Saturday 20th May
FA WSL 1
Arsenal 4-2 Birmingham City (Att: 1,070)
Bristol City 1-1 Liverpool (Att: 1,142)
FA WSL 2
London Bees 0-4 Everton (Att: 1,070)
Watford 1-2 Millwall Lionesses (Att: 226)
Bristol City hold table-topping Liverpool 1-1 with a swift equaliser after the visitors broke the deadlock late on.
Liverpool’s Jess Clarke tackles Chloe Arthur of Bristol City (The FA via Gatty Images)
Vixens’ keeper Caitlin Leach early on clawed a shot from Tash Harding away from the top corner and after the break Sophie Ingle blazed wide from eight yards, Jess Clarke saw a 30-yard attempt clear the bar and Gemma Bonner also headed over the top, as the visitors remained frustrated.
Leach then pulled off a fine save to keep out Harding’s header from a free-kick before substitute Katie Zelem fired the Reds into the lead, after the Vixens failed to deal with Shanice van de Sanden’s ball across the face of goal.
But City hit back five minutes later when substitute Lily Agg also got in on the goal action, nodding home a cross from Claire Emslie.
Liverpool were reduced to ten players in the final minutes when sub Kate Longhurst picked up her second booking.
Arsenal defeated Birmingham City 4-2 at The Hive to climb up to second in the WSL 1 Spring Series table.
Jess Carter pressures Danielle van de Donk (The FA via Getty Images)
With less than a minute on the clock, Rachel Williams rose highest to nod home Sarah Mayling’s right-wing cross for the vistors.
The frenetic pace continued as Birmingham captain Emily Westwood’s header rattled the bar and Arsenal then hit the woodwork themselves on the half-hour mark through Fara Williams’ free-kick.
The Gunners’ pressure told on 43 minutes when Danielle Van De Donk slid the ball through for Heather O’Reilly to slot home coolly.
On 55 minutes, Danielle Carter played in Van De Donk, who fired home to put Arsenal ahead, but the lead was short-lived as Rachel Williams bravely connected with Paige Williams’ cross to equalise.
With 15 minutes left, De Donk almost scored again with a cross that clipped the bar and Arsenal’s superiority eventually told when substitute Quinn headed in a deep free-kick to make it 3-2 and in the 90th minute met a corner to score again and seal the victory.
Everton have clinched the WSL 2 Spring Series title after a 4-0 win over London Bees at the Hive.
London Bees almost took a shock lead when Sophie Fogarty’s inswinging free-kick crashed against the bar.
After quarter of an hour, Aileen Whelan was put clean through but Bees keeper Sophie Harris produced a fantastic save to keep the scores level.
Everton finally found the breakthrough on 28 minutes as Mollie Green’s deflected shot wrong-footed Harris.
The lead was soon doubled as captain Michelle Hinnigan looped a header into the far corner from Danielle Turner’s cross.
With 70 minutes gone, substitute Claudia Walker was tripped as she drove into the box, and she converted the subsequent penalty.
And with seconds left, Walker fired in from 20 yards to round off victory for the newly-crowned champions.
Pictured top – Everton celebrate their title (The FA via Getty Images)
Millwall Lionesses skipper Ashlee Hincks scored a last-minute winner against ten-player Watford.
Watford’s Danielle Puddefoot challenges for the ball. (AW Images)
Billy Brooks had headed the visitors in front just past the hour before Merrick Will flashed home an equaliser on 76 minutes.
Watford midfielder Danielle Puddefoot was sent off for two bookable offences. Millwall striker Ella Rutherford had an early shot saved by Lucy Gillett but Watford had pace to burn through Rinsola Babajide on the counter attack.
Babajide picked up a fifth minute booking before skimming the far post midway through the half. Puddefoot saw yellow for a challenge prior to Leah Cadone slicing a shot wide of the Millwall goal.
After the break, Babajide floated a cross just off target before heading over from a corner.
Megan Wynne then joined the list of players cautioned before Millwall opened the scoring when Brooks nodded in a whipped free kick from Hinks on 65 minutes.
Puddefoot saw red two minutes later prior to Will levelling the score 14 minutes from time. Watford almost snatched the points when substitute Otesha Charles thundered a shot against a post before Hincks secured the win with a late strike.
Source – fawsl.com
