Page 5 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.2 2022-23

Bristol City sit on top of the table after maintaining their perfect record with
a 1-0 victory over Sunderland. Shania Hayles scored the only goal of the
game, just before the hour mark, to earn City a third straight win as well as a
third clean sheet.
Sheffield Utd move up into second following an eight-goal blast
against Coventry Utd. After Grace Riglar had given the
Blades a tenth minute lead, four goals in ten minutes
before half time put the game firmly in her favour.
Rhema Lord-Mears made it two before Maddy Cusack
netted a brace and Charlotte Newsham also got on the
scoresheet. Mia Enderby scored twice during the second
half, with Rebecca Rayner adding the other goal.
Charlton Athletic complete the top three after
running out 3-0 winners over Birmingham City. Ella
Rutherford opened the scoring after five minutes and
Angela Addison doubled their lead just before half time,
before a second half own goal from Lucy Thomas
completed the scoring for the Addicks.
Crystal Palace had started the day on top of the
table but they went down to their first defeat, 2-1 at the
hands of Southampton. Lexi Lloyd-Smith gave the Sunderland’s Louise Griffiths and Jess Woolley
Saints an early lead which was cancelled out just before of Bristol City (Will Cheshire).
the break by Coral-Jade Haines, but two minutes
into the second half, Lloyd-Smith scored her Durham Women 3 (Noonan 33,64, McFadden 40)
second goal and this was to give Southampton Blackburn Rovers 1 (Jordan 50)
their first win at Championship level. -
Durham Women also notched up their Crystal Palace 1 (Haines 45)
first victory of the season, beating Blackburn Southampton 2 (Lloyd-Smith 5,47)
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Rovers 3-1. Saoirse Noonan and Sarah Lewes 0
McFadden gave the Wildcats a two-goal lead going London City Lionesses 0
into half time and after Saffron Jordan pulled a -
goal back for Blackburn five minutes into the Sheffield Utd 8 (Riglar 10, Lord-Mears 35, Cusack
second half, Noonan secured the points for 39,45, Newsham 40, Enderby 56,73, Rayner 62)
Durham with the third goal. Coventry Utd 0
For the third match in a row, Lewes -
shared the points as they battled out a goalless Charlton Athletic 3 (Rutherford 5, Addison 40,
Thomas og 52)
draw with London City Lionesses. The visitors Birmingham City 0
finished the game with ten players after Lily Agg -
was red carded late on but the Lionesses were able Bristol City 1 (Hayles 57)
to see the game out for a share of the spoils. Sunderland 0
BARCLAYS CHAMPIONSHIP P W D L F A Pts GD
BRISTOL CITY 3 3 0 0 4 0 9 4
SHEFFIELD UTD 3 2 0 1 10 1 6 9 LEADING SCORERS
CHARLTON ATHLETIC 3 2 0 1 8 4 6 Saoirse NOONAN Durham Women 3
4
3
CRYSTAL PALACE 3 2 0 1 5 2 6 Maddy CUSACK Sheffield Utd 2
1
BIRMINGHAM CITY 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 Mia ENDERBY Sheffield Utd 2
DURHAM WFC 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 Shania HAYLES Bristol City 2
0
LONDON CITY LIONESSES 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 Saffron JORDAN Blackburn Rovers 2
0
SOUTHAMPTON F.C. 3 1 1 1 4 5 4 Lexi LLOYD-SMITH Southampton 2
-1
LEWES 3 0 3 0 2 2 3 0
BLACKBURN ROVERS 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 -3
SUNDERLAND 3 0 1 2 1 6 1 -5
COVENTRY UTD 3 0 0 3 0 12 0 -12
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