Reading’s unbeaten run continued on Sunday after they completed a remarkable comeback against relegation-threatened Birmingham City.
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The baseball player Babe Ruth once said: “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” No truer word could be spoken about this Birmingham City side, who will quite literally never throw in the towel.
On a night where they were outplayed for 90 minutes, second best in all areas of the park, they managed to find a way to fight back. They secured a draw, right at the death – a point that has almost certainly ensured their top flight status once more.
Point by point, step by step, Birmingham City edge closer and closer to Barclays FAWSL survival. The team, who many thought were probably destined for the drop in August, have displayed character throughout the season and are almost there, but not quite.
There have been many surprises in the Barclays FAWSL this season, but the development of Birmingham City has certainly been one of them. They may currently sit 11th in the table but have multiple games in hand over their rivals and have conceded the least number of goals (16) of anyone outside the top four. They produced another shock on Sunday afternoon, earning a valuable point away to Everton.
The full extent of Leicester City’s progress was illustrated on Wednesday afternoon as they battled past Birmingham City in the Continental Cup.
Villa Park lit up a grey November afternoon as it played host to the first Second City Derby in Barclays FAWSL history. It was a historic occasion to mark Women’s Football Weekend.
Sunday’s match up between Brighton and Birminghm was everything you could have wanted from an FA Cup fixture – a non-stop quality display with drama at both ends, both teams giving it their all and a penalty shootout to decide the winner.
It was a game of two halves that took place at a baking Solihull Moors on Sunday afternoon.
Mid-week football returned with the Continental Cup Quarter-Finals yesterday. Eight teams remained in the competition as it heads towards its conclusion on 23rd February.