ENGLAND 0, BRAZIL 0 Gareth Southgate was delighted how his young players stepped up to the plate in friendlies against Germany and Brazil in the space of four days. England’s manager took plenty of positives from the games against the one and two ranked teams in the world. “It could have been an incredibly difficult […]
Match Report
Manchester City Women go top of WSL1 with easy win over Bristol City Women
MANCHESTER CITY WOMEN 4, BRISTOL CITY WOMEN 0 Manchester City’s women’s side made it ten straight wins in a row in all competitions this season as they leapfrogged Chelsea into top spot in the Women’s Super League with an impressive victory over Bristol City Women. There were goals by Izzy Christiansen, Claire Emslie, Abbie McManus […]
Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford puts pressure on Joe Hart with clean sheet on debut for England against Germany
ENGLAND 0, GERMANY 0 Jordan Pickford’s hugely impressive goalkeeping debut for England against Germany has put Joe Hart’s position as No 1 under threat. The Everton keeper described it as a “dream come true” as he kept a clean sheet against the world champions and top ranked team on the planet. Pickford made two splendid […]
Eoin Doyle and Jack Byrne at the double as Oldham Athletic beat Newcastle United U21s in the Checkatrade Trophy
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 4, NEWCASTLE UNITED U21 1 Oldham Athletic secured their passage to the knockout phase of the Checkatrade Trophy following a comfortable home victory against Newcastle United U21s. Two goals apiece from Jack Byrne and Eoin Doyle helped Latics finish runners-up to Port Vale in their group as they ended back-to-back defeats against Scunthorpe […]
Late fireworks as Manchester City Women beat Everton Ladies with Nikita Parris goal
MANCHESTER CITY WOMEN 2, EVERTON LADIES 1 Izzy Christiansen scores early to put City into the lead Everton resist dominant City’s attempts to score again Simone Magill levels the scores in the 77th minute Nikita Parris scores the winner 2 minutes later Holders Manchester City Women needed another gear to beat a struggling Everton Ladies […]