Page 4 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.11 2022-23

The Barclays WSL returned to action over the weekend and the winning
run of Arsenal came to an end as two late goals saw them go down 3-2
to Manchester Utd.
In front of more than 40,000 at the Emirates Stadium, United took
the lead through Ella Toone just before half time but Arsenal came
roaring back after the break to lead through Frida Maanum and Laura
Wienroither. Millie Turner levelled matters with five minutes remaining
and in injury time, Alessia Russo sealed a superb victory for United which
takes them back level on points with the Gunners, who stay ahead of them on goal difference.
This allowed Chelsea the chance to go top for the first time this season when they
hosted Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge and they accepted the opportunity with a
3-0 victory. All three goals came in the first half, Sam Kerr giving them the lead with Erin
Cuthbert adding the second and Guro Reiten making it three from the penalty spot.
Manchester City extended their winning run to five matches when they defeated
Everton 2-1. Julie Blakstad gave City a first half lead which was cancelled out just before
the break by Rikke Sevecke, before Khadija Shaw scored the decisive goal for Gareth Taylor’s
side four minutes into the second half.
Aston Villa survived an early scare to win 3-1 against Reading FC Women and
move back into fifth place. Lauren Wade gave Reading the lead in the seventh minute but
Villa hit back with two goals from Rachel Daly just ahead of half time and the England
international completed her hat-trick from the penalty spot with fourteen minutes left.
There was late drama as West Ham Utd
won 1-0 against Leicester City, who were just Everton 1 (Sevecke 40)
Manchester City 2 (Blakstad 32, Shaw 49)
two minutes away from their first point of the -
season when Isibeal Atkinson scored the only Arsenal 2 (Maanum 46, Wienroither 73)
goal of the game for the Hammers, which lifts Manchester Utd 3 (Toone 39, Turner 85, Russo 90)
them into the top half. - Chelsea 3 (Kerr 12, Cuthbert 26, Reiten pen 36)
At long last, after 42 matches, a drawn Tottenham Hotspur 0
match in the WSL! Missy Bo Kearns gave -
Liverpool an early lead away to Brighton & Aston Villa 3 (Daly 37,45,pen 76)
Hove Albion who then raced ahead with goals Reading FC Women 1 (Wade 7)
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from Elisabeth Terland, a Danielle Carter Brighton & Hove Albion 3 (Terland 21, Carter pen 26,
penalty and Katie Robinson ahead of half time. Robinson 34)
Shanice van de Sanden pulled a goal back to give Liverpool 3 (Kearns 17, van de Sanden 76, Furness
90)
the Reds hope and the comeback was completed
-
in injury time when Rachel Furness grabbed an West Ham Utd 1 (Atkinson 88)
equaliser, the match finishing 3-3. Leicester City 0
BARCLAYS WSL P W D L F A Pts GD
CHELSEA 8 7 0 1 20 6 21 14
ARSENAL 7 6 0 1 20 4 18 16 LEADING SCORERS
MANCHESTER UTD 7 6 0 1 18 5 18 Rachel DALY Aston Villa 8
13
MANCHESTER CITY 7 5 0 2 17 8 15 Khadija SHAW Manchester City 8
9
ASTON VILLA 7 4 0 3 12 10 12 Katie STENGEL Liverpool 5
2
WEST HAM UTD 8 4 0 4 13 16 12 Viviane ASSEYI West Ham Utd 4
-3
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 6 3 0 3 11 11 9 0
Stina BLACKSTENIUS Arsenal 4
EVERTON 7 3 0 4 7 9 9 -2
Dagny BRYNJARSDOTTIR West Ham Utd 4
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 7 2 1 4 10 26 7 -16
LIVERPOOL 7 1 1 5 6 13 4 -7
READING FC WOMEN 7 1 0 6 6 17 3 -11
LEICESTER CITY 8 0 0 8 2 17 0 -15
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