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Manchester United achieved the highest points tally in their Women’s Super League history and continued their bid for a league and cup double by beating relegation-threatened Tottenham Hotspur.
A week ahead of their first Wembley final appearance when they face Chelsea in the FA Women’s Cup final next Sunday, Manchester United have opened up a seven-point lead over third-placed Chelsea in the table, even though the defending champions have three games in hand. in hand, starting with Sunday’s late opener at home to Everton.
In front of England head coach Sarin Wiegman’s watchful eyes in the stands, three England players scored for Manchester United on a day when Tottenham’s error-ridden defense helped the home side a lot, but their own technical prowess shone in striking fashion down the stretch. .
Winger Leah Galton opened the scoring with a fine finish with the outside of her foot and Alessia Russo doubled the lead with a clinical volley, taking both players to 10 WSL goals on the campaign. It was Galton’s fifth goal in her last five appearances in all competitions, while Russo got on the scoresheet for the third successive home game. Earlier, both players were denied by good back-end blocks and the hosts were completely on top.
Nikita Parris then capitalized on a Shelina Zadorsky error to add a third after the break, on an afternoon when they could have scored six or seven. Marc Skinner’s side’s 50 points this term are the club’s highest WSL points tally in three years in the division – with two league games remaining – and surpass the 47 points collected under Casey Stoney in 2020-21.
It was a campaign that saw them finish fourth, which remains their highest finish in League One, and have yet to qualify for Europe, having only reformed their senior women’s team in 2018 after a 13-year hiatus from elite women’s football. Despite the improvements this term, a place in the Women’s Champions League is still not mathematically guaranteed, but it now looks more likely than ever.
Tottenham, meanwhile, are still not safe from relegation to the Championship, having started the day three points above the relegation zone, with bottom side Reading kicking off later on Sunday afternoon. Their best moment of the second half came after a good cut from Bethany England to find Mana Iwabuchi, but England keeper Mary Earps made a strong double save to deny first Iwabuchi and then Rosella Ayane on the rebound.
Match details
Manchester United Women (4-2-3-1): Earps 7; Batlle 7, Le Tissier 7 (Mannion 7, 74), Turner 6, Blundell 7 (Riviere 6, 86); Ladd 7, Boe Risa 7, Parris 7 (Thomas 6, 63), Toone 8 (Williams 6, 74), Galton 7 (Garcia 6, 73), Russo 7.
Unused Substitutes: Naalsund, Tounkara, Cascarino, Baggaley (gk).
Tottenham Hotspur Women (4-5-1): Korpela 6; Turner 5 (Petzelberger 6, 77), Bartrip 5, Zadorsky 5, Harrop 5; Bizet Uldusoy 5 (Neville 6, 59); Graham 6 (Iwabuchi 6, 59), Spence 5 (Percival 5, 59), James 6, Naz 6 (Ayane 7, 45); England 6.
Unused Substitutes: Ale, Spencer (gk), Summanen.
Reserved: Bartrip, Harrop.
Referee: Kirsty Dowle (Kent).
Presence: 5,796.
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