/surprises, there were some ties that had that special feeling/stories you can only really get in the FA Cup.  I attended two of the ties and will start my round-up with those. On Friday evening at Meadow Park,Continue reading “Women’s FA Cup Quarter-Finals round-up”

It is quarter-finals time in the FA Cup this weekend with four matches scheduled to take place over the weekend!  As normal they have to be decided on the day with extra time and penalties if needed.  The Ipswich v West Ham game is being shown live on the BBC Red Button and all theContinue reading “Women’s FA Cup quarter-finals preview/guide”

On a cold, wet and breezy Wednesday evening at the Chigwell Construction Stadium, West Ham played Manchester United in the WSL. Manchester United had the first chance in the 3rd minute when a low cross was put wide by Ella Toone.  Man United’s Diane Caldwell was shown the first yellow card of the game inContinue reading “Match Report – West Ham United v Manchester United 16/03/2022”

Lewes took on Crystal Palace at The Dripping Pan on Sunday afternoon in the FA Women’s Championship. Crystal Palace had the first chance when Bianca Baptiste run through but Lewes goalkeeper Tatiana Saunders rushed out to block with her legs with the rebound falling to Siobhan Wilson who sent a chipped effort towards goal whichContinue reading “Match Report – Lewes v Crystal Palace 13/03/2022”