Page 4 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.16 2022-23

Honours were even as the top two at the start of play clashed at the Emirates
Stadium, with Arsenal and Chelsea sharing a 1-1 draw. In front of a crowd
in excess of 46,000, a coolly taken penalty by Kim Little sent the Gunners
into a second half lead which they held until the dying minutes, when Sam
Kerr scored an equaliser for Chelsea that preserves their lead of three points
at the top, having played a game more than the teams immediately below
them.
Manchester Utd then took the opportunity to muscle inbetween the
two sides, by powering to a 6-0 victory over Liverpool. Lucia Garcia gave
United a sixth minute lead which was doubled by Alessia Russo, and Hayley Ladd added a third
ahead of half time. United kept up the heat after the break with an Emma Koivisto own goal
increasing their lead, before further strikes from Martha Thomas and Rachel Williams rounded
off a great day for Marc Skinner’s side.
Manchester City meanwhile stay in touch with the top three after recording their
seventh win in eight matches, 1-0 away to West Ham Utd. Khadija Shaw settled matters with
her ninth goal of the season, five minutes into the second half.
Defeat for West Ham means that Everton replace in fifth place following a hard fought
3-2 victory over Reading FC Women. Katja Snoeijs and Jess Park gave the Toffees a two-goal
lead at the interval and after Justine Vanhaevermaet pulled one back on the hour, Gabby George
restored the advantage a minute later. Deanna Cooper gave Reading renewed hope but Everton
held on for their fifth win of the season.
Aston Villa got back to winning ways with a 2-1 success against Tottenham Hotspur.
All of the goals came in a ten minute spell during the first half with Beth England giving Spurs
the lead on her debut, but Villa hit back to take the Aston Villa 2 (Dali 34, Daly 38)
points with goals in quick succession from Kenza Tottenham Hotspur 1 (England 28)
Dali and Rachel Daly. -
Sunday was a good day for Leicester City as Arsenal 1 (Little pen 57)
they put nine straight defeats behind them to beat Chelsea 1 (Kerr 89)
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 and get - Everton 3 (Snoeijs 9, Park 32, George 61)
themselves off the mark. Jens Scheuer was taking Reading FC Women 2 (Vanhaevermaet 60, Cooper 68)
charge of Brighton for the first time but a goal on -
the stroke of half time by Aileen Whelan put Manchester Utd 6 (Garcia 6, Russo 24, Ladd 41,
Leicester in control of the game. Sam Tierney Koivisto og 63, Thomas 72, Williams 84)
made it two within three minutes of the restart and Liverpool 0
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Monique Robinson rounded off the victory for her Leicester City 3 (Whelan 45, Tierney 48, Robinson 69)
side with the third goal. The result means that Brighton & Hove Albion 0
Leicester have narrowed the gap on Brighton and -
Reading to four points. West Ham Utd 0
Manchester City 1 (Shaw 50)
BARCLAYS WSL P W D L F A Pts GD
CHELSEA 11 9 1 1 32 9 28 23
MANCHESTER UTD 10 8 1 1 30 6 25 24 LEADING SCORERS
ARSENAL 10 8 1 1 26 6 25 Rachel DALY Aston Villa 9
20
MANCHESTER CITY 10 7 1 2 22 10 22 Khadija SHAW Manchester City 9
12
EVERTON 10 5 0 5 13 12 15 Sam KERR Chelsea 6
1
WEST HAM UTD 11 5 0 6 15 19 15 Fran KIRBY Chelsea 6
-4
ASTON VILLA 10 5 0 5 15 20 15 -5
Katie STENGEL Liverpool 6
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 10 3 0 7 12 19 9 Dagny BRYNJARSDOTTIR West Ham Utd 5
-7
LIVERPOOL 10 2 2 6 11 22 8 -11
READING FC WOMEN 11 2 1 8 14 26 7 -12
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 9 2 1 6 11 32 7 -21
LEICESTER CITY 10 1 0 9 5 25 3 -20
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