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FA Women’s Championship

Sunderland held on to the leadership of the FA Women’s
Championship following their 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace.
With the scoreline goalless at half time, Millie Farrow gave Palace
the lead midway through the second half but the
Wearsiders hit back for a share of the spoils five minutes
later. Sunderland are now the last remaining unbeaten
team in the division after just three matches.
Four teams line up a single point behind
Sunderland, headed by Sheffield Utd who were 3-0
winners away to Coventry Utd. Lucy Watson scored for
the second successive game to put the Blades in front,
before Courtney Sweetman-Kirk netted twice to
complete the scoring ahead of half time.
London City Lionesses had started the day in
second place but found themselves being beaten for the
first time, 1-0 by Lewes. The only goal of the game came Bristol City’s Ava Akuyten plays the ball
with just four minutes on the clock, Ini Umotong scoring under pressure from Missy Bo Kearns of
her second goal in as many matches for the Rookettes. Liverpool (Will Cheshire).
Blackburn Rovers notched up their second
straight home victory when they defeated Watford 3-1, a result which takes them up to
third place in the fledgling table. Rovers took a two-goal first lead through Jade Richards
and Natasha Fenton and they sealed the points
when Annabel Blanchard netted a third after Durham Women 2 (Hill 5, Hepple pen 54)
Charlton Athletic 0
the break, before Watford grabbed a late -
consolation through Adekite Fatuga-Dada. Blackburn Rovers 3 (Richards 26, Fenton 38,
Durham Women were another team Blanchard 72)
to get back to winning ways when they inflicted Watford 1 (Fatuga-Dada 85)
-
a first defeat on Charlton Athletic, beating Coventry Utd 0
them 2-0. Kathryn Hill fired the Wildcats into Sheffield Utd 3 (Watson 16, Sweetman-Kirk 25,35)
a fifth minute lead and Beth Hepple netted the -
second from the penalty spot, early in the Crystal Palace 1 (Farrow 67)
Sunderland 1 ( Ramshaw 72)
second half. -
Liverpool and Bristol City remain Lewes 1 (Umotong 4)
level on points and currently occupy mid-table London City Lionesses 0
-
positions after a keenly contested meeting Liverpool 0
finished in a goalless draw at Prenton Park. Bristol City 0
CHAMPIONSHIP P W D L F A Pts GD
SUNDERLAND 3 2 1 0 4 1 7 3
SHEFFIELD UTD 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 3 LEADING SCORERS
2
BLACKBURN ROVERS 3 2 0 1 5 3 6 Jess CLARKE Sheffield Utd 2
DURHAM WFC 3 2 0 1 5 4 6 Rianna DEAN Liverpool 2
1
LONDON CITY LIONESSES 3 2 0 1 3 2 6 Coral-Jade HAINES Crystal Palace 2
1
CRYSTAL PALACE 3 1 1 1 6 6 4 Beth HEPPLE Durham Women 2
0
BRISTOL CITY 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 Rianna JARRETT London City Lionesses 2
0
LIVERPOOL 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 Simran JHAMAT Bristol City 2
0
CHARLTON ATHLETIC 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 0
LEWES 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 0
WATFORD 3 0 0 3 4 8 0 -4
COVENTRY UTD 3 0 0 3 1 7 0 -6
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