Everton moved up to seventh in the Barclays WSL with a confident performance on Merseyside. Their 3-0 win over Crystal Palace – thanks to goals from Justine Vanhaevermaet, Sara Holmgaard and Kelly Gago – was only beaten by a pitchside proposal as Rikke Madsen’s boyfriend got down on one knee.
Crystal Palace reignited the Barclays WSL relegation battle with a courageous 3-1 victory at home over Aston Villa. Goals from Aniek Nouwen, Ashleigh Weerden and Katie Stengel drew the Eagles within a point of 11th-placed Villa. Lucy Parker scored the consolation for the visitors.
Crystal Palace left it late to rescue a valuable point away to Brighton. My Cato’s last minute goal ensure her side would not return home empty-handed, cancelling out an unfortunate first half own goal from Lily Woodham.
Annabel Blanchard fired Crystal Palace to a historic first Barclays WSL win on Sunday afternoon at the King Power. Her second half brace saw the Eagles beat Leicester City 2-0 to lift them up to eighth in the table.
A lot has changed for Charlton Athletic since their last excursion in the FA Championship. Two days after that 1-0 loss at the hands of Sheffield, Karen Hills came on board as head coach. It continues a strange trend of demotion in the women’s game, like with Aston Villa, with Riteesh Mishra remaining at the club but no longer as their leader.