WSL weekend shocks
Big WSL results: Liverpool edged Everton 3-2, Manchester City demolished Man United 3-0, and Arsenal hammered Tottenham 5-2 in a wild set of derby fixtures that reshuffled momentum in the title and European races. (x.com)
Alessia Russo fired a first-half hat-trick for Arsenal, netting three times inside the opening half-hour to record her first treble for the club. (skysports.com) The Emirates victory lifted Arsenal into second place in the WSL, leaving them 11 points behind leaders Manchester City but with two games in hand. (skysports.com) Vivianne Miedema headed twice before half-time and Kerstin Casparij added a 49th‑minute finish as Manchester City dominated the Manchester derby, with Miedema’s brace taking her WSL tally to 97 goals. (mancity.com) City now sit on 49 points from 19 matches and need five points from their remaining three fixtures to secure the WSL title. (mancity.com) At Old Trafford, Manchester United’s long unbeaten run was halted and the defeat means United can no longer finish above City with three games left in the season. (mancity.com) Ceri Holland scored twice for Liverpool — converting a penalty and later drilling a solo strike into the top corner — with Liverpool’s other first-half goal coming from a Martina Fernández own goal, and Everton captain Grace Fisk was sent off in the second half. (liverpoolfc.com) The Goodison Park win was Liverpool’s first WSL Merseyside derby victory since 2019 and moved them eight points clear of the relegation zone. (thisisanfield.com)
