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The WSL and Championship: Top 5 Moments of the Weekend

By   Chloe Morgan   • October 14, 2024

We’re back again after another spicy WSL weekend AND the Women’s Championship. Another historic and record-breaking weekend for the players and the leagues!

Here’s some of our favourite moments, so you can stay to up to date with the action!


Tooney becomes an all-timer

Manchester United midfielder Ella Toone became the first outfield player to appear in 93 consecutive WSL games for the same club (credit: Opta).

https://twitter.com/ManUtdWomen/status/1845497474904936563

And what a 93rd game it was, with Yaanited securing all three points against Tottenham Hotspur in a confident 3-0 win.

The 25-year-old has been with United since 2018, making over 120 appearances and scoring 40 goals. Toone also spent five years with United’s youth team between 2007 – 2013.

It’s fair to say, she’s United through and through and those stats prove it!


From one Blue’s boss to another…

Former Chelsea manager and USWNT boss Emma Hayes was spotted in the stands this weekend, watching on, as her former side defeated Arsenal 2-1 at the Emirates.

Post-match, Hayes and current manager Sonia Bompastor took one of the most iconic selfies of the season so far…

https://twitter.com/ChelseaFCW/status/1845484619690279126

Following the game, Bompastor was asked about Hayes’ presence at the game. She said: “We have a good relationship. She came because she had some players from the US. She’s maybe happy with the win because she feels like a Chelsea fan. She has a new job so maybe she has some advice for me?”

The Blues have won all three WSL games under Bompastor so whatever the advice, it’s working!


The Championship made waves

We’re six games into the Women’s Championship but this weekend delivered something special.

The Sunderland v Newcastle fixture, which took place at the Stadium of Light yesterday afternoon, attracted a record-breaking crowd of 15,387.

https://twitter.com/BarclaysWC/status/1845522512999845915

Newcastle picked up the points (2-1) much to the disappointment of home fans, but both sides provided a feisty battle.

The attendance figure smashed the previous 11,137 Women’s Championship record created in November 2022, during the Sheffield vs London City Lionesses fixture.


It’s Ramirez’s world. We’re just living in it.

Mayra Ramirez set the Emirates alight this weekend with a strong contender for Goal of the Month.

In front of 45,860 fans, the Colombia international pulled off a beautiful bicycle kick in the 4th minute to set the Blues fans alight.

https://twitter.com/ChelseaFCW/status/1845091494786375865

Feel free to watch that again… To celebrate, Ramirez pulled off one of the coldest celebration so far this season.

https://twitter.com/ChelseaFCW/status/1845087304081080465

Needless to say, Ramirez picked up Chelsea’s Star of the Match.


Bunny bags a brace

Manchester City’s Bunny Shaw dominated headlines yesterday, bagging two goals against Liverpool to secure a vital three points for her side.

After going 1-0 down before half-time due to a beautiful strike from Olivia Smith, Shaw went two better in the second-half, scoring in the 58th and 90+2 minutes.

https://twitter.com/ManCityWomen/status/1845508283563491627

Bunny picked up the Barclay’s Player of the Match award and ensured she maintained joint top spot in the WSL top goalscorer list with three goals and one assist in four games – on par with Brighton’s Kiko Seike and Aston Villa’s Rachel Daly.