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A buoyant University of Gloucestershire hosted Cardiff Women yesterday, looking to bounce back from last weeks 2-0 loss to fellow Welsh side and title rivals Swansea. Lauren Phillips was the headline act, opening the scoring just before the half-hour mark, with a solo goal, dribbling around three defenders before slotting calmly past the goalkeeper. Katie […]
10 matches played, five wins and fifth in the Women’s Championship, Bristol City are starting to find the winning formula on their return to the England’s second tier. Lauren Smith’s side are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions heading into the November international break- a sign of their development as a side. […]
England’s Women look to Extend their lead at the top of their World Cup Qualifying group as they prepare to play second placed Austria. Sarina Wiegman’s side are unbeaten so far having won all four of their games in group D, and are coming off the back of 10-0 and 8-0 wins in their previous […]
Title-chasing Cheltenham Town Ladies are set to play Bristol-based Downend Flyers in the GFA County Women’s Trophy this Saturday. The Robins currently sit second in the FA Women’s National League, behind only Southampton Womens’, three points clear of Exeter behind them. Meanwhile, the Downend Flyers sit fifth in the South West Women’s Regional Football League, […]
First-team coach Chris Hicks predicts a ‘difficult’ game against Pucklechurch in FA Women’s trophy despite playing their games in two leagues above. Pucklechurch play their league games in Division One of the Gloucestershire County Women’s Football League, two leagues below Forest Green Rovers who play in the South West Regional Women’s Football League Premier. Currently […]
It’s very rare that a football team goes unbeaten in six straight games outside of the top end of the Premier League, making Cheltenham Town Ladies stunning start to the season even more impressive. The Robins have lost just two games since the season has started, including one on the opening day of the season […]
Chelsea will be looking to win the Women’s Super League for the fourth time this weekend as they host Reading in the final round of fixtures. Emma Hayes’ team reached the Champions League final last week as they continue their search for an incredible quadruple. Embed from Getty Images They still have work to do […]
Chelsea moved a step closer to retaining the Women’s Super League title with a comfortable win over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. A goal in each half from Sam Kerr earned the Blues yet another victory on the road to restore their two-point lead at the top of the Women’s Super League. Spurs goalkeeper Becky Spencer […]
Women’s Super League leaders Chelsea discovered they will take on VFL Wolfsburg in the quarter finals while Gareth Taylor’s Manchester City face FC Barcelona Femeni. Embed from Getty Images Both WSL clubs were able to avoid defending champions Lyon, with the seven-time European Champions likely to battle it out with fellow French side Paris-Saint Germain; […]
Norwegian manager Hege Riise says she is “honoured and humbled” to be handed charge of Team GB’s women’s football team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Despite this appointment, Riise will continue to keep the role of interim manager of the England women’s team. Embed from Getty Images “I know this is a massive job […]