Women's Super League: Chelsea & United go goal crazy
Chelsea and Manchester United struck 13 goals between them without reply as they put their Women's Super League opponents to the sword on Saturday.
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Everton seal last-gasp WSL win against Leicester after Kirstie Levell’s own goal
Hanna Bennison’s free-kick deflected into the net off the goalkeeper Kirstie Levell to give Everton a 1-0 victory over Leicester in added time of the Women’s Super League contest at Walton Hall Park.
Women’s Super League 2022-23 previews No 5: Everton
Pretty much everything that could have gone wrong for Everton last season did. With just five wins all year, and two managers and an interim coach later, they finished 10th having flirted with relegation.
Louise Quinn scores twice as Birmingham boost WSL survival bid
Skipper Louise Quinn notched a brace as Birmingham boosted their Women's Super League survival hopes with a 3-1 victory over Brighton at the People's Pension Stadium.
Women’s Super League: talking points from the weekend’s action
Having begun to find a rhythm to their play with style and swagger, Manchester United’s capitulation against derby rivals Manchester City was surprising. With United five points ahead of their neighbours going into the game, victory would have hugely damaged any hopes City had of Champions League football and kept them with a foot firmly in the title race. Instead, United are off the pace at the top and have City firmly on their heels. Manager Marc Skinner pointed to the reason for the underwhelming performance: “I just think Man City have a lot of experienced players who have been around this league for a long time, [whereas] we’re embedding quite a lot of players.” He’s right: the experience of winning leagues and being able to get results in high-stakes games cannot be underestimated. United held out until Caroline Weir’s stunning chip in the 81st minute. Against Arsenal the preceding week it was a sublime pass from Vivianne Miedema for Stina Blackstenius to put in that denied them all three points. United need to see out games against the WSL’s traditional top-three but that will come with time, experience and the pain of these late concessions still stinging. Now their mettle will be tested in the race for top three. SW
Emma Hayes and Darren Carter express concern over WSL refereeing
The standard of refereeing in the Women’s Super League has come under fire again with Chelsea boss Emma Hayes and Birmingham City manager Darren Carter both criticising the performances of officials.
WSL round-up: Chelsea close in on Arsenal with win over Man City, Louise Quinn finds net for Birmingham
Guro Reiten set up a mouth-watering top-of-the-table showdown with Arsenal as Chelsea closed the gap to the Women's Super League leaders to just two points with victory over Manchester City.
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