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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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