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....
Manchester United overtook Arsenal at the top of the Barclays Women's Super League after ending the Gunners' 100 percent start to the season. Ella Toone scored the only goal in United's victory, whilst the American pair of Tobin Heath and Christen Press were a constant threat against the misfiring former leaders.
United head coach Casey Stoney recognized how important it is for her...
Arsenal's Vivianne Miedema made Women's Super League history by becoming the first player to score 50 goals in the competition, overtaking the mark of 49 set by Nikita Parris.
A hat-trick in the 6-1 victory over Tottenham in the North London derby means the Dutch striker now has 52 goals in just 50 WSL appearances.
At the age of 24, Miedema is already the Netherlands' all-...
Chelsea benefitted from a controversial penalty decision on their way to a 3-1 win against Manchester City in the Barclays Women's Super League. Maren Mjelde opened the scoring from the spot after the referee showed a yellow card to Ellen White even though the ball struck teammate Demi Stokes in front of her.
City had been well in the game up to that point but further goals for Sam...
Aston Villa have been forced to ask the Women's Super League to postpone fixtures against Bristol City and Chelsea after a member of the first-team squad tested positive for coronavirus. As a consequence, a unspecified number of her teammates will also now have to self-isolate.
A club statement said: "Aston Villa Women can confirm that a member of our first-team squad has tested...
Congratulations to the Rugby Football Union for landing a major sponsor for the Premier 15s during these difficult times. The money coming in from insurance giant Allianz will help secure the sport at the elite level and replace funding for grassroots women and girls' rugby which has been decimated by the Covid crisis.
But just as the sport receives some welcome good news, there is a...
American superstars Tobin Heath and Christen Press both came off the bench to make their Women's Super League debuts for Manchester United in a 3-0 victory against Brighton. Heath set up Jane Ross for United's third whilst Press nearly scored late on as well.
Not to be outdone in the blue half of Manchester, another US national team star was amongst the scorers as Sam Mewis netted...
The "weight and history" of Manchester United was a key factor in persuading American superstar Tobin Heath move to the Women's Premier League side.
In her first interview as a United player, Heath explained the heritage of the name of United was important in deciding where in Europe to move to, despite the relative inexperience of the women's side.
Gilly Flaherty is not the first player to complain to officials about a tight call which has gone against her in a game and she will be far from the last. However, the West Ham captain's decision to take to Twitter to berate the standard of refereeing in the Women's Super League demonstrates how deep the feeling is amongst the players.
It was a case of 'anything you can do' as Chelsea joined Arsenal in scoring nine goals in a game. The Gunners' 9-1 demolition of West Ham in front of 734 season ticket holders in Dagenham set the tone for a high-scoring weekend.
However, the Hammers will argue they were well in the game until Arsenal's second goal, which was given despite looking offside. West Ham captain Gilly...
