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FA Women’s Championship

       Durham Women remain at the top of the table despite going down to their
       second defeat of the season, beaten 3-1 by Crystal Palace. Bianca Baptiste
       gave Palace a fourth minute lead which was doubled by Siobhan Wilson and
       although Becky Salicki pulled one back for Durham late
       on, Millie Farrow sealed an excellent win for her side
       when she scored the third goal, deep into injury time.
            A  win  would  have  taken  Liverpool  to  the
       summit but they remain in second place after sharing a
       goalless  draw  with  Blackburn  Rovers.  The  Reds
       therefore  narrow  the  gap  on  Durham  but  are  still  a
       single point behind them.
            It was a good day all round for London City
       Lionesses  who  are  now  just  two  points  off  the  pace
       following  their  2-0  win  away  to  Sunderland.  Carly
       Girasoli  gave  the  Lionesses  a  fourth  minute  lead  and
       Rianna  Jarrett  sewed  up  the  win  late  on  when  she
       scored the second goal.
            On  a  day  of  relatively  few  goals  in  the
       Championship, a second goalless draw was fought out Coventry Utd’s Charlie Estcourt is closed down by
       between Sheffield Utd and Charlton Athletic. Both  Simran Jhamat of Bristol City  (Will Cheshire).
       sides went close but neither could produce a winner on
       the day, leaving them placed just behind the leading sides.
            Watford gained their first victory back in the second tier at the eighth attempt, a 2-1
       success  away  to  Lewes.  Freda  Ayisi  put  the  Rookettes  in  front  after  just  three  minutes  but
       Watford were quickly back on level terms, thanks
       to an Emma Beckett penalty. The game remained  Crystal Palace 3 (Baptiste 4, Wilson 18, Farrow 90)
       in the balance until nine minutes from time, when Durham Women 1 (Salicki 81)
       substitute  Leanne  Bell  scored  the  winner  for -
       Watford.  Such  is  the  tightness  of  the  table  right Lewes 1 (Ayisi 3)
       now that Lewes, despite sitting third from bottom,  Watford 2 (Beckett pen 10, Bell 81)
       are  only  three  points  behind  fourth  placed  - Liverpool 0
       Charlton Athletic.                      Blackburn Rovers 0
            Coventry  Utd  and  Bristol  City  played  -
       their match on Monday night and produced a third  Sheffield Utd 0
       draw  in  the  league  over  the  weekend,  finishing Charlton Athletic 0
       level at 1-1. Rio Hardy scored for the second game -
       in a row to give Coventry the lead just before half Sunderland 0
       time  and  they  looked  to  be  on  course  for  a  first  London City Lionesses 2 (Girasoli 4, Jarrett 88)
       league  win  until  eight  minutes  from  time,  when  - Coventry Utd 1 (Hardy 44)
       in-form City striker Abi Harrison salvaged a point  Bristol City 1 (Harrison 82)
       for her side.
       CHAMPIONSHIP          P  W D  L  F  A Pts GD
       DURHAM WFC            8  6  0  2 13 7  18  6
       LIVERPOOL             8  5  2  1 11 4  17  7    LEADING SCORERS
                                                4
       LONDON CITY LIONESSES  8  5  1  2 11 7  16 Leanne KIERNAN    Liverpool  5
                                                4
       CHARLTON ATHLETIC     8  4  1  3 11 7  13 Lucy WATSON       Sheffield Utd  5
       CRYSTAL PALACE        8  3  3  2 15 13 12 Abi HARRISON      Bristol City  4
                                                2
       BRISTOL CITY          8  3  2  3 14 12 11 Beth HEPPLE      Durham Women  4
                                                2
       SHEFFIELD UTD         8  3  2  3 10 10 11  0
                                              Rianna JARRETT    London City Lionesses  4
                                               -1
       SUNDERLAND            8  3  2  3  7  8  11  Emma FOLLIS    Charlton Athletic  3
       BLACKBURN ROVERS      8  3  1  4  9 10 10  -1
       LEWES                 8  3  1  4  8 10 10  -2
       WATFORD               8  1  1  6  9 20  4  -11
       COVENTRY UTD          8  0  2  6  8 18  2  -10
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