W.S.L - Results, England and Other Related Women's News

Women's Super League Upcoming Fixtures

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Friday 8th November 2024

Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion - 7pm

Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur - 7.30pm


Sunday 10th November 2024

Liverpool v Chelsea - 12.30pm

Crystal Palace v Everton - 2pm

West Ham United v Leicester City - 3pm

Manchester United v Aston Villa - 6.45pm

Women's Super League Results

Sunday 10th November 2024

Liverpool 0 Chelsea 3 (Ramirez 27, Reiten 42, Beever-Jones 90)
Venue: St Helens Stadium - Attendance: 4,514

Match report by Emma Sanders, BBC Sport women’s football news reporter at St Helens Stadium

Chelsea remain hot on the heels of Women's Super League leaders Manchester City after a hard-fought victory over Liverpool.

Sonia Bompastor became the first manager to win their opening four away games in the WSL in the process, on an enjoyable afternoon in St Helens.

Mayra Ramirez opened the scoring, thumping the ball past goalkeeper Rachael Laws after Johanna Rytting Kaneryd struck the crossbar.

Chelsea quickly doubled their tally as Guro Reiten took advantage of an error by Laws, and substitute Aggie Beever-Jones added a third late on.

Liverpool, who beat Chelsea 4-3 at home in a dramatic match in May, could not draw similar inspiration and their wait for a first victory at St Helens continues.



Crystal Palace 1 (Riley 1) Everton 1 Hayashi 72)
Venue: VBS Community Stadium

Match report by Jonty Colman, BBC Sport journalist

Everton came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace in the Women's Super League.

The hosts took the lead after 29 seconds at Gander Green Lane when Indiah-Paige Riley converted from close range after good pressing from My Cato.

Brian Sorensen's visitors levelled 20 minutes from time, Honoka Hayashi heading in Veatriki Sarri’s cross for Everton's first WSL goal this season scored by one of their own players.

The result initially moved Everton off the bottom of the WSL table, but Aston Villa's goalless draw with Manchester United later on Sunday meant the Toffees end the day back at the foot of the table.

Crystal Palace started Sunday’s meeting with one of the other sides hoping to avoid relegation this season looking to win a WSL home match for the first time this season.

It took less than a minute to take the lead against fellow strugglers Everton. Facing her own goal, Toffees forward Katja Snoeijs was dispossessed by Cato, who squared the ball to the unmarked Riley for the New Zealand international to score.

Everton responded almost immediately through Hayashi, with her deflected effort from range hitting the crossbar.

Visitors Everton, whose only WSL goal this season was an own goal against West Ham, levelled with their first shot on target. Hayashi, Everton’s most threatening player in the match, was picked out by Sarri's cross and guided her header past Palace goalkeeper Shae Yanez.

That equaliser, after a largely abject display, opened up the game with both sides chasing an important win.

Everton substitute Melissa Lawley forced a good save out of Yanez shortly after coming on, before Palace substitute Mille Gejl missed a chance to seal victory, her late strike stopped excellently by goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan.

A draw for Palace means they miss the chance to pull five points clear of Everton, who are still without a WSL win this season.

Women's Super League Upcoming Fixtures

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Saturday 16th November 2024

Brighton & Hove Albion v West Ham United - 12.30pm

Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal - 1.45pm

Chelsea v Manchester City - 5.30pm


Sunday 17th November 2024

Aston Villa v Crystal Palace - 2pm

Everton v Liverpool - 3pm

Leicester City v Manchester United - 3pm


Sunday 24th November 2024

Chelsea v Manchester United - 12pm

UEFA Women's Champions League - Results

Tuesday 12th November 2024

Group C
Juventus 0 Arsenal 4 (Maanum 38, Blackstenius 75, Caldentey 80, Foord 87)

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Match report by Adam Millington, BBC Sport journalist

Arsenal maintained their stellar run of form under interim boss Renee Slegers by beating Juventus in the Women's Champions League.

Frida Maanum, Stina Blackstenius, Mariona Caldentey and Caitlin Foord all scored to ensure Arsenal are now unbeaten in five matches since Slegers took over following Jonas Eidevall's resignation.

They were made to toil on the road to their impressive win, with Juventus regularly causing problems for them to deal with at the back and proving dangerous on the counter-attack.

Yet the Gunners always looked more promising and were finally rewarded for their attacking persistence before the break when Maanum slotted in from close range to round off an excellent passing move.

Substitute Blackstenius added another with a fine solo goal, charging into the box after a pass from Caldentey before beating Pauline Peyraud-Magnin at her near post.

Spain forward Caldentey made it three when she reacted quickly inside the area to send an effort past the Juventus goalkeeper, after Lina Hurtig and Foord kept a chance alive.

Arsenal's goal haul was not yet complete, though, and Australia international Foord rounded off victory when she tapped in a Kyra Cooney-Cross delivery.

The win means Arsenal stay second in Group C after three games, three points ahead of their third-placed Italian opponents and three points behind leaders Bayern Munich.

Arsenal boss Slegers said "it is still early" but her side are happy with what they have done so far in the Champions League, with their next game in the competition at home to Juventus on Thursday, 21 November (20:00 GMT).

"We all knew it wasn't going to be easy against Juventus, but we played a game of great intensity and got the result we wanted," Slegers told Uefa.

"We knew we had some great game-changers on the bench and that probably made the difference."

While the group stage is only at the halfway mark, the battle for second place - and qualification for the knockout stages - looks likely to be between Juventus and Arsenal, and the Gunners now have the upper hand.


Group D
Manchester City 2 (Blindkilde Brown 47, Fujino 80) Hammarby 0

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Match report by Emily Salley, BBC Sport journalist at Joie Stadium

Manchester City continued their 100% start in the Women's Champions League with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Hammarby.

After a frustrating first half in which the hard-working visitors limited City's chances, Gareth Taylor's side finally broke the deadlock when Laura Blindkilde Brown swept home less than two minutes after the restart.

Hammarby threatened late on with Ayaka Yamas**ta called to action, a superb fingertip save keeping out a fierce strike from substitute Thea Sorbo.

The Swedish side, cheered on by a raucous travelling fanbase, had their hopes crushed when Aoba Fujino's diving header nestled into the back of the net with 10 minutes remaining.

The win leaves Manchester City top of Group D with nine points from their opening three group stage fixtures.

The Women's Super League leaders are three points above second-placed Barcelona at the halfway point of the group stages.

There were concerns for City when top scorer Khadija Shaw went down after trying to squeeze an angled effort past Anna Tamminen, with the goalkeeper catching Shaw's ankle as she smothered the chance.

But the Jamaica striker returned after half-time as the hosts enjoyed a lightning-fast start to the second half with Fujino rattling the post just moments before Blindkilde Brown slotted in her first Champions League goal.

As Hammarby searched for an equaliser, space opened up behind for the hosts to counter and they were rewarded for their patience with Fujino's second to seal their 10th consecutive win.


Group C
Bayern Munich 3 Vålerenga 0

Group D
Barcelona 7 St. Pölten 0

Rehanne Skinner on West Ham confidence boost and Brighton's recruitment..by Emma Sanders, BBC Sport women’s football news reporter

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West Ham manager Rehanne Skinner has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Women's Super League game against Brighton at 12.30pm

Here are the key lines from her news conference:

On-loan Brighton defender Li Mengwen is ineligible to face her parent club this weekend so will not be in West Ham's squad.

Victory over Leicester on Sunday has "elevated everybody" says Skinner, who was "really pleased" with their in-possession work.

She adds: "It’s competitive [in the squad]. It makes people work really hard and we can push our levels. That showed with the confidence on the ball we had."

Skinner says the "aim" is to use that win as a catalyst to move up the table and it can "give us a boost".

She adds: "We want to try to get on a bit of a roll and keep that momentum going."

Brighton did "a great job with their recruitment" this summer, says Skinner, who thinks the new signings have settled in quickly for their opponents.

"They are moving the ball really well and creating problems for people. I think the game will be difficult but that’s not new to us," Skinner adds.

UEFA Women's Champions League - Results

Wednesday 13th November

Group A
Galatasaray 0 Wolfsburg 5

Roma 0 Olympique Lyonnais 3


Group B
Real Madrid 7 Twente 0



Celtic 1 (Agnew 22) Chelsea 2 (Hamano 28, Lawrence 32, Beever-Jones sent off 90+5)

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Match report by Amy Canavan, BBC Sport Scotland at Celtic Park

Below-par Chelsea came from behind to narrowly overcome hearty Celtic and remain top of Group B in the Women's Champions League.

Sonia Bompastor made a host of changes for the trip to Glasgow and her side were made to work hard to to maintain her 100% record as Blues boss.

For the first time, Celtic Park hosted a game in the women's competition and history soon hit once more. Against the run of play, and many expectations, the Scottish champions took the lead.

Murphy Agnew burst free from the Chelsea backline and latched onto a sublime, bending pass from Amy Gallacher to slot in Celtic's first group stage goal.

It acted as quite the wake up call for the Super League winners and a mere six minutes later they were level as Maika Hamano wrong-footed home goalkeeper Kelsey Daugherty.

Within a further four minutes, the visitors were ahead. Perseverance paid off on a clinical counter-attack and Ashley Lawrence lashed into the roof of the net to turn the first of back-to-back battle of Britain matches on its head.

Onlookers would be forgiven for thinking Elena Sadiku's side would go on to suffer something of a hiding, but Celtic battled hard throughout a fluctuating second half.

Lucy Ashworth-Clifford provided a threat down the left and whipped in a string of dangerous deliveries, while Daugherty produced impressive saves to keep the scoreline tight.

Tight it was, but turn it Celtic could not as a stoppage-time red card for Agnes Beever-Jones came too late for them to exploit and they fell to a third consecutive defeat in their maiden group stage venture.

Women's Super League Results

Saturday 16th November 2024

Brighton & Hove Albion 3 (McLauchlan 29, Seike 60, Kirby 82) West Ham United 2 (Gorry 64, 69)

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Match report by Marissa Thomas, BBC Sport journalist

Fran Kirby scored late on as Brighton sealed a narrow win over West Ham in the Women's Super League.

The England international got on the end of Kiko Seike's pass and her shot hit the post before nestling in the back of the net.

Katrina Gorry had scored twice in five minutes to draw West Ham level, with the Hammers captain finding the net from long range on both occasions.

Rachel McLauchlan scored her first goal for Brighton in the first half, latching on to a delightful flick from Kirby before cutting inside and curling her shot into the bottom corner.

McLauchlan then provided an assist for Seike whose shot found the net from close range.

Gorry's quick-fire double looked to have earned the Hammers a point before Kirby's decisive intervention.

The result means Brighton remain third in the table while West Ham are ninth.



Tottenham Hotspur 0 Arsenal 3 (Russo 2, Maanum 22, Blackstenius 66)

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Match report by Tom Mallows, BBC Sport journalist

Arsenal continued their resurgence under interim boss Renee Slegers with a comfortable win at Tottenham in the north London derby.

The in-form Gunners have now won five and drawn one in all competitions since the Dutchwoman took charge following Jonas Eidevall's resignation last month.

They made a made a perfect start at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium when Alessia Russo fired into the corner after just 63 seconds for her fifth goal of the season.

Frida Maanum then capitalised on more slack defending from the hosts in the 22nd minute to drill home Arsenal's second from inside the area.

Substitute Stina Blackstenius finished off a lovely flowing move to make it 3-0 midway through the second half.

Despite the win Arsenal stay in fourth place, one point behind Brighton after the Seagulls beat West Ham 3-2 in Saturday's early game.

Tottenham remain seventh and just four points off the bottom two after a fifth defeat in six games, conceding at least three goals in each of them.

Women's Super League Results

Sunday 17th November 2024

Aston Villa 3 (Patten 40, Daly 45+4, Salmon 90+4) Crystal Palace 2 (Cato 30, Blanchard 86)

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Rachel Daly of Aston Villa celebrates scoring her team’s second goal.

Match report by Charlotte Coates, BBC Sport journalist

Ebony Salmon scored in the 94th minute to secure Aston Villa's first Women's Super League win of the season in dramatic fashion against Crystal Palace.

The substitute picked up a loose ball on the edge of the box and smashed it into the top corner to send Villa Park wild.

It looked as if the win had slipped through Villa fingers when Annabel Blanchard made it 2-2 in the 86th minute with a neat volley from a fine Ashleigh Weerden cross.

Palace had capitalised on a fine start at Villa Park to lead in the 30th minute through My Cato, the midfielder coolly slotting home from the edge of the box.

The hosts responded 10 minutes later as defender Anna Patten took two touches in the box before smashing beyond Shae Yanez.

Rachel Daly then put Villa ahead with an instinctive finish in the fifth minute of first-half injury time to cap a fine turnaround.

Villa started the second half with intent and Brazilian striker Gabi Nunes should have extended their lead but could only fire over the top from close range.

Villa, who have won at home for the first time since a 1-0 win over Brighton in December 2023, have lifted themselves to eighth in the WSL while Palace are bottom.



Everton 1 (Snoeijs 41 pen) Liverpool 0

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Katja Snoeijs of Everton celebrates netting a penalty at Goodison Park.

Match report by Emma Sanders, BBC Sport women’s football news reporter at Goodison Park

Everton beat local rivals Liverpool thanks to a controversial penalty from Katja Snoeijs to mark their final Women's Super League match at Goodison Park.

Referee Abigail Byrne awarded a penalty to Everton when Fuka Nagano clipped Honoka Hayashi in the first half but the foul appeared to be outside the area.

Snoeijs stepped up to take it with the 1,500 away supporters sitting nearby in the stands and she slotted it coolly past goalkeeper Teagan Micah.

It burst an underwhelming Merseyside derby into life after 41 minutes and gave Everton a much-needed first WSL win of the season, moving them off the bottom of the table in the process.

Liverpool's poor record in the derby continues as they have not won a WSL match at Everton since 2017 and this was another disappointing display.

Matt Beard's side, who finished fourth in the league last season, have won just two of their eight matches in the WSL this campaign.

For Everton, however, it was the perfect send-off at The Old Lady and could be the tonic they need to reinvigorate their season.



Leicester City 0 Manchester United 2 (Terland 45+3, Bizet Ildhusøy 81)

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Elisabeth Terland of Manchester United scores her team’s first goal at The King Power Stadium.

Match report by Emma Smith, BBC Sport journalist at King Power Stadium

Elisabeth Terland and Celin Bizet scored as unbeaten Manchester United overcame Leicester City to earn their first victory in four Women's Super League games.

Following three successive draws, United returned to winning ways as Terland scored deep into first-half added time.

And nine minutes before the end, Norwegian Bizet capitalised on a CJ Bott mistake to slot home her first United goal after joining from Tottenham in the summer.

Leicester failed to net again, and are the WSL's lowest scorers with just two goals in eight games. Amandine Miquel's side are now only outside the relegation place on goal difference.

United initially struggled to break down a disciplined home side that had conceded just six goals in their first seven WSL games.

They were without the injured Ella Toone, who missed the match following 96 successive league starts for United.

But it was Geyse, her replacement in the starting XI, who provided the spark the side needed in the final seconds before half-time.

Lively down the right all afternoon, the Brazilian winger looped a perfect cross on to the head of Terland to steer back across keeper Janina Leitzig and into the far corner for her fourth goal in three games against Leicester.

Fifth-placed United should have made the game safe in the second half when Terland acrobatically volleyed a Geyse cross wide, and Dominique Janssen was denied one on one by Leitzig.

But the success was sealed when defender Bott miscontrolled the ball, allowing Bizet to nip in and slot under the Leicester keeper.

United's win moved them six points behind WSL leaders Chelsea, who they visit next Sunday.

Bayern Munich goalkeeper Mala Grohs diagnosed with cancer..by BBC Sport

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Bayern Munich goalkeeper Mala Grohs has been diagnosed with cancer.

The German club say the 23-year-old is out for an "indefinite period" in order to concentrate on her recovery.

Bayern have agreed an early one-year contract extension with Grohs through to the summer of 2026.

"The illness is a challenge that I never thought I would have to overcome," said Grohs.

"But I am sure that with the help I am now getting from all sides, I will manage it and get completely healthy again."

Bayern director of women's football Bianca Rech said: "The team, the coaching and support team and we as the entire FC Bayern family are firmly on Mala's side.

"She will receive all of our support, which is one of the things we wanted to express with the contract extension.

"We wish Mala a lot of strength and the best possible recovery from the bottom of our hearts."

Grohs had made 81 appearances for Bayern since joining from VfL Bochum in 2019, winning three German titles and the German Super Cup.