Aston Villa take on Brighton tomorrow night in a Women’s Super League midweek special as Villa look to put some distance between themselves and the relegation zone. Villa currently sit just two points above the drop zone having won only three games this season. Meanwhile, their south-coast counterparts, Brighton are coming off the back of […]
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Bristol City Women relish being the underdogs ahead of their Conti Cup Final against Chelsea
Bristol City Women already face a tough task against Chelsea in this Sunday’s Continental Cup final, and that’s without mentioning the absence of talismanic captain Jas Matthews and manager Tanya Oxtoby. Oxtoby is expecting to give birth to son this month and the Australian boss took maternity leave in January. Matt Beard will steer the […]
International Women’s Day: The top 5 female athletes to look out for in 2021
To celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) we’re taking a look at some of the brightest up and coming female talent in sport. Women’s sport is growing exponentially at the moment, with the Women’s World Cup setting the benchmark in 2019, as over 1 billion people tuned in over the course of the tournament. So let’s […]
Bristol City defender & Wales international Loren Dykes retires from professional football
Loren Dykes has officially retired from professional football having left WSL side Bristol City Women last summer to concentrate on her coaching career, alongside playing for her first club, Cardiff City Ladies. The 33 year old achieved 105 caps for her country and played in two FA Women’s Cup finals with the Robins. “I want […]
Women’s Super League: Five things we learned on match day 13
With plenty of goals and cancelled fixtures, this weekend’s Women’s Super League games had it all, so here are five things we learned. Manchester City just can’t stop scoring Following last Sunday’s 7-0 demolition of Aston Villa, Manchester City once again netted seven and this time Brighton were the unfortunate team on the wrong end […]
Gemma Davies reflects on Villa’s crucial draw against Reading
Aston Villa Women’s poor form meant they had it all to do on Saturday afternoon when they welcomed Reading to the Banks’s stadium, in their first home game since December 5. A difficult first half that saw the visitors dominate meant Gemma Davies’ side went in at the break a goal down and greater control […]
‘They say good things come to those that wait!’ Jill Scott remains patient for her 150th England appearance
Jill Scott has 149 appearances for England, and counting. Hopefully. The Lionesses midfielder was a regular in the squad that underwhelmed at the SheBelieves Cup in March, playing in the defeats to the USA and Spain. The latter of which, nearly nine months ago, is still their most recent competitive fixture. As the COVID-19 pandemic […]
UEFA Women’s Champions League: How far can Manchester City and Chelsea go?
With the round of 32 draw taking place tomorrow, Manchester City and Chelsea are the two English teams within contention. Changes have been made to the format of the draw, in line with Covid-19 protocols, and there are only four potential teams each of them could face. The English sides can only be drawn against […]
UEFA Women’s Champions League Round of 32 draw to take place tomorrow
The round of 32 draw in the UEFA Women’s Champions League will be taking place on Tuesday morning at 11:00 GMT. Changes have been made to the format of the draw, putting the teams into smaller groups, in order to comply with Covid-19 protocols. English clubs Manchester City and Chelsea are among those to be […]
An iconic moment as Cheltenham Town Ladies under-17s match is held up by galloping horse
Saturday’s match in Dudley, Kingswinford between Cheltenham Town Ladies under-17s and Kewford Eagles was unexpectedly disrupted as a horse invaded the pitch during the first half. The uninvited guest galloped the pitch’s full-length, covering around half one eighth of a mile in the process before stewards’ inquiry were needed at the scene. The Robinesses’ coach, […]