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The Barclays FA WSL

Arsenal got back to winning ways with a 2-0 success away to
Manchester Utd, in a match which saw Vivianne Miedema achieve yet
another record. Three minutes into the second half, the Dutch striker gave
the Gunners the lead with a goal which signifies that she has scored against
every WSL side she has played against. Just before the hour mark, Arsenal
made the game safe and inflicted only a second defeat of the season on
United, when Katie McCabe netted the second from the penalty spot.
Chelsea added to Birmingham City’s woes by beating them 5-0
as they stay hard on Arsenal’s heels. The Blues had parted company with
manager Scott Booth two days earlier and found themselves a goal behind after four minutes,
Fran Kirby scoring, and Sam Kerr hit a hat-trick before half time. Kirby rounded off the scoring
with fifteen minutes remaining to complete a seventh straight league win.
Despite going down to a 2-0 defeat to Reading FC Women, Brighton & Hove
Albion hold on to third place. Natasha Dowie gave Reading a third minute lead and Emma
Harries added the second goal late on, to put the seal on a third win in four matches for the
in-form Royals.
Tottenham Hotspur were another team to suffer only their second defeat, losing 1-0
to West Ham Utd. A tight local derby match was settled with twenty minutes remaining, as
the Hammers, who are having a good season, lifted themselves into fifth position when Dagny
Brynjarsdottir scored the only goal.
A second half goal blitz carried Manchester City to a 5-0 victory over Aston Villa,
which takes them into a mid-table position. The first half was goalless but three minutes after
the restart, Caroline Weir put City in front and Manchester City 5 (Weir 48, Stanway 51, Raso 77,81,
Georgia Stanway quickly netted a second. Three Hemp 78)
goals in a five minutes spell wrapped matters up Aston Villa 0
for City, Hayley Raso putting them three ahead -
and after Lauren Hemp had made it four a minute Manchester Utd 0
Arsenal 2 (Miedema 48, McCabe pen 57)
later, Raso rounded off the scoring with her -
second goal. Chelsea 5 (Kirby 4,75, Kerr 18,29,44)
Everton also recorded an important Birmingham City 0
victory, 1-0 away to Leicester City for whom the - Leicester City 0
frustration continues. Leicester looked to be on Everton 1 (Magill 81)
their way towards picking up their first point of the -
season but with nine minutes remaining, Simone Reading FC Women 2 (Dowie 3, Harries 86)
Magiull scored for the second week running to Brighton & Hove Albion 0
-
earn Everton their third win of the season and West Ham Utd 1 (Brynjarsdottir 69)
leave the bottom two adrift at the foot of the table. Tottenham Hotspur 0
BARCLAYS FA WSL P W D L F A Pts GD
ARSENAL 8 7 1 0 26 3 22 23
CHELSEA 8 7 0 1 27 5 21 22 LEADING SCORERS
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 8 5 0 3 12 7 15 Samantha KERR Chelsea 9
5
3
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 8 4 2 2 9 6 14 Fran KIRBY Chelsea 6
WEST HAM UTD 8 3 3 2 11 10 12 Kim LITTLE Arsenal 6
1
MANCHESTER UTD 8 3 3 2 12 13 12 Vivianne MIEDEMA Arsenal 6
-1
MANCHESTER CITY 8 3 1 4 16 16 10 0
Katie McCABE Arsenal 4
READING FC WOMEN 8 3 1 4 10 12 10 -2
EVERTON 8 3 1 4 8 14 10 Beth MEAD Arsenal 4
-6
ASTON VILLA 8 3 1 4 5 15 10 -10
BIRMINGHAM CITY 8 0 1 7 2 21 1 -19
LEICESTER CITY 8 0 0 8 3 19 0 -16
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