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Chelsea secured a third FA WSL title in four years in style as they ran out
5-0 winners over Reading FC Women on Sunday. The Blues went into
the match needing a win to be confirmed as Champions and got the start
they wanted when Melanie Leupolz gave them a second minute lead. Fran
Kirby then scored either side of half time to put them three ahead, before
Sam Kerr and Erin Cuthbert rounded off the scoring.
Manchester City did all they could but will once again have to
settle for the runners-up spot. Ellen White scored the only goal of the
game with fifteen minutes remaining to give them a 1-0 win at West Ham Utd but with
matters out of their hands, it was not quite enough overall.
Arsenal picked up the point they needed to take the final Champions League spot
when they shared a goalless draw with Aston Villa, who in turn got the result they wanted
to stay up. A game of few chances saw a determined and resilient Villa side defend strongly
to keep the Gunners at bay and secure a place in the top flight next season.
Despite a 2-0 win against Everton, Manchester Utd end up in fourth place, just
missing out on European football by a single point. Ella Toone opened the scoring for
United after six minutes and they never relinquished the lead from that point, wrapping up
the points late on when Kirsty Hanson scored the second.
Tottenham Hotspur ended their
campaign on a winning note, with a 1-0 success
Arsenal 0
away to Birmingham City who were able to Aston Villa 0
celebrate survival at the end of the match. Kit -
Graham scored the only goal of the game for Birmingham City 0
Spurs, nineteen minutes from time. Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Graham 71)
Bristol City’s battle to stay up ended - Brighton & Hove Albion 3 (Le Tissier 7, Geum-Min 52,
in vain as they were beaten 3-1 by Brighton & Kaagman 76)
Hove Albion, who claimed their highest ever Bristol City 1 (Harrison 61)
finish and a top half place. Maya Le Tissier put -
the Seagulls in front after seven minutes, and Chelsea 5 (Leupolz 2, Kirby 43,57, Kerr 71, Cuthbert
their lead was doubled by Lee Geum-Min early 75)
Reading FC Women 0
in the second half. City fought back and gave -
themselves hope when Abi Harrison pulled one Manchester Utd 2 (Toone 6, Hanson 89)
back just after the hour but their fate was sealed Everton 0
as Brighton made the points safe through a -
deflected free kick from Inness Kaagman with West Ham Utd 0
fourteen minutes remaining. Manchester City 1 (White 75)
BARCLAYS FA WSL P W D L F A Pts GD
CHELSEA 22 18 3 1 69 10 57 59
MANCHESTER CITY 22 17 4 1 65 13 55 52 LEADING SCORERS
ARSENAL 22 15 3 4 63 15 48 Sam KERR Chelsea 21
48
MANCHESTER UTD 22 15 2 5 44 20 47 Vivianne MIEDEMA Arsenal 18
24
9
EVERTON 22 9 5 6 39 30 32 Fran KIRBY Chelsea 15
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 22 8 3 11 21 41 27 -20lin FOORD Arsenal 10
Cait
READING FC WOMEN 22 5 9 8 25 41 24 -16 Manchester City 10
Chloe KELLY
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 22 5 5 12 18 41 20 -23 Manchester City 10
Ellen WHITE
WEST HAM UTD 22 3 6 13 21 39 15 -18
ASTON VILLA 22 3 6 13 15 47 15 -32
BIRMINGHAM CITY * 22 3 6 13 15 44 14 -29
BRISTOL CITY 22 2 6 14 18 71 12 -53
Issue no. 17 - 13 May 2021 news@womenssoccerscene.co.uk