Manchester United 1-6 Chelsea By Ben Gilby Chelsea gave Manchester United a lesson in the importance of flexibility, concentration and ruthlessness as the defending champions comfortably dispatched the north-western side at the Leigh Sports Village, with Sam Kerr scoring two and making one of her side’s six goals. The visitors made two changes for this game. Niamh Charles replaced Ji So-yun, who onlyContinue reading “Kerr-fect! Chelsea Teach United A Painful Lesson”
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City Come Unstuck Again At Toffees
Everton 3-1 Birmingham City By Kris Goman Above: Toni Duggan and Hanna Bennison embrace after the Swedish teenager’s first FAWSL goal. Photo: @EvertonWomen After two rounds, neither team has recorded a win this season and both are desperate for the win and some points. Both sides have a few players returning from international duty andContinue reading “City Come Unstuck Again At Toffees”
Dominant Chelsea Leave Everton Feeling Blue
Chelsea 4-0 Everton by Ben Gilby Above: Erin Cuthbert puts in a superb tackle. Photo: Ben Gilby For Chelsea, what a difference a week makes! Blues boss Emma Hayes moved to provide more cover at the back after their below-par defensive performance against Arsenal – an unsuccessful system left Chelsea dangerously vulnerable at the Emirates Stadium with JessContinue reading “Dominant Chelsea Leave Everton Feeling Blue”
Villains Steal Last Gasp Point
West Ham United 1-1 Aston Villa By Kris Goman Above: Adriana Leon celebrates after putting West Ham United ahead after just eight minutes. Photo: Sky Sports. Dagenham is turning on the good weather for this important early-season game. Both teams with a lot to prove today but a draw gets them each a point inContinue reading “Villains Steal Last Gasp Point”
Back Home – At Last
Jon Foster is one of the lead presenters of Manchester United Women’s YouTube show ‘All For United Women’. He writes exclusively for Impetus about his experience of the first game back at Leigh Sports Village for fans since the pandemic. Above: Members of United’s ‘Barmy Army’ fan group pre game. Photo: @ManUtdWomen Scrolling back throughContinue reading “Back Home – At Last”
New Era At Red Devils Starts With A Win
Manchester United 2-0 Reading By Catherine Paquette Above: Ona Batlle celebrates after scoring Manchester United’s second. Photo: Reuters. The opening match of any season is always a big affair. This year’s first FAWSL clash even more so. With the beginning of the Sky Sports era, the first women’s domestic match on the broadcaster was alwaysContinue reading “New Era At Red Devils Starts With A Win”
Impetus’ Club By Club FAWSL Preview
Ben Gilby runs his eye over all of the FAWSL clubs in detail ahead of the new season kicking off tonight and makes some predictions about what might happen. ARSENAL: Ground: Meadow Park, Boreham WoodCapacity: 4,500Head Coach: Jonas Eidevall Transfers In: Mana Iwabuchi (Aston Villa), Nikita Parris (Olympique Lyonnais, France), Simone Boye Sørensen (Bayern Munich, Germany), Frida Maanum (Linköping,Continue reading “Impetus’ Club By Club FAWSL Preview”
Ashford Town & Impetus’ FAWSL Predictions
Ahead of the new Barclays FAWSL season which kicks off this Friday, Ellie Luscombe, Lucy Potter and Charlotte Baker from Impetus partner club Ashford Town (Middx) joined up with three of the site’s writers, Ben Gilby, Kris Goman, and Kieran Yap to discuss their predictions for the season. PREDICTED CHAMPIONS: Ellie: Chelsea as I feelContinue reading “Ashford Town & Impetus’ FAWSL Predictions”
Ward’s Well Organised Villa Narrowly Lose To Full Strength Chelsea
Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa Words and Pictures by Ben Gilby Above: Chelsea celebrate after Beth England’s first half header sealed their 1-0 win at Kingsmeadow. Photo: Ben Gilby Chelsea ended their pre-season campaign with victory over Aston Villa in front of over 1,000 noisy spectators at Kingsmeadow. It was a disjointed performance from Emma HayesContinue reading “Ward’s Well Organised Villa Narrowly Lose To Full Strength Chelsea”
Kyah Simon: Spurs Sign The Ultimate Fighter
Above: Kyah Simon after being unveiled as Tottenham Hotspur’s latest signing. Artwork: Tottenham Hotspur. Kyah Simon’s road to the FA Women’s Super League has not been an easy one. After all, this is a player some people wrote off when she was 15 years old. Despite her setbacks though, Simon has come back time and time again,Continue reading “Kyah Simon: Spurs Sign The Ultimate Fighter”
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