Galton cements star status at Manchester United, rampaging Foord takes centre stage for Arsenal and Fishlock is flying
With 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 first half, and were 1-0 down until Millie Turner doubled United’s lead in the second minute of stoppage time, but opened up in the second half as they tried to find a way back into the game and got picked apart. Katie Zelem, United’s captain, got a couple of assists – she played an hour of this game having been on the bench recently, and three months after her positive Covid test she still isn’t finishing 90 minutes. Fortunately her team has the squad depth to cope, and after this game their manager, Casey Stoney, insisted there is more to come. They already lead the league by four points, and to win it within three years of first coming into existence would be extraordinary.
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Reading midfielder Jess Fishlock shows real composure in the penalty area before giving her side a 2-1 lead vs. Brighton pic.twitter.com/KhYKg1zcFu