Damion Arnold

England celebrate 500th game with victory over Iceland.

Iceland 0-1 England By Damion Arnold 18/4/26 Above: Alessia Russo (left) scoring her 30th England goal Photo: via @Lionesses. England have picked up another crucial three points as they sit top of the qualifying group unbeaten after they narrowly beat Iceland 1-0 thanks to Alessia Russo’s first half goal and Hannah Hampton’s second-half goalkeeping heroics. TheContinue reading “England celebrate 500th game with victory over Iceland.”

England hold strong to see out win over Spain

England 1-0 Spain By Damion Arnold 14/4/26 Above: Lauren Hemp celebrating her goal in the opening three minutes. Photo: via Lionesses After scoring early on, England held defensively strong to keep Spain out and secure all three points in their race to World Cup qualification. The two-time European Champions took the lead early through Hemp.Continue reading “England hold strong to see out win over Spain”

Teenage bolter headlines latest Lionesses squad

by Damion Arnold (31/3/26) Above: Teenager Erica Meg Parkinson has been called up to the England senior team for the first time. Photo: via England Football. Sarina Wiegman has named 23 players for England’s next FIFA World Cup 2027 qualifiers in April with the Lionesses facing Spain at Wembley before traveling abroad to face Iceland. Perhaps the mostContinue reading “Teenage bolter headlines latest Lionesses squad”

Resilient Villa hold leaders City to first draw of campaign

By Damion Arnold (15/3/26) Above: Chastity Grant shoots in the first half Photo: Aston Villa FC Having failed to keep a clean sheet in their last seven attempts, Aston Villa produced a strong display to keep league leaders Manchester City out, with the draw allowing some doubt to creep in about what was seen asContinue reading “Resilient Villa hold leaders City to first draw of campaign”

Man City survive Everton scare and move to WSL summit

By Damion Arnold (10/11/25) Above: Manchester City huddle. Photo: Manchester City website. Manchester City strengthened their Women’s Super League title ambitions by climbing to the top of the table with a hard-earned win over Everton. On a wet and windy day on Merseyside, Manchester City faced a confident Everton side. With Chelsea dropping points onContinue reading “Man City survive Everton scare and move to WSL summit”