Page 5 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.17 2022-23

The scheduled top of the table clash on Sunday between Bristol City and
London City Lionesses did produce a winner, however it was the
weather which resulted in a frozen pitch and a postponement.
With third placed Charlton Athletic also seeing their match
against Lewes called off, it gave Birmingham City an opportunity to
catch up ground when they played at home to Sunderland but it resulted
in a 3-1 defeat for the Blues.
Emily Scarr gave Sunderland a first half lead which was cancelled out just before the
break by Jade Pennock. The fast improving Wearsiders were not to be denied though and
Jessica Brown put them back in front ten minutes after the restart, then experienced
defender Grace McCatty sealed the points with the third goal. The win was Sunderland’s
third on the trot and lifts them away from immediate danger and just below mid-table.
Southampton Women are now the team which occupies third place after their
long journey to Durham Women ended in a goalless draw, the fifth time this season that
the Saints have shared the points.
Sheffield Utd and Blackburn Rovers meanwhile met in an important clash and
the points were also shared, finishing level at 1-1. Rovers captain Saffron Jordan put her
side in front midway through the first half with her seventh league goal of the season, but
the Blades hit back in first half injury time and Tamara Wilcock earned them a share of the
spoils and brought an end to their run of defeats.
After eleven straight defeats, and injury time heartbreak seven days earlier,
Coventry Utd broke their duck when they won
3-2 against Crystal Palace. United got off to a Durham Women 0
Southampton 0
great start and went two goals ahead inside the -
opening quarter of the game, Mary McAteer Birmingham City 1 (Pennock 44)
giving them the lead with three minutes on the Sunderland 3 (Scarr 41, Brown 55, McCatty 67)
clock and Katy Morris added the second. Palace - Charlton Athletic P-P Lewes
hit back quickly to pull one back eight minutes -
later through Elise Hughes but the two-goal Coventry Utd 3 (McAteer 3, Morris 20, Ryan-Doyle
advantage was restored by Eleanor Ryan-Doyle, 42)
just ahead of half time. Annabel Blanchard gave Crystal Palace 2 (Hughes 28, Blanchard 60)
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Palace late hope when she reduced the arrears Sheffield Utd 1 (Wilcock 45)
with ten minutes remaining but Coventry held Blackburn Rovers 1 (Jordan 25)
on for three valuable points. -
Bristol City P-P London City Lionesses
BARCLAYS CHAMPIONSHIP P W D L F A Pts GD
LONDON CITY LIONESSES 11 7 3 1 25 7 24 18
BRISTOL CITY 10 7 2 1 17 6 23 11 LEADING SCORERS
SOUTHAMPTON F.C. 12 5 5 2 13 9 20 Sarah EWENS London City Lionesses 7
4
5
CHARLTON ATHLETIC 10 6 1 3 19 14 19 Shania HAYLES Bristol City 7
3
BIRMINGHAM CITY 11 6 1 4 16 13 19 Saffron JORDAN Blackburn Rovers 7
2
LEWES 10 4 4 2 10 8 16 Emily SCARR Sunderland 7
-5
CRYSTAL PALACE 11 5 0 6 13 18 15 Rio HARDY Durham Women 5
-1
SUNDERLAND 12 4 1 7 16 17 13 Elise HUGHES Crystal Palace 5
BLACKBURN ROVERS 11 3 4 4 11 16 13 -5
DURHAM WFC 11 3 3 5 15 16 12 -1
SHEFFIELD UTD 11 2 2 7 15 14 8 1
COVENTRY UTD 12 1 0 11 10 42 3 -32
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