Page 5 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.5 2021-22

FA Women’s Championship

Sheffield Utd have gone to the top of the FA Women’s Championship
following their 3-0 win against Watford.
Courtney Sweetman-Kirk opened the scoring for the Blades after six
minutes and Lucy Watson made it two shortly
afterwards. Watson then kept up her fine start to the
season after the break with her second goal on the day,
to seal a third successive win for her side.
United lead the table on goal difference from
Durham Women, who also notched up a third win in
four games with a 2-0 success away to Bristol City.
Elizabeta Ejupi put the Wildcats in front shortly before
half time and Beth Hepple wrapped up the win from the
penalty spot late on.
Sunderland remain the division’s last
unbeaten team after battling back to earn a 1-1 draw with
Lewes. After Rhian Cleverly had given the Rookettes an
early lead, a late own goal from Rebecca McKenna Chloe O’Connor of Bristol City tries to escape the
earned Sunderland a share of the spoils. attentions of Durham Women’s Mollie Lambert
Honours were also even as London City (Will Cheshire).
Lionesses and Coventry Utd finished level at 2-2,
meaning that Coventry picked up their first point of the season. Things could have been even
better for Coventry as Rio Hardy gave them a first half lead and a Rianna Jarrett own goal made
it two after the break, but they were denied a first win by a fightback from the Lionesses, Jarrett
atoning by pulling a goal back for her side and
Harley Bennett equalising midway through the
second half. Bristol City 0
Liverpool meanwhile won 2-1 against Durham Women 2 (Ejupi 41, Hepple pen 85)
Crystal Palace and are up to fifth, two points off - Charlton Athletic 2 (Rutherford 36, Follis 85)
the pace. Taylor Hinds gave the Reds a great start Blackburn Rovers 0
with a second minute opener and after Siobhan -
Wilson had equalised for Palace via a cross-cum- Liverpool 2 (Hinds 2, Hodson 37)
shot, Ashley Hodson scored what proved to be the Crystal Palace 1 (Wilson 33)
winner for Liverpool, although they needed to -
withstand late pressure from Palace to make sure London City Lionesses 2 (Jarrett 52, Bennett 69)
Coventry Utd 2 (Hardy 28, Jarrett og 48)
of the victory. -
Charlton Athletic have gone level on Sheffield Utd 3 (Sweetman-Kirk 6, Watson 9,49)
points with Blackburn Rovers after winning Watford 0
their meeting 2-0. Ella Rutherford put the Addicks -
in front leading up to half time and substitute Sunderland 1 (McKenna og 79)
Emma Follis sealed the points for her side when Lewes 1 (Cleverly 8)
she scored the second goal, five minutes from time.
CHAMPIONSHIP P W D L F A Pts GD
SHEFFIELD UTD 4 3 0 1 9 3 9 6
DURHAM WFC 4 3 0 1 7 4 9 3 LEADING SCORERS
3
SUNDERLAND 4 2 2 0 5 2 8 Lucy WATSON Sheffield Utd 4
1
LONDON CITY LIONESSES 4 2 1 1 5 4 7 Beth HEPPLE Durham Women 3
1
LIVERPOOL 4 2 1 1 5 4 7 Rianna JARRETT London City Lionesses 3
2
CHARLTON ATHLETIC 3 2 0 1 5 3 6 Ella RUTHERFORD Charlton Athletic 3
BLACKBURN ROVERS 4 2 0 2 5 5 6 Courtney SWEETMAN-KIRK Sheffield Utd 3
0
LEWES 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 Jess CLARKE Sheffield Utd 2
0
CRYSTAL PALACE 4 1 1 2 7 8 4 -1
BRISTOL CITY 4 1 1 2 5 7 4 -2
COVENTRY UTD 4 0 1 3 3 9 1 -6
WATFORD 4 0 0 4 4 11 0 -7
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