Page 4 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.7 2021-22

The Barclays FA WSL

Arsenal have gone three points clear at the top of the table after they
defeated Everton 3-0 to maintain their 100% record and keep a fourth
straight clean sheet. Katie McCabe opened the scoring just after the half
hour mark and Lotte Wubben-Moy made it two before half time. The best
was to come late on though as Frida Maanum rounded off the scoring late
on with a powerful 25-yard strike which found the top corner.
Chelsea are up into second, their highest position of the season to
date, with a 2-0 victory over Leicester City. The Blues needed to be patient
as Leicester put up strong resistance throughout the match, with goalkeeper
Kirstie Levell having a fine game. Chelsea made the breakthrough with
seven minutes remaining with a goal from Pernille Harder, before Fran Kirby finally sealed the
points in injury time.
Tottenham Hotspur’s winning start to the season was brought to an end as they were
beaten 2-1 by Brighton & Hove Albion. Lee Geum-Min put the Seagulls in front shortly
before half time and Victoria Williams scored what proved to be the winner, despite Kit Graham
pulling one back for Spurs with two minutes remaining.
Manchester Utd and Manchester City battled out a thrilling derby match which
ended with honours even in a 2-2 draw. City, looking to end a run of three succesive defeats,
were dealt a blow when Georgia Stanway was red carded for a high tackle on Leah Galton but
three minutes later, they took the lead through a header from Khadija Shaw from a Demi Stokes
centre. The game was turned on its head in four second half minutes, Lucy Staniforth turning in
a cross from Ella Toone and Alessio Russo drilled United in front from the edge of the area. City’s
response was swift though and Ellen White followed up to slot in the equaliser, and earn her side
a point, when she followed up to score after Jess Manchester Utd 2 (Staniforth 72, Russo 75)
Park’s strike had come back off the bar. Manchester City 2 (Shaw 38, White 79)
West Ham Utd stay in the top half after -
sharing a 1-1 draw with Birmingham City, who Chelsea 2 (Harder 83, Kirby 90)
picked up their first point of the season. After a Leicester City 0
goalless first half, Claudia Walker powered the - Brighton & Hove Albion 2 (Lee 37, Williams 86)
Hammers in front nine minutes after the restart Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Graham 88)
but the Blues were to hit back and Louise Quinn -
grabbed an equaliser to get the Blues off the mark. Reading FC Women 3 (Eikeland 16, Rowe 19,
After four defeats without a goal scored, Dowie 48)
Reading FC Women hit form on Sunday with a Aston Villa 0
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3-0 victory against Aston Villa. Amalie Eikeland Arsenal 3 (McCabe 32, Wubben-Moy 41, Maanum 86)
and Rachel Rowe scored in quick succession for the Everton 0
Royals during the first half and Natasha Dowie -
wrapped up the win for her side early in the second West Ham Utd 1 (Walker 54)
half. Birmingham City 1 (Quinn 67)
BARCLAYS FA WSL P W D L F A Pts GD
ARSENAL 5 5 0 0 19 2 15 17
CHELSEA 5 4 0 1 17 5 12 12 LEADING SCORERS
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 5 4 0 1 7 3 12 Samantha KERR Chelsea 5
4
MANCHESTER UTD 5 3 1 1 10 9 10 Kim LITTLE Arsenal 4
1
5
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 5 3 0 2 10 5 9 Vivianne MIEDEMA Arsenal 4
WEST HAM UTD 5 2 2 1 8 4 8 Pernille HARDER Chelsea 3
4
ASTON VILLA 5 2 1 2 4 9 7 -5
Fran KIRBY Chelsea 3
EVERTON 5 2 0 3 6 12 6 -6
Katie McCABE Arsenal 3
MANCHESTER CITY 5 1 1 3 7 11 4 -4
READING FC WOMEN 5 1 0 4 3 10 3 -7
BIRMINGHAM CITY 5 0 1 4 2 12 1 -10
LEICESTER CITY 5 0 0 5 2 13 0 -11
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