Galton cements star status at Manchester United, rampaging Foord takes centre stage for Arsenal and Fishlock is flyingWith Chelsea’s match against Tottenham one of two WSL games postponed because of Covid outbreaks – and another falling foul of a waterlogged pitch – Manchester United extended their lead at the top by thrashing the division’s bottom team, Bristol City, 6-1. There were another two goals for Leah Galton, who is absolutely on fire and enjoying playing higher up on the left. Though the US internationals Tobin Heath and Christen Press got a lot of the attention when they arrived in the summer, Galton has come in and undoubtedly been their star of the season so far. Bristol were resolute in the...
Arsenal face Chelsea on Saturday with both sides desperate to get their hands on silverware amid a pile of intriguing subplotsArsenal face Chelsea in the Continental Cup final on Saturday evening in what should be a fascinating conclusion to a sometimes maligned competition. Earlier this season Emma Hayes, the Chelsea manager, said she wanted to get rid of it completely, and this week she said it was the trophy her team most want to win – and I expect she’ll be delighted if her side take the title for the first time.Chelsea certainly go into the game with the upper hand. Arsenal have lost only four league games since the start of 2019 and three were to Chelsea. In October...
Prospect of two great players at rival clubs pushing each other is just one cause for excitement about women’s football in 2020Friday is the day that Sam Kerr officially joins Chelsea as the mid-season transfer window opens, the arrival of the player I consider the best No 9 in the world ending an amazing year for women’s football.It has been a year of massive forward strides. The World Cup obviously was huge, and Megan Rapinoe brought positive attention to the women’s game by being brave and speaking about important issues while also doing her talking on the pitch, and there have been big signings, and groundbreaking sponsorship and broadcasting deals. Meanwhile clubs playing in men’s stadiums has become normalised and...
Adaptability was key for our injury-hit side last season. Now we’re fit and ready for a Champions League challenge tooEvery time someone gets injured, a bit of your game falls away, and you have to fill the gaps. Last season, with a huge injury list including players such as Jordan Nobbs, Kim Little and Danielle Carter, I think we did amazingly well at Arsenal. Wherever people had to play they did – we picked up the roles quite quickly.As one of the players who was still fit, I weirdly didn’t feel more pressure. I just really wanted to win the title. We were all desperate for that first title for Arsenal in seven years and everyone was on the same...
Arsenal’s striker on a sporting childhood, Netherlands’ World Cup hopes and why her club deserve to win the WSLArsenal, decimated by injuries that have left a stellar seven-a-side team in the stands lately, are struggling to maintain their early-season swagger. League wins have become less convincing and defeats by Chelsea and Manchester City in the FA Cup and Continental Cup respectively have seen their momentum stalled.With the side now two points behind the leaders, Manchester City, though with a crucial two games in hand, the pressure is on the league’s top scorer, Vivianne Miedema, to shoulder the burden and help force her team over the finish line. Related: England women reveal bespoke new kit for 2019 World Cup Some of...