Matchday 7: 22 goals in seven matches of Women's Super League

The Women's Super League produced 22 goals in seven matches on matchday 7, an average of 3.1 a game. The away sides took three wins, the hosts two, and two matches ended level. Nine goals came before half-time and thirteen after.

Tottenham Hotspur W lost 1-2 to Arsenal W at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Cathinka tandberg scored in the 13th minute for Tottenham Hotspur W, assisted by Victoria Pelova. Georgia Stanway found the net in the 17th for Arsenal W, assisted by Alessia Russo. The sides went in level at 1-1. Alessia Russo converted a penalty in the 56th minute for Arsenal W.

At American Express Stadium, Brighton W beat West Ham W 3-0. Symonds found the net in the 29th for Brighton W. Brighton W led 1-0 at the break. In the 63rd minute, Francesca Kirby scored for Brighton W. Kiko Seike struck in the 66th, assisted by Emilie Marie·Joramo.

A first-half lead slipped away from Crystal Palace W after the interval as Chelsea W turned the contest around to win 1-3 at Selhurst Park on Sunday. Molly Bartrip had put the home side ahead in the 20th minute, converting from Fuka Tsunoda’s delivery to send Palace into the break 1-0 up. Chelsea W levelled six minutes after the restart through Melvine Malard, who met Katie McCabe’s ball to make it 1-1 in the 51st minute. Malard struck again in the 75th minute, this time supplied by Sandy Baltimore, to give the visitors a 2-1 advantage. Baltimore then sealed the points from the penalty spot in the 90th minute, completing the scoring at 3-1.

Birmingham City W beat Charlton Athletic W 1-0 at The DCS Stadium. Wilma Maria Leidhammar struck in the 68th for Birmingham City W, assisted by Crosthwaite.

At West Lancashire College Stadium, Liverpool W drew 2-2 with London City Lionesses W. Beata olsson converted a penalty in the 19th minute for Liverpool W. Freya Godfrey found the net in the 22nd for London City Lionesses W. In the 44th minute, Kadidiatou Diani scored, assisted by Danielle van de Donk. Liverpool W went into half-time 1-2 down. An own goal by Jana Fernandez in the 92nd minute counted for Liverpool W.

A dominant first half from Aston Villa W set the tone at Rossett Park, where Everton W fell to a 2-3 defeat on Sunday. Noelle Maritz opened the scoring in the 4th minute, teed up by Amalie Vangsgaard, and Vangsgaard doubled the lead in the 32nd minute after a delivery from Chasity Grant. Vangsgaard struck again in the 50th minute, this time assisted by Maritz, to make it 0-3. Everton W rallied late, with Holly McNamara pulling one back in the 79th minute, and Noémie Mouchon added a second in the 90th from Yuka Momiki’s pass, but the fightback ran out of time.

A goalless first half gave way to a decisive 23-minute spell after the break, as Manchester United W shared the points with Manchester City W in a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford. Shaw broke the deadlock in the 66th minute, converting Fowler’s assist to put the away side ahead. Terland struck the equaliser in the 89th minute, firing home to level the contest. Earlier, three United players had stood during the anti-racism knee gesture, a stance that followed similar refusals elsewhere in the Premier League’s ‘No Room for Racism’ initiative.