Both Chelsea and Manchester City were 3-0 winners in the second legs of their respective Women's Champions League Round of 32 ties to progress to the last 16.
Bethany England scored twice for Chelsea whilst Sam Kerr added a third on her European debut as the Blues beat Benfica 8-0 on aggregate. Such was the dominance of the English champions, they were able to send on record signing...
Manchester City had to wait until the 94th minute to come up with a winner against Arsenal, claiming a 2-1 victory having gone behind to an early Vivianne Miedema goal. Sam Mewis equalised on half an hour before Caroline Weir took advantage of some chaotic Arsenal defending to turn in Georgia Stanway's blocked shot.
Manchester United remain out in front but struggled to overcome a...
Chelsea and Manchester City both got off to a winning start in their Champions League campaigns after away vicories in the first leg of the Round of 32.
Two goals for Fran Kirby helped the striker pass Eni Aluko's goalscoring record for Chelsea as they eased to a 5-0 win over Benfica in Lisbon. It was also captain Magda Ericsson's 100th appearance for the club as Millie Bright,...
American superstar Alex Morgan scored her maiden goal for Tottenham as the side finally secured a first victory of the season in the Women's Super League with a 3-1 win against Brighton.
Kerys Harrop gave Spurs an early lead only for Inessa Kaagman to equalise from the penalty spot. Angela Addison put the home side back in front before Morgan made her mark late on.
Chelsea needed a last-minute goal to earn a 1-1 draw against Arsenal which maintains the champions' unbeaten start to the defence of their title. Lotte Wubben-Moy deflected in Pernile Harder's speculative shot for an own goal after Beth Mead had put the Gunners in front.
The Blues move back in to the top three, three points behind leader Manchester United but with a game in hand....
Chelsea got off to the best possible start to the defence of the Conti Cup, thrashing Arsenal 4-1 at Kingsmeadow. Guro Reiten scored twice with further goals from Magdalena Eriksson and Beth England.
Also in Group B, Tottenham put their poor form in the Women's Super League behind them to beat London City Lionesses 4-0.
The biggest shock of the Matchday 1 saw Championship...
Given Norway's record in qualifying for Euro 2022 going in to their home fixture against Wales (four matches played, four wins, 32 goals scored at an average of eight goals-a-game), the Welsh will head home from Oslo with plenty to proud of in their performance.
They restricted the Norwegians to a 1-0 victory, keeping intact their hopes of finishing second in the group and the...
Chelsea's new world-record signing Pernille Harder wants to help the English champions become champions of Europe following her arrival from Wolfsburg.
The Denmark striker won four league titles during her time in Germany and was twice a Champions League finalist.
The most recent of those finals was last month in losing to Lyon. But Harder is convinced she can help Chelsea...
Last season's winners Chelsea have been drawn in the same group as losing finalists Arsenal as well as Tottenham and London City Lionesses in a redesigned Continental Tyres League Cup format.
There will now be six groups instead of four for this year's competition, with only the group winners guaranteed a place in the quarter-finals alongside the two best runners-up.
Manchester City and Chelsea will contest the Women's Community Shield for the first time in 12 years despite the fact last season's FA Cup has yet to be completed.
City qualify as the 2019 winners and will take on the Women's Super League champions ahead of the men's Community Shield between Liverpool and Arsenal at Wembley on Saturday 29 August.
