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Football: Women’s Premier League Cup first round results

September 15, 2024

Women’s Premier League Cup holders Arsenal made a strong start to the defense of their title with a 4-1 victory over Watford. Much of the credit for the Gunners’ win goes to Scotland’s Kim Little, who scored a hat-trick.

Hornet, Sally Wade scored the first goal of the match in the third-minute, however Little equalised the score-line only four-minutes later and soon led the Gunners to victory.

In Doncaster, the Belles beat Leeds City Vixens by 5-0. Whilst Everton, who were up against Sheffield Wednesday, also won at home 5-0.

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Emma Whitter found the back of the net four times during the Chelsea v Barnet match, contributing to the final score of 6-2. The high scoring round also saw a 6-2 win for Birmingham against Northern Division side Lincoln and Keynsham Town’s 7-1 victory over Crystal Palace.

For a detailed analysis of each match, please see the BBC article: Cup holders Arsenal beat Watford.

Other first round results from the Women’s Premier League Cup holders’ matches were;

Aston Villa 3-0 Curzon Ashton
Charlton Athletic 1-0 Luton Town
Leicester City 3-2 Preston North End
Portsmouth 5-2 WFC Fulham
Reading 3-0 Queens Park Rangers
Sunderland 5-1 Liverpool

Elinor Davies, Sportsister
The Women’s Sports Magazine

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