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FA Women’s Championship

Liverpool are on the verge of winning the title and returning to the FA WSL
after results went their way over the weekend.
On Saturday, second placed Bristol City travelled to Sheffield Utd
in search of a victory to narrow the gap on the Reds but saw their five-match
winning run brought to an end by the home side. Ellie Wilson scored the only goal of the game
after 32 minutes and held on for a 1-0 win which puts them firmly in the running for a top three
place.
This gave Liverpool the chance to go eleven points clear as they hosted Durham
Women and they took the opportunity with a 3-0 victory. Rachel Furness gave the Reds a
ninth minute lead which was doubled on the stroke of half time by Katie Stengel. Furness netted
a second midway through the second half to
put the seal on the win for Matt Beard’s side.
This Sunday sees Bristol City play
host to Liverpool at Ashton Gate and
Liverpool need to avoid defeat to be
confirmed as Champions.
Crystal Palace bounded back up the
table and are back in fourth following their
1-0 success away to Charlton Athletic.
Coral Haines scored the only goal of the
game, midway through the first half, to move
Dean Davenport’s side level on points with
third placed Durham.
Sunderland are finishing the
season well and notched up a third victory in Aggie Beever-Jones goes close for Bristol City against
four matches when beating Watford 2-1.
Both of Sunderland’s goals came in a three Sheffield Utd (Will Cheshire).
minute spell during the second half, scored by Sheffield Utd 1 (Wilson 32)
Katy Watson and Neve Herron, before Jenna Legg Bristol City 0
grabbed an injury time consolation for Watford. -
Coventry Utd continue to fight to keep Liverpool 3 (Furness 9,70, Stengel 45)
hold of their Championship status and Durham Women 0
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maintained those survival hopes with a 1-0 win Sunderland 2 (Watson 66, Herron 68)
against Blackburn Rovers. A goal from Katy Watford 1 (Legg 90)
Morris, midway through the second half, brought -
Coventry three precious points and extended Coventry Utd 1 (Morris 66)
their unbeaten run in the league to four matches, Blackburn Rovers 0
with Coventry and Watford still due to meet on - Charlton Athletic 0
the last day of the season.
Crystal Palace 1 (Haines 23)
CHAMPIONSHIP P W D L F A Pts GD
LIVERPOOL 19 14 4 1 38 6 46 32
BRISTOL CITY 18 11 2 5 37 18 35 19 LEADING SCORERS
0
DURHAM WFC 19 9 3 7 23 23 30 Abi HARRISON Bristol City 14
CRYSTAL PALACE 19 9 3 7 29 35 30 Leanne KIERNAN Liverpool 12
-6
SHEFFIELD UTD 19 8 5 6 29 23 29 Courtney SWEETMAN-KIRK Sheffield Utd 9
6
LONDON CITY LIONESSES 18 9 2 7 26 20 29 Lucy WATSON Sheffield Utd 8
6
CHARLTON ATHLETIC 19 8 4 7 22 15 28 7
Beth HEPPLE Durham Women 7
2
LEWES 18 8 2 8 21 19 26 Chloe BULL Bristol City 6
SUNDERLAND 19 6 4 9 21 27 22 -6
BLACKBURN ROVERS 19 5 2 12 15 33 17 -18
WATFORD 19 2 4 13 14 40 10 -26
COVENTRY UTD * 18 3 5 10 15 31 4 -16
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