With 3 effects altered by goals defeated, this weekend’s Women’s Super League action produced a lot of drama and entertainment.
Manchester United ended Arsenal’s best start to the season with a winning goal in stoppage time, while West Ham broke the hearts of Leicester’s last club under circumstances.
Finally, Liverpool came from two goals to take a point from Brighton, with the last goal of the game in the 92nd minute.
So who had a week and forgot one? GOAL breaks the chaos below. . .
After watching Arsenal lose on Saturday, Sunday was the best day for Chelsea.
He scored 3 goals and conceded none in a London derby against Tottenham, in a great game at Stamford Bridge in his first appearance at the stadium this season.
They also welcomed Emma Hayes to the game, with the Blues manager back on the bench for the first time since undergoing surgery last month, when they were 3 points ahead of the Gunners at the top of the table.
Also, with the champions scoring all 3 goals in the first half, it meant they could make some early substitutions after the break to rest the players before a big midweek game, against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
It’s not a weekend at all for Chelsea.
Arsenal’s 100% league record this season came to a painful end on Saturday night, with Manchester United trailing 3-2 at the Emirates thanks to Alessia Russo’s header in stoppage time.
After a poor first half, in which they fell on a shot by Ella Toone, the Gunners took the lead and looked ready to take the win. But United showed an incredible character to fight and take the 3 points.
It is a setback for Arsenal in their quest for the title and their first trophy in 3 years. Fortunately, they still have plenty of time in the season to recover.
This will be the appeal to watch now, as it is the first time this season that this team has won a football match.
How they react will be important, especially as their next match is against Juventus in the Champions League to face their former coach, Joe Montemurro.
Russo made headlines for his last win on Saturday, but Katie Zelem was very good in midfield and her set-pieces contributed to the result.
After helping her full-back much of the game, the English foreigner threw a very good direct free kick in the 85th minute that Millie Turner caught brilliantly to finish with a header under the crossbar and in the back of the net.
Once the clock struck timeout, he made a fair pitch that Russo hooked to win the game.
His ability in those conditions deserves a “specialist” label, while his overall functionality in a massive game will have caught the attention of Sarina Wiegman, the England coach who chooses the midfielder but doesn’t give him too many minutes in games.
If you can reflect this demonstration point consistently, that will change.
Brighton are described as a well-formed and defensively forged team that is difficult to break. So far this season, we just haven’t noticed that aspect of them.
On Sunday, it hurt them badly, with the Seagulls beating Liverpool 3-1 in the 34th minute, to concede two goals beaten in the half, the equaliser in added time, to lose two points.
Rachel Furness’ 92nd-26th minute goal they have conceded in the league this season in just their seventh game. It’s a desperately poor record.
The club is still looking for a new coach after the departure of the legendary Hope Powell after a humiliating 8-0 defeat. He opposed Tottenham last month and things deserve once that replacement is found.
Powell’s successor will look to correct those disorders without delay at the back and if that goal is achieved, Brighton can temporarily put any consideration of relegation on them, since the truth is, despite their long reputation, that this is a team with goals. in them too.
Last Tuesday was a special day for Rachel Daly, who started as England’s centre forward against Norway. The 30-year-old is normal at home, but as a winger, although she impresses at club level.
After scoring for the Lionesses in that match on Sunday, they showed how terrible they are in attack, scoring twice in Aston Villa’s 3-1 win over Reading. The other goal of the day was also an effort through Daly, but most likely still an OG.
However, she has now scored seven goals in seven games, only Manchester City’s Khadija Shaw has more in the league at this level, meaning the Euro 2022 winner, who only returned to England in the summer, is already proving to be one of the signings of the season.
After the first two games of the bench crusade, Jackie Burns has since established herself as Reading’s first-choice goalkeeper.
The Northern Ireland foreigner arrived at the club this summer after his stint at the European Championship and has maintained that form in the new season.
However, on Sunday he won a red card after a tackle that seriously injured Kirsty Hanson and reduced it to 10 when they were already leading 2-1.
That marked a first appearance since September for Grace Moloney, who will now have the chance to claim the No. 1 in the next 3 games.