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We’re back again after another spicy WSL weekend. It was a pretty historic and record-breaking weekend for the players so we simply had to an extra moment!
Here’s some of our favourite, so you can stay to up to date with the action!
The Eagles have landed
WSL debutants Crystal Palace made club history, securing their first ever WSL points. Palace beat Leicester 2-0 with both goals coming from forward Annabel Blanchard.
Take a look at the first goal here in the 55th minute…
Blanchard didn’t stop there. She converted from the penalty spot in the 68th minute to seal the deal.
Following the game, manager Laura Kaminski addressed the group stating that she was proud of them for coming together, especially off the back of three previous defeats to Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Aston Villa (in the League Cup).
Kaminski reminded the team: “Not too high with the highs and not too low with the lows”.
Nobbs hits the WSL history books
WSL legend, 31-year-old Jordan Nobbs created history on Saturday as she became the new all-time Barclays appearance record-holder with 193 appearances. Nobbs overtakes Chelsea’s Sophie Ingle, who is currently sidelined for the foreseeable future with an ACL injury.
The midfielder started her career at Arsenal back in 2010, playing 12 out of the 14 games of the first WSL season. Nobbs is the only player to play in all 15 seasons of the WSL.
Fast forward to this weekend – Nobbs made her record-breaking appearance against Brighton. Unfortunately, the appearance itself didn’t go exactly to plan, with Aston Villa losing 4-2 to Brighton.
The Villains go again next weekend against 10th placed Leicester City.
Hobinger’s free-kick humdinger
Hot off the heels of Barclays announcing the September goal of the month nominees last week, Liverpool’s Marie Hobinger has given the bank something to think about for this month.
The 23-year-old Austria international scored this absolute worldie in the 75th minute. Take a look…
The goal would prove to be a huge one at the final whistle, with Liverpool securing three points against Spurs in a 3-2 win.
Feel free to watch that goal again. It’s a work of art.
Two Seagulls soar
Brighton secured their second win of the season with both 18-year-old Michelle Agyemang and 30-year-old Nikita Parris getting their debut goals with the club.
Both Parris and Agyemang signed in summer hoping to get more game time at very different stages in their careers.
The goals would prove invaluable in securing the 4-2 win against Aston Villa, with Agyemang picking up her first Player of the Match award. Agyemang secured 38.4% of the fans vote, beating Fran Kirby, Nikita Parris and Pauline Bremmer.
Agyemang reflected on the team’s win here:
Three out of Three for Daly
The 32-year-old Rachel Daly won the WSL Golden Boot in 2022-23 and she seems intent on winning another this year with a ridiculously strong start to the season.
Despite Villa’s defeat to Brighton, Daly scored both goals which were also significant in that she reached her 100 club goal milestone.
Daly recently stepped away from the international stage to focus on club football and that she definitely has!
We went out to our audience to see who thought Daly would be picking up the Golden Boot this year. 22% said yes. 60% said maybe…
City’s young-gun
Lauren Hemp made history this weekend by becoming the youngest player to score 50 goals.
Hemp, who is 24-years-old and 60 days, reached the new milestone with her opening goal against West Ham yesterday.
Hemp scored in the 10th minute and her goal was followed by Mary Fowler’s in the 71st, helping City take home three points, propelling them to the WSL table top-spot (in front of Chelsea who have a game in hand).