Page 5 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.29 2022-23

Bristol City have put themselves in a position where they can clinch the
title this Sunday, after they stormed to a 5-0 victory away to Sunderland.
A double from Shania Hayles put City in control of matters at half time and
Ella Powell made it three after the break. Jasmine Bull and Abi Harrison
then added further goals late on to crown the win for City who host
Charlton Athletic at Ashton Gate this Sunday, knowing that a win would
put them in an unassailable position.
Birmingham City are making a late bid for promotion and are in the top two for the
first time this season after maximum points from two games. Claudia Walker scored twice
along with Jade Pennock and Lucy Quinn on Sunday as the Blues won 4-2 away to Crystal
Palace, Coral-Jade Haines and Molly-Mae Sharpe replying, and they followed this up with
a 1-0 victory over Durham Women, a solitary goal from Tara Bourne leaving Birmingham
hoping to capitalise on any slip up by the leaders.
London City Lionesses’ hopes appear to be over after they went down to a 1-0
defeat at Southampton. Katie Wilkinson scored the only goal of the game with seven
minutes remaining to deal what looks like to be a fatal blow to the visitors’ title hopes.
Charlton Athletic can no longer win the
league but notched up another victory, 2-0 Charlton Athletic 2 (Johnson pen 17, Addison 70)
against Durham Women. Melissa Johnson gave Durham Women 0
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the Addicks a first half lead from the penalty Lewes 1 (Howells 70)
spot and Angela Addison wrapped up the win Blackburn Rovers 0
with the second goal. -
Lewes moved back up the table and Sunderland 0
rekindled hopes of a top half place when a fine Bristol City 5 (Hayles 35,40, Powell 62, Bull 88,
Harrison 90)
strike by Paula Howells, midway through the -
second half, earned them a 1-0 victory against Coventry Utd 0
Blackburn Rovers. Sheffield Utd 4 (Haywood 28,40, Enderby 50,
Sheffield Utd meanwhlile continued to Sweetman-Kirk 90)
pull away from the bottom places, thanks to a -
4-0 success away to Coventry Utd. Sophie Crystal Palace 2 (Haines 36, Sharpe 43)
Birmingham City 4 (Pennock 9, Walker 12,68,
Haywood netted a first half brace to put the Lucy Quinn 15)
Blades two ahead at the interval, and they -
increased their lead through Mia Enderby five Southampton 1 (Wilkinson 83)
minutes after the restart. Courtney Sweetman- London City Lionesses 0
Kirk rounded off the scoring for United with the -
fourth goal, deep into injury time. Birmingham City 1 (Bourne 59)
Durham Women 0
BARCLAYS CHAMPIONSHIP P W D L F A Pts GD
BRISTOL CITY 20 14 3 3 35 10 45 25
BIRMINGHAM CITY 20 13 2 5 35 21 41 14 LEADING SCORERS
LONDON CITY LIONESSES 20 12 3 5 37 18 39 Shania HAYLES Bristol City 11
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CHARLTON ATHLETIC 20 11 4 5 33 22 37 Melissa JOHNSON Charlton Athletic 11
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SOUTHAMPTON F.C. 20 8 6 6 18 14 30 Jade PENNOCK Birmingham City 11
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CRYSTAL PALACE 20 10 0 10 23 32 30 Sarah EWENS London City Lionesses 9
LEWES 19 7 5 7 18 22 26 Saffron JORDAN Blackburn Rovers 9
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1
DURHAM WFC 20 7 4 9 27 26 25 Rio HARDY Durham Women 7
SHEFFIELD UTD 20 6 3 11 27 23 21 4
SUNDERLAND 20 5 3 12 24 33 18 -9
BLACKBURN ROVERS 19 3 8 8 16 26 17 -10
COVENTRY UTD 20 2 1 17 16 62 7 -46
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