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FA Women’s Championship

Liverpool have gone to the top of the FA Women’s Championship for the first
time this season after winning 2-0 at previous leaders Durham Women. In
front of a record crowd at Durham, it was the Reds who took the lead when
Leanne Kiernan headed them in front on the hour and
Taylor Hinds wrapped up the win with the second goal.
London City Lionesses have also reached
their highest position of the season, climbing up to
second with a 1-0 victory over Sheffield Utd. Amy
Rodgers fired in the only goal of the game from a
second half corner to give the Lionesses, who are one
point off the pace, a sixth win of the season.
Crystal Palace moved up to fourth following
their 3-2 win against Charlton Athletic. In a
pulsating local derby, Millie Farrow opened the scoring
for Palace after ten minutes and Kirsty Barton made it
two ahead of half time. Hollie Olding reduced the
arrears after the break but five minutes later, Farrow
scored her second and what would prove to be the Aggie Beever-Jones scores Bristol City’s third goal
winning goal. Jess King gave the Addicks hope in injury against Blackburn Rovers (Will Cheshire).
time but Dean Davenport’s side saw the game out for a
result which extends their unbeaten run to five games and maintains their movement up the table.
Bristol City also look to be finding their best form as they defeated Blackburn Rovers 3-0
in front of a healthy crowd at Ashton Gate. The Robins took the lead via a Helen Seed own goal just
before half time and Abi Harrison doubled their advantage after the break with her fifth goal of the
season. Aggie Beever-Jones then slotted home the
third to crown a win which takes City into fifth place. Durham Women 0
Lewes recorded their biggest win of the Liverpool 2 (Kiernan 60, Hinds 79)
season to date, 4-1 against Coventry Utd. Lucy -
Ashworth-Clifford gave Lewes a first half lead which Lewes 4 (Ashworth-Clifford 20,77, Howells 52,
was cancelled out by Katie Wilkinson, but a long Umotong 85)
range strike from Paula Howells put the Rookettes Coventry Utd 1 (Wilkinson 34)
back in front early in the second half. Ashworth- - London City Lionesses 1 (Rodgers 66)
Clifford then netted her second goal and Ini Sheffield Utd 0
Umotong completed the scoring with five minutes -
remaining. Crystal Palace 3 (Farrow 10,73, Barton 43)
Improving Watford picked up another Charlton Athletic 2 (Olding 68, King 90)
useful point from a 1-1 draw against Sunderland. -
Keira Ramshaw headed the Wearsiders in front in Bristol City 3 (Seed og 36, Harrison 70, Beever-
the seventeenth minute but Watford came back Jones 79)
strongly after the break and Leanne Bell scored for Blackburn Rovers 0
the second successive match to give her side a share -
of the spoils and take their unbeaten run to three Watford 1 (Bell 51)
matches. Sunderland 1 (Ramshaw 17)
CHAMPIONSHIP P W D L F A Pts GD
LIVERPOOL 9 6 2 1 13 4 20 9
LONDON CITY LIONESSES 9 6 1 2 12 7 19 5 LEADING SCORERS
4
DURHAM WFC 9 6 0 3 13 9 18 Leanne KIERNAN Liverpool 6
3
CRYSTAL PALACE 9 4 3 2 18 15 15 Abi HARRISON Bristol City 5
5
BRISTOL CITY 9 4 2 3 17 12 14 Lucy WATSON Sheffield Utd 5
2
CHARLTON ATHLETIC 9 4 1 4 13 11 13 Millie FARROW Crystal Palace 4
LEWES 9 4 1 4 12 11 13 1
Beth HEPPLE Durham Women 4
-1
SUNDERLAND 9 3 3 3 8 9 12 Rianna JARRETT London City Lionesses 4
SHEFFIELD UTD 9 3 2 4 10 11 11 -1
BLACKBURN ROVERS 9 3 1 5 9 13 10 -4
WATFORD 9 1 2 6 10 21 5 -11
COVENTRY UTD 9 0 2 7 9 22 2 -13
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