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FA Women’s Championship

Liverpool have edged a further point clear in the FA Women’s Championship,
taking their advantage into double figures with a 3-0 victory against
Sunderland. All of the Reds’ goals came in the second half, Katie Stengel giving
them the lead from the penalty spot four minutes after the
restart. With four minutes remaining, Yana Daniels scored a
decisive second and another penalty in injury time, this time
converted by Missy Bo Kearns, rounded off the scoring.
Second placed changed hands once again, with
London City Lionesses returning there on the back of a 5-1
win away to Crystal Palace. Three goals in a six minute spell
during the first half from Charlotte Fleming, Amy Rodgers
and Millie Rouse put the Lionesses in control and Rouse
netted her second after the break. Despite Millie Farrow
pulling one back for Palace right away, the Lionesses were not
finished and Rodgers scored their fifth and final goal on the
hour.
The result takes the Lionesses back above Charlton
Athletic who were held to a 1-1 draw by Coventry Utd. The Bristol City striker Abi Harrison gets in a shot
Addicks went ahead early in the second half through Lois past Becky Salicki of Durham Women
Heuchan and they remained in front until two minutes from (Will Cheshire).
time, when Katie Wilkinson salvaged a point for Coventry.
Bristol City meanwhile leapfrogged Durham Women and are now fourth after winning
their meeting 3-0. Abi Harrison continued her rich
vein of form in front of goal by giving them a tenth
minute lead and the Scottish international added a Durham Women 0
Bristol City 3 (Harrison 10,44, Beever-Jones 90)
second on the stroke of half time. Aggie Beever- -
Jones completed a great day for Lauren Smith’s side Sheffield Utd 4 (Richards og 6, Robert 45,
as she netted the third goal in injury time. Lord-Mears 66, Watson 88)
Lewes meanwhile enhanced their hopes of Blackburn Rovers 0
a top half place, thanks to a 2-0 victory away to -
Watford. Georgia Timms opened the scoring for Coventry Utd 1 (Wilkinson 88)
the Rookettes midway through the first half, before Charlton Athletic 1 (Hughes 52)
Amelia Hazard put the seal on their third win in five -
games with twenty minutes remaining. Crystal Palace 1 (Farrow 52)
Sheffield Utd continued their return to London City Lionesses 5 (Fleming 18, Rodgers
form by beating Blackburn Rovers 4-0 to stretch 22,61, Coombs og 24, Rouse 51)
their unbeaten run to five games. An own goal by - Liverpool 3 (Stengel pen 49, Daniels 86, Kearns pen
Jade Richards put the Blades ahead with six minutes 90)
on the clock and Georgia Rober made it two in first Sunderland 0
half injury time. Rhema Lord-Mears put the game -
firmly in United’s hands midway through the second Watford 0
half and Lucy Watson wrapped up the win late on. Lewes 2 (Timms 21, Hazard 69)
CHAMPIONSHIP P W D L F A Pts GD
LIVERPOOL 15 12 2 1 33 5 38 28
LONDON CITY LIONESSES 14 9 1 4 22 13 28 9 LEADING SCORERS
CHARLTON ATHLETIC 15 8 3 4 22 12 27 Leanne KIERNAN Liverpool 12
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14
BRISTOL CITY 14 8 2 4 28 14 26 Abi HARRISON Bristol City 11
2
DURHAM WFC 15 8 1 6 21 19 25 Beth HEPPLE Durham Women 7
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CRYSTAL PALACE 15 7 3 5 27 32 24 Courtney SWEETMAN-KIRK Sheffield Utd 7
4
LEWES 14 7 1 6 20 16 22 Elise HUGHES Charlton Athletic 6
3
SHEFFIELD UTD 15 5 5 5 21 18 20 Lucy WATSON Sheffield Utd 6
SUNDERLAND 14 3 4 7 12 22 13 -10
BLACKBURN ROVERS 15 3 2 10 11 29 11 -18
WATFORD 15 1 4 10 11 31 7 -20
COVENTRY UTD * 15 1 4 10 13 31 -3 -18
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