It really does look like this season is going to be an interesting one for us fans and the league standings after game week 3 resembles that. It may be the early stages but teams are surprising us and we are seeing different teams making up the order of the top 6 whilst down at the bottom poor Aston Villa are struggling which we don't think many people would have expected. Game week 3 had plenty of goals and here is how the games went...
Chelsea 2-0 West Ham
Chelsea and West Ham kicked off the weekends action on Saturday where Chelsea got back to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over West Ham. The game was dominated possession wise by Chelsea however, they had to wait 36 minutes before their first goal came and it was scored by none other than Sam Kerr, West Ham almost kept the game at 1-0 but in the 90th minute Cuthbert doubled their lead sending Chelsea 3rd in the table on goal difference. Chelsea might have had the most possession however, West Ham did manage to get 14 shots off with only 2 on target though. Will this be the start of Chelsea's push for the top spot? Will West Ham bounce straight back from this next weekend? Only time will tell.
Manchester United 1-1 Leicester City
We were at this game, we would say luckily however, it didn't feel like it as we were sat freezing watching a pretty poor game in all honesty especially from United. We won't go into the game too much on this post as we do have our match report coming up very soon but it definitely felt like United were lucky to get anything out of the game as they weren't playing like we have seen from them recently. This game definitely showed us why Leicester have got as many points as they have so far too, they are certainly a surprise this season.
Manchester City 5-0 Bristol City
Bristol City are still searching for their first points of the season after Manchester City's rampant display this weekend which has seen them move up to the top of the league on goal difference. Manchester City opened their scoring in the 9th minute and by the end of the first half they had scored all 5 of their goal so seal that top spot. Man City are definitely looking better than last season so let's hope we see them really challenging for a top 3 finish this time around. But the question remains of how much longer we will be waiting for Bristol to register their first points.
Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
It looked for so long like Villa were going to have recorded their first points of the season but 2 late goals for Arsenal saw them end up victorious at the Emirates. This late victory was actually Arsenal's first victory of the season but you can't help but feel bad for Villa who took an early lead through a Pacheco header in the 25th minute as they held on and it looked like they were going to win their first game of the season. They held on until the 90th minute but then the board went up for extra time and you couldn't help but think something would happen and the first Villa blow was struck when in the 92nd minute McCabe scored with a close range rocket which left van Domselaar with no chance and the scores were level. Arsenal just kept on piling on the pressure after this and just 2 minutes later they wrapped up the game with a 94th minute winner from Russo. Could the goalkeeping have been better for this one? Possibly, but in the end Arsenal's pressure had paid off and they recorded their first win of the season and left Villa chasing their first points which no one expected.
Brighton 1-3 Tottenham
Brighton took an 8th minute lead in this game however, Tottenham bounced back in the 45th minute with summer signing Thomas drawing level before half time. Clinton then made the score line 2-1 in Tottenham's favour before Percival added a final goal in the 94th minute to seal the win for Tottenham. Spurs definitely had plenty of shots in this game however, they only just tipped the possession scale in their favour which goes to show if you take your chances you can get the results.
Liverpool 0-1 Everton
The first Merseyside derby of the season saw Everton walk away from Anfield with all 3 points once more however, if the WSL had VAR this could have been a totally different case. Liverpool found the back of net very early in the game when Kearns got herself on the end of a great cross into the box however, the goal was ruled out due to being offside. When looking at the replays though you can't help but feel bad for Liverpool as it actually looked like she was onside if you went by the lines on the pitch. The goal was ruled out though and Everton were the only ones able to find the back of the net with history repeating itself as captain Finnigan scored from a great header after being left unmarked in the box. Liverpool seemed to be in control in terms of possession and they had plenty of chances but they just couldn't capitalise and Everton once again walked away with 3 points, their first points of the season.
This weekend definitely saw some brilliant football played and looking at game week 4's fixtures us fans could see even more goals over the course of the weekend and some brilliant results. Will we see a change in the top 3 or are Leicester going to keep surprising everyone? We can't wait to see how next weekend plays out.
What was your favourite game from this weekend?
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