There has been plenty of movement again across the table this weekend with plenty of goals scored for us fans. Aston Villa have finally got themselves some points on the board 6 games into the season whilst Chelsea extended the gap between them and second up at the top of the table. With 21 goals overall there is plenty to talk about so here is a wrap up of week 6's results...
Manchester United 5-0 West Ham
Manchester United & West Ham kicked off the weekends action in what was a cold, wet game with plenty of goals. After putting 7 past Everton mid-week in the Conti Cup Manchester United went on to put 5 past West Ham on their return to league action. As always we won't go too in depth on this game as we do have a full report coming soon but the game had a lot of physical aspects along with 5 different goalscorers, which included a brilliant strike from Millie Turner. To read more about this game check back tomorrow for the match report.
Tottenham 1-1 Liverpool
Both Tottenham & Liverpool have been surprising a lot of people this season with some brilliant performances and the teams were pretty evenly matched when they came face to face at the weekend. With a similar amount of shots each and only 3 each on target the game could have honestly gone either way. Tottenham took the lead in the 27th minute through Bizet and kept hold of that lead until the 66th minute when Haug got the equalizer for Liverpool. I think it is safe to say both these teams are surprising women's football fans with how well they are doing and neither are really at full strength either with players still out injured or carrying slight knocks.
Manchester City 0-1 Brighton
We saw Brighton give the red side of Manchester some real competition on bonfire night with them making United really fight for a draw, this time around it was the blue side of Manchester's turn and they weren't quite so lucky. Manchester City were on top for a lot of the game with a staggering 35 shots however, none of them found the back of the net no matter how hard they tried in fact they only had 13 of the 35 on target. Brighton didn't give up though and even among the pressure and getting a lot less shots than City they took their chance much better with 3 of 6 shots on target including the 81st minute goal from Geum-Min, it just goes to show you don't need the most chances in the game just do better with those you have. The win sees Brighton sitting in 8th place and like with Liverpool, they are definitely surprising us a lot this season and really challenging those they face.
Everton 0-3 Chelsea
Everton are finding themselves just 2 points away from the drop zone after a 3-0 defeat to Chelsea whilst Chelsea have extended the gap between them and second place to 3 points. It took just 14 minutes for Chelsea to find the back of the net with Fleming opening the scoring. Everton did well though to hold Chelsea back and keep the scoreline at just 1-0 however, in the 62nd minute none other than Sam Kerr found the back of the net doubling Chelsea's lead. It looked as though the game was going to end at 2-0 but Chelsea applied the late pressure and Beever-Jones added the 3rd and final goal in the 90th minute. Fingers crossed things pick up for Everton soon and as for Chelsea, surely they are playing to create the perfect send off for Hayes at the end of the season.
Bristol City 0-2 Aston Villa
Finally 6 games in and Aston Villa have recorded their first points of the season. Villa have really not had the start to the season that people expected however, could this be the confidence boost they needed to go on and start picking up points? It seemed to be the Ebony Salmon show yesterday with her and Daly linking up well during the game and being key players in getting the result they desperately needed. It took until the 77th minute for Villa to break the deadlock with some link up play between Daly & Salmon leading to a Connolly own goal to give Villa the lead. In the 86th minute Salmon struck for her childhood club and found the back of the net doubling Villas lead and finishing off the game. This result put Bristol back to the bottom of the league however, that is only on goal difference and both these teams really need to start picking up points. Who knows though this could spur Bristol on to get back to winning ways but it may also be the catalyst that helps Carla Ward's Villa finally start playing as they should be.
Leicester City 2-6 Arsenal
The weekends action was wrapped up with a fantastic game between Leicester & Arsenal which saw a total of 8 goals, 6 of which came in the 2nd half of the game. Leicester started the game brilliantly and we saw them open the scoring in the 36th minute with a goal from Tierney, it then took just 2 minutes for them to double their lead with Cayman finding the back of the net in the 38th minute. It was all going Leicesters way in the first half however, that was all to change in the second half. Arsenal had a very poor first half and looked like getting nothing out of the game but the half time team talk certainly worked in their favour as in the 49th minute of the game they got a goal back through Lacasse. Just 3 minutes later in the 52nd minute Russo brought the score line level and Arsenal were officially back in the game. They just seemed to keep upping the pressure though and they took the lead for the first time in the game when Foord got her goal in the 58th minute. Not happy with a 3-2 scoreline Arsenal kept on applying the pressure and in the 61st minute Pelova made it 4-2. Blackstenius came off the bench and made it 5-2 in Arsenals favour in the 75th minute and it is safe to say the game had well and truly turned around from the first half where Leicester had been in control of the game. Hurtig wrapped up the scoring in the 98th minute and the result sees Arsenal enter the new week 2nd in the table.
It was definitely a great weekend for women's football once again and the upcoming weekend is looking like another weekend where we could see some great matches and plenty more goals. We even have the first Manchester Derby of the season which is being held at Old Trafford so it is safe to say we are really looking forward to seeing how the weekend plays out.
What was your favourite game this weekend?
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