Conti Cup

Chelsea successfully defended their Continental Tyres League Cup title with a 6-0 victory at Vicarage Road against Bristol City, but the match was marred by a serious injury to defender Maren Mjelde.

Although the Norway international tweeted that the knee injury was not as bad as first feared, she will be out for the rest of the season.

Despite Mjelde's distress, the Blues...

West Ham moved into the semi-finals of the Continental Tyres League Cup with a 3-0 win over Women's Championship side Durham.

The Hammers will now face holders Chelsea in the last four and could have won even more comfortably but for an impressive display by Hannah Reid in the Durham goal.

However, strikes from Emily van Egmond, Katerina Svitkova and Hawa Cissoko ensured...

Chelsea needed an 89th-minute goal to force extra time against Manchester City in their Continental Cup quarter-final before going on to win 4-2.

Melanie Leupolz had given the holders an early lead only for City to respond to move 2-1 ahead.

It took a special strike from Niamh Charles to level the scores and extend the tie into extra time.

The Blues went on to...

Manchester United have written to the Football Association making clear their dissatisfaction at the way their Continental Women's League Cup tie against Everton was postponed.

The match was called off at late notice due to safety concerns around the Walton Hall Park ground because of high winds.

United were approached to host the match on 4 November instead but that could...

Following defeat to Chelsea in their opening group game, Arsenal returned to form with a 4-0 victory against London City Lionesses. Dutch striker Vivianne Miedema scored all four goals against the Women's Championship side.

Manchester City followed up their victory against Everton in the FA Cup final by beating Liverpool 3-0. Everton were due to play Manchester United but the match...

Arsenal manager Joe Montemurro is amongst those who have called for more coverage of the Women's Continental League Cup after fans were left frustrated by a lack of live matches this week.

There is currently no broadcast deal for the Conti Cup, so the first round of group games on Wednesday were not shown - despite ties including a repeat of last season's final between Chelsea and...

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...

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.

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