:00:43. > :00:48.Good evening. History beckoned for Manchester City when they faced
:00:49. > :00:52.Chelsea this afternoon. City were unbeaten in the last four league
:00:53. > :00:59.meetings with Emma Hayes side and if they made it five they would secure
:01:00. > :01:01.the WSL 1 title for the first and dethrone the reigning champions.
:01:02. > :01:04.Could they continue to give Chelsea the Blues?
:01:05. > :01:10.It is a three horse race for the title but a win for Chelsea at
:01:11. > :01:19.Manchester City and they will be league champions. Scott! The leaders
:01:20. > :01:24.are behind. And it is two. It is heartache for the Blues, it was in
:01:25. > :01:28.their own hands but defeat to Manchester City has allowed
:01:29. > :01:35.Liverpool to snatch the title. This fixture does bring back bad memories
:01:36. > :01:48.for Chelsea Ladies. Aluko! Fantastic finish. Duggan. Chelsea punished,
:01:49. > :01:54.Manchester City level. Toni Duggan! She cannot stop scoring against the
:01:55. > :02:00.Blues. Manchester City are becoming a real nemesis for Chelsea in the
:02:01. > :02:10.WSL. The WSL match of the season so far. Stokes! Manchester City have a
:02:11. > :02:11.priceless lead. Manchester City in control of this game and the title
:02:12. > :02:21.race. Manchester City denied Chelsea the
:02:22. > :02:22.title in 2014 but can the Blues spoiled the party for City this time
:02:23. > :02:31.round? Chelsea were aiming to end that run
:02:32. > :02:36.today and prolong the title race in the process. City were keen to seal
:02:37. > :02:41.it on the own patch. Later we will have highlight from Doncaster's
:02:42. > :02:44.relegation battle with Reading and with exceptional quality and insight
:02:45. > :02:51.from Sue Smith and Rachel Brown-Finnis. Only one place to
:02:52. > :02:55.begin and that is at the Academy Stadium where it was a simple
:02:56. > :02:58.equation for City, avoid defeat against Chelsea and they would
:02:59. > :03:03.secure their first league title. It promised to be an exhausting
:03:04. > :03:09.encounter, watched by a record of over 4000 bands along with Lucy Ward
:03:10. > :03:14.and Steve Bower. -- fans. COMMENTATOR: The top two in the
:03:15. > :03:23.women's game going head-to-head and the equation is simple. Chelsea must
:03:24. > :03:29.win or Manchester City Women will be the new name on the WSL title. Same
:03:30. > :03:36.again for Mantis to city, understandably after their 1-0 win
:03:37. > :03:41.at Arsenal -- for Manchester City. Jane Ross has 13 gold in her last 18
:03:42. > :03:47.games in all competitions. Chelsea are forced into a change, Claire
:03:48. > :03:52.Rafferty is ruled out and Jade Bailey, who has been a substitute in
:03:53. > :04:00.two of her last three games, comes in, otherwise the attacking Rowett
:04:01. > :04:05.is there for all to see with Davison, Ji, Aluko and Carney all
:04:06. > :04:10.starting. Before the games we will have a minute's silence to remember
:04:11. > :04:16.Sylvia Gore, a real pioneer of women's football, who recently
:04:17. > :04:31.passed away, a club ambassador and an MBE.
:04:32. > :04:51.A bit of space for Ji, trying to get away from Lucy Bronze, in towards
:04:52. > :04:55.Carney who went down. Carney and Aluko appealing to Sarah Garratt,
:04:56. > :05:00.the referee, for a penalty but the official was not interested. Ji get
:05:01. > :05:08.in behind Lucy Bronze and put in a testing ball and she could've got in
:05:09. > :05:16.front. Demi Stokes was just strong. Christiansen. Out to Duggan. Up
:05:17. > :05:28.against blunder and floated towards Ross -- Hannah Blundell. She could
:05:29. > :05:34.not get the power or direction on the header. Interesting spec
:05:35. > :05:37.including the Manchester City captain, Vincent Kompany, here to
:05:38. > :05:55.support the Manchester City Women. Parris. The former Everton player.
:05:56. > :05:59.Couldn't get round Millie Bright but Manchester City have a corner.
:06:00. > :06:04.Another set piece, I am sure they have worked on these and in such a
:06:05. > :06:09.tight game with their title rivals, sometimes you need something to set
:06:10. > :06:15.you apart. More direct that time from Duggan and it found the head of
:06:16. > :06:23.Jill Scott. She did not get the last touch. She causes problems at set
:06:24. > :06:30.pieces. Strong and athletic. She was appealing for a handball. That is
:06:31. > :06:37.terrific! She got that one! And Manchester City have the lead.
:06:38. > :06:44.Duggan's Cross, Scott's header, and the leaders, who only need a point,
:06:45. > :06:48.are in front. It is a great header, I think in the end it got a knock
:06:49. > :07:13.off Katie Chapman. Away by Ji. A nice ball from
:07:14. > :07:19.Houghton, Parris. Tried to go alone. Good ball in, just that first touch
:07:20. > :07:27.set her up. She was in a good position.
:07:28. > :07:38.Here goes Bronze and that was rash. And that is a penalty. Gilly
:07:39. > :07:42.Flaherty knows it. When you dive in like that, you have to get the ball
:07:43. > :07:45.and she didn't. Lucy Bronze got a touch to it and got taken out and
:07:46. > :07:52.that is the easiest division the referee will make today. What a
:07:53. > :08:00.moment, it is Toni Duggan, eight in eight in the WSL against Chelsea.
:08:01. > :08:06.She makes it 2-0! And brings that WSL title within touching best and
:08:07. > :08:11.is -- touching distance for Manchester City Women. Rebecca
:08:12. > :08:17.Spencer went the wrong way but she was pretty cool about it, a pressure
:08:18. > :08:25.penalty. It is a pretty big ask to score three against Man City.
:08:26. > :08:30.Confidence is there for all to see for Manchester City now. Parris
:08:31. > :08:34.almost squeezed it home. That was close. I think a lot of the stadium
:08:35. > :08:48.thought that was in. Carney. Trying to find England, can
:08:49. > :08:56.she get ahead of Steph Houghton? She can, but she can only find the arms
:08:57. > :08:59.of Karen Bardsley. The first time, on 72 minutes, that Chelsea have got
:09:00. > :09:06.between the centre halves with an opportunity to score.
:09:07. > :09:25.Scott striding down the right-hand side. A good full-back and a chance
:09:26. > :09:30.for the third. Asllani knows she should have made it three. You would
:09:31. > :09:34.have put money on her hitting the back of the net. It was a good
:09:35. > :09:36.touch, just needed to curl it with the left but not enough on it.
:09:37. > :09:45.Carney. And a wild effort from Jade Bailey,
:09:46. > :10:03.she was under pressure. Mission accomplished! History is
:10:04. > :10:12.made in Manchester. There is a new name on the WSL trophy and it is
:10:13. > :10:20.that of Manchester City Women. A journey that began only three years
:10:21. > :10:27.ago ends with the ultimate target. Unbeaten and champions. Chelsea were
:10:28. > :10:30.under pressure to get the win but we played really well, especially
:10:31. > :10:34.second half and it is an unbelievable feeling, everyone of us
:10:35. > :10:38.deserves it. It is all about the squad, about the staff that have
:10:39. > :10:43.worked very hard to get that in the best shape. Physically and
:10:44. > :10:45.technically and tactically we have been the best. Congratulations to
:10:46. > :10:50.Manchester City, they have deserved it, they have been conceded and Best
:10:51. > :10:55.consistent and conceded the fewest goals. We have scored more goals
:10:56. > :11:02.than a year ago but also conceded more. I think the pain of not
:11:03. > :11:06.finishing it in other years has been the difference this season. Young,
:11:07. > :11:11.hungry, passionate players who love their football and is all we want,
:11:12. > :11:15.as squad of players put football first and that is what everybody at
:11:16. > :11:19.this club does. The men's team is successful, we have seen the
:11:20. > :11:22.Melbourne city women's going unbeaten last year and we are now
:11:23. > :11:27.unbeaten and the hard work starts. We won't get carried away but
:11:28. > :11:30.winning one title is one thing, that is not my priority, it is to grow
:11:31. > :11:31.the fans and play good football and to be successful over a consistent
:11:32. > :11:39.period. Congratulations to Manchester City,
:11:40. > :11:43.pretty much summed up by the interviews, Emma Hayes saying they
:11:44. > :11:47.had been the best side, conceded the fewest goals. Did you expect them to
:11:48. > :11:51.win it in just their third season? It is quite some doing. When Nick
:11:52. > :11:59.Cushing and his staff set out a plan, they would have wanted to win
:12:00. > :12:02.something. Year by year they have progressed and been strong in
:12:03. > :12:07.defence, letting in a few goals. They have also scored more than ever
:12:08. > :12:11.before. They have been so hard to break down and that is the
:12:12. > :12:15.consistent think that City have done so well. What about their style?
:12:16. > :12:22.Nick Cushing said before that he wanted this record crowd, there were
:12:23. > :12:26.over 4000. He wants them to come back next season and bring a friend
:12:27. > :12:30.to keep growing the crowd. Do you think they will do with the way they
:12:31. > :12:34.play? Without a doubt, I have been so impressed with their style of
:12:35. > :12:39.defensively solid, only conceding three goals. Yet implement this
:12:40. > :12:42.style and philosophy and the players are buying into it. And every time
:12:43. > :12:47.they step onto the pitch they know exactly what they are going to do
:12:48. > :12:52.other teams think they know how to play against them but they can't.
:12:53. > :12:56.They are so efficient. They are good to watch and play one and two touch
:12:57. > :13:00.passing and it is good when they go forward, they score goals and have
:13:01. > :13:08.creative players. I would pay to watch them. They will charge you
:13:09. > :13:13.next time, never mind your freebie! But today they did not have to be at
:13:14. > :13:18.their best and they won it from an own goal and a penalty. It was not a
:13:19. > :13:23.vintage football. They just had to get the point and that is what they
:13:24. > :13:28.did. It was a good ball from Toni Duggan, she whips in the corner and
:13:29. > :13:32.it is Jill Scott she is aiming for. She is the playmaker in there who
:13:33. > :13:36.can write about everybody. You think what a fantastic header it is but
:13:37. > :13:40.when you look from this angle you can see that it is an own goal from
:13:41. > :13:45.Katie Chapman and unfortunate for her. She is just running back in and
:13:46. > :13:49.her momentum takes her through. This is Man City, what we see every week,
:13:50. > :13:58.Lucy Bronze making those attacking runs, whether and under lap or
:13:59. > :14:00.overlap. Millie Bright misses it and this is a definite penalty. You
:14:01. > :14:09.can't argue with that. Toni Duggan steps up and this is it
:14:10. > :14:14.pressure situation am a cool and calm and collected finish. It is not
:14:15. > :14:18.in the corner but she said the keeper the wrong way and you can see
:14:19. > :14:22.how much it means to the players. I love that celebration, we all
:14:23. > :14:29.thought she had scored it! She would have got away with it if it wasn't
:14:30. > :14:35.for all the cameras. Defensively, three goals conceded in 15 games,
:14:36. > :14:37.Chelsea have conceded 14 so far. 12 clean sheet out of those 15 for
:14:38. > :14:47.City, it says it all. They have only conceded one at home,
:14:48. > :14:51.City, all season. What they do so well is that the team defend. The
:14:52. > :14:54.defenders win it but it's the midfield who pick up the second
:14:55. > :15:00.ball. The second ball is basically what clears it. What City do very
:15:01. > :15:03.well offensively are piling players forward, they do exceptionally well
:15:04. > :15:07.defensively. They get bodies behind the ball and become very compact.
:15:08. > :15:11.With the Nikita Parris becoming very narrow and there's no room. Chelsea
:15:12. > :15:17.cannot dribble through. They can't play through them with a pass. Keira
:15:18. > :15:21.Walsh been outstanding, a young good potential player for England, I'm
:15:22. > :15:25.sure, as an anchor, just in front of the back four. She's very, very
:15:26. > :15:29.composed. She picks up the second ball. They worked very well together
:15:30. > :15:34.in that triangle. Keira Walsh just in front. It's the first tackle,
:15:35. > :15:37.it's Isobel Christiansen picking up the tackle, Jill Scott picking up
:15:38. > :15:41.the second ball as well and this is what they restricted Chelsea to
:15:42. > :15:46.today, a long-range effort from 35 yards which Ellie Aluko won't be too
:15:47. > :15:49.happy seeing it controlled with the feed but that's the reason
:15:50. > :15:54.ultimately why Manchester City have been dominant and have gone on to
:15:55. > :15:57.win the title this season. The discipline, have they recruited the
:15:58. > :16:01.characters they got in that squad on purpose? How do they compared to the
:16:02. > :16:04.type of characters say in the Chelsea squad? You look at the
:16:05. > :16:06.players Nick Cushing brought in the Chelsea squad? You look at the
:16:07. > :16:08.players Nick Cushing Broughton initially, Steph Houghton, it's part
:16:09. > :16:13.of the reason they are strong defensively. The players he has
:16:14. > :16:19.added to the Manchester City setup are students of the game. You look
:16:20. > :16:24.at people like Daphne Corboz, Jane Ross, every single player comes in
:16:25. > :16:28.and buys straight into the philosophy that Nick Cushing wants
:16:29. > :16:32.everyone to employ. Nobody questions what they are expected to do. Their
:16:33. > :16:37.work ethic and work for their team-mates on the pitch is
:16:38. > :16:41.unbelievable. No one player has won the league this season, no player
:16:42. > :16:46.has been outstanding, it's been a real team effort. What about the
:16:47. > :16:50.legacy? They have won it, the name is on the trophy for the first time,
:16:51. > :16:54.but what are we expecting going forward? Will they dominate and have
:16:55. > :17:01.a period of Arsenal style dominance, or will it between them, Chelsea,
:17:02. > :17:06.Arsenal? I think they will dominate. They have added a few players but
:17:07. > :17:09.they've kept a real strong core and they do things right, both on and
:17:10. > :17:13.off the field and everybody needs to look at their structure, every team,
:17:14. > :17:18.and try and do similar things to what Manchester City do. Because
:17:19. > :17:25.they are very, very strong team defensively and going forward. City
:17:26. > :17:29.have raised the bar on and off the pitch and what other teams need to
:17:30. > :17:33.do is follow suit, from the resources that the training ground,
:17:34. > :17:36.have everything on a plate for them so they can be fully professional
:17:37. > :17:42.footballers. If other teams don't do that, they will not get near City.
:17:43. > :17:48.Still no word on the Nick Cushing baby yet, five days overdue. From
:17:49. > :17:50.matters at the top of the table to the bottom now. Relegation
:17:51. > :17:54.threatened to Doncaster are still searching for their first point of
:17:55. > :17:58.the season and they welcome the struggling Reading side, in search
:17:59. > :18:00.of their first win. It was a proverbial six pointer at the key
:18:01. > :18:02.vote. Commentary from Nigel Adderley. -- at the Keepmoat
:18:03. > :18:12.Stadium. It seems absurd and one of these
:18:13. > :18:17.clubs will go down, but victory tonight will give either real hope
:18:18. > :18:22.of survival. The one Doncaster change from a 4-1 defeat at
:18:23. > :18:27.Sunderland says Marta Balowska-Mathews comment. Christie
:18:28. > :18:30.Murray plays for the first time since Scotland's Euro 2017
:18:31. > :18:36.qualification. Kayleigh Hines and Nia Jones returned for Reading, Emma
:18:37. > :18:40.Follis is their top scorer with four, the same figure Doncaster have
:18:41. > :18:53.managed in ten league games. It will be a tense night for Kelly Chambers
:18:54. > :18:58.and Emma Coates. Here is Allen. Now Jane. A good battle between her and
:18:59. > :19:08.Mayumi Pacheco and Reading have the first corner. They have a 6-point
:19:09. > :19:20.buffer coming into this game. Molly Bartrip's corner. Lenard run little
:19:21. > :19:28.with the header away. Strong play from Kayleigh Hines and the Belles
:19:29. > :19:32.are unable to clear. Arriving is Emma Follis and it's the perfect
:19:33. > :19:37.start for Reading. Doncaster never got to grips with the second ball. A
:19:38. > :19:46.terrific delivery from Remi Allen and Emma Follis did the rest. The
:19:47. > :19:56.Belles really under pressure, considering the lack of goals so far
:19:57. > :20:01.this season. A possibility. They were gifted a real opportunity there
:20:02. > :20:11.but it's a routine save for Mary Earps. Doncaster still have five
:20:12. > :20:20.games to play following this one. Here is Murray. She is so unlucky.
:20:21. > :20:32.The bottom club just need things to go for them.
:20:33. > :20:40.Emerson -- Emily Simpkins running into trouble. Reading look to break
:20:41. > :20:44.once again here with Lauren Bruton. A promising run which will end in
:20:45. > :20:49.another Reading free kick. Lauren Bruton brought down by a combination
:20:50. > :20:55.of Sophie Barker and has a look. Have they got something planned
:20:56. > :21:03.here? The answer is yes. Here's Fletcher and the clearance, it's Nia
:21:04. > :21:08.Jones and its 2-0 to Reading. Nia Jones justifying her recall. But I
:21:09. > :21:19.don't think she knew too much about it. Leandro Little's clearance, and
:21:20. > :21:29.that's an inadvertence finish. Doncaster simply have to score the
:21:30. > :21:36.next goal in the game. Mayumi Pacheco won the free kick. Cleared
:21:37. > :21:42.away as far as Emily Simpkins. And there's the goal. The Belles back in
:21:43. > :21:47.the game. Right at the start of the second half. Emily Simpkins
:21:48. > :21:55.threading have finished through the crowd. -- threading her finish
:21:56. > :22:05.through the crowd. There is hope for Emma Coates. Here is Allen, she's
:22:06. > :22:09.had a fine game so far. So too has Emma Follis and there's Jones, off
:22:10. > :22:15.the woodwork and I think the final touch was off Mayumi Pacheco.
:22:16. > :22:25.Reading so close to a third, which would have been an own goal.
:22:26. > :22:31.Doncaster now carrying more of a fight. They've got the free kick for
:22:32. > :22:43.the foul on Murray. Doncaster now a factor in this game. It's Emily
:22:44. > :22:54.Simpkins. Almost another long-range goal from Emily Simpkins. This time
:22:55. > :22:56.there's Mary Earps and Marta Balowska-Mathews is inches away from
:22:57. > :23:02.the equaliser. There was panic stations inside the Reading penalty
:23:03. > :23:11.area. Reading do have pace on the break. Here is Emma Follis once
:23:12. > :23:17.again. Oh, that's brilliant. Emma Follis restores Reading's two goal
:23:18. > :23:19.lead. She did so well to get the ball up and down from there. It may
:23:20. > :23:32.be enough to beat the Belles. Here's Rachel Rowe, waiting to come
:23:33. > :23:40.onto the field. Rachel Rowe has it once again, can she finished? Yes,
:23:41. > :23:46.she can. That surely settles it. Reading have their first win in WSL
:23:47. > :23:52.one, but Doncaster is hopes of survival begin to ebb away. I'm over
:23:53. > :23:55.the moon for the goals. They have put a shift in the past couple of
:23:56. > :23:59.weeks, great performances against the top teams in the league and it
:24:00. > :24:03.was important to get three points. Our target at the start of the
:24:04. > :24:06.season was to stay in this league and we have put ourselves in a good
:24:07. > :24:08.position today to do that. For the next two games we will go out and
:24:09. > :24:09.enjoy position today to do that. For the
:24:10. > :24:14.next two games we will go out and enjoy it and make the most of it. A
:24:15. > :24:19.huge win for Reading there but from a Doncaster perspective, I'm -- Sue,
:24:20. > :24:23.you are Donnie player, not taking their chances in the final third and
:24:24. > :24:27.conceding cheaply at the back. You're right, it's been the same
:24:28. > :24:31.season. At times we've played well and probably should have got more
:24:32. > :24:36.out of that game, especially in the first half we performed OK. But like
:24:37. > :24:40.you have said defensively we are very naive at times. Going forward,
:24:41. > :24:44.we're not scoring. This is the corner coming in and initially it's
:24:45. > :24:47.a good clearance from the Andrew Little. You can see Emily Simpkins
:24:48. > :24:51.is squeezing the ball out. That's exactly what we need to do, but it's
:24:52. > :24:56.this second phase of play, where Doncaster have struggled all season.
:24:57. > :25:01.They try to clear the ball, maybe a bit fortuitous here but Remi Allen
:25:02. > :25:04.has time to look up and you can see here Mayumi Pacheco hasn't opened
:25:05. > :25:07.her body, she's just looking at the ball, she doesn't see there is a
:25:08. > :25:12.player behind her, so what she needs to do is open up her body more.
:25:13. > :25:17.Here's a free kick, this is the second goal. If you are on the wind
:25:18. > :25:20.of -- if you are on the end of the wall you have to be aware the player
:25:21. > :25:23.might run behind you. Then you see the three players, they are all
:25:24. > :25:26.looking at the ball. They don't know whether players are behind them.
:25:27. > :25:30.Yes, it's a very well worked free kick from Reading but from Doncaster
:25:31. > :25:35.perspective they have to defend better, they have to know whether
:25:36. > :25:38.players are. Rachel, Reading in recent shows have been showing how
:25:39. > :25:43.organised they have been, solid game plan, but today in this match we saw
:25:44. > :25:47.them very effective going forwards on the counterattack. Yes, it's nice
:25:48. > :25:49.to see and talk about Reading as far as they're being prolific and
:25:50. > :25:53.certainly more dominant going forwards and what they do do very
:25:54. > :25:59.well, they are very organised at the back. When they get the chances,
:26:00. > :26:02.they break. They break quickly. Doncaster gave them quite a lot of
:26:03. > :26:05.space to run with the ball and didn't really contest that but
:26:06. > :26:09.Reading took advantage of that. Doncaster gave the ball away on this
:26:10. > :26:12.occasion but similarly, thread the ball past and Reading move from
:26:13. > :26:16.their defensive third to their attacking third in just two passes.
:26:17. > :26:22.Here, a quick loose possession but this is a lovely ball here. We have
:26:23. > :26:27.the defender kind of not on her bike and she should be, she has her arm
:26:28. > :26:30.up for offside. No way is it offside. It's a lovely ball through
:26:31. > :26:39.to Rachel Rowe. There's no pressure on the ball. Brilliant strike and it
:26:40. > :26:43.gets Reading ahead. What they do again, flooding players forward,
:26:44. > :26:46.final third, again, no pressure on the ball, and a simple finish for
:26:47. > :26:51.Rachel Rowe to tap it into the corner. From a Doncaster of view
:26:52. > :26:51.it's looking pretty bleak now, in 11 defeats
:26:52. > :26:55.corner. From a Doncaster of view it's looking pretty bleak now, in 11
:26:56. > :26:59.defeats of 11 games. So you do go down at the end of the season, what
:27:00. > :27:03.is that going to mean for the club going forwards do you reckon? Any
:27:04. > :27:07.ideas? I think the club will have to put in two things if we stay up.
:27:08. > :27:12.What will happen if we go down, you would think first of all financially
:27:13. > :27:17.it will have a massive implications, so those players that are full-time
:27:18. > :27:20.may have to go to semiprofessional or part-time. Probably we're
:27:21. > :27:24.training every day at the moment so that will probably change to maybe
:27:25. > :27:29.training twice or three times a week. We are going backwards in that
:27:30. > :27:32.respect by going down. It will be difficult for Doncaster but I'm sure
:27:33. > :27:36.we will want to come back up this season after if that does happen. We
:27:37. > :27:41.will have a look at your running shortly but before we do, one of
:27:42. > :27:44.Doncaster's other relegation rivals, Notts County and Sunderland. A win
:27:45. > :27:47.for either at Meadow Lane would all but secured their safety as Dan
:27:48. > :27:58.Roebuck reports. Sunderland newer win would put them
:27:59. > :28:04.12 points clear of the drop. Rachel Williams failed to deal with this
:28:05. > :28:07.free kick, Tori Williams pounced to make it 1-0. Seven minutes into the
:28:08. > :28:13.second half the lady pies were level. Jo Potter's corner was met by
:28:14. > :28:15.Rachel Williams, who made amends by knocking home the equaliser. Notts
:28:16. > :28:21.County completed the turnaround midway through the second half. A
:28:22. > :28:26.long throw flicked on by Potter, the office of -- ever present Jess Clark
:28:27. > :28:32.beat Rachel Laws. Sunderland not safe just yet, 2-1 at half-time.
:28:33. > :28:36.Force versus fifth as Birmingham Post deliverable. The Blues had the
:28:37. > :28:40.chance to leapfrog the Reds at with victory at Damson Park and the home
:28:41. > :28:46.side struck, some great hold-up play allowed the debutant Corina Schroder
:28:47. > :28:49.to find space. A gold to remember for Birmingham's new defender. Just
:28:50. > :28:56.after the hour mark Liverpool have the chance to level. Penalty given.
:28:57. > :29:02.Midfielder Katie Zelem stepped up to take the spot kick. No mistake from
:29:03. > :29:07.the England under 20 international and Scott Rogers' side were back on
:29:08. > :29:12.terms at 1-1. The Blues had the last word though. Just Carter's long
:29:13. > :29:14.throw headed home by Kerys Harrop. 2-1 the final score, the Reds' first
:29:15. > :29:16.league defeat since May. clean sheet out of those 15 for
:29:17. > :29:24.City, it says it all. Confirmation of how things stand,
:29:25. > :29:32.things are looking ominous for Doncaster. A 16 game season this
:29:33. > :29:36.year. City will not play on the final day bearing in mind is an odd
:29:37. > :29:41.number of teams in the division so one team always had to it out.
:29:42. > :29:46.Looking at the relegation fixtures for the teams still in the mix down
:29:47. > :29:51.there, it is obviously not looking great for Doncaster but what is the
:29:52. > :29:58.mindset of the players? Are they still hopeful? You have so many
:29:59. > :30:05.games in hand, it skews it a bit. Mathematically it is possible we can
:30:06. > :30:09.stay up but I think it is the mindset, that mentality and
:30:10. > :30:13.confidence, when you played 11 games and lost 11, how do you keep that
:30:14. > :30:17.team motivated to go into the next game? As a player you have to
:30:18. > :30:22.believe you can still get out of it because they can but it is that
:30:23. > :30:26.confidence. And you can get into a rut, a winning mentality but also
:30:27. > :30:30.losing mentality. The girls were distraught yesterday, they had to
:30:31. > :30:34.beat Sunderland and didn't, they had to beat Reading and that didn't
:30:35. > :30:39.happen and so it is difficult. The three newly promoted teams are in
:30:40. > :30:44.the bottom three. It looks heavily weighted as if they will go back
:30:45. > :30:51.down but how do the FA or the clubs bridged the gap? There are vast
:30:52. > :30:55.differences. WSL 2 is mainly amateur with some semiprofessional teams but
:30:56. > :30:57.the majority of WSL 1 artfully professional with some
:30:58. > :31:04.semiprofessional teams. The teams coming up have to make the huge
:31:05. > :31:09.investment -- they are fully professional. We have seen the newly
:31:10. > :31:18.promoted teams likely to go back down. It is investment in money and
:31:19. > :31:24.resources and players. We will see, Doncaster could beat the drop but
:31:25. > :31:27.who would replace them? The top four in WSL 2 were separated by just
:31:28. > :31:33.three points before some intriguing matches over the weekend.
:31:34. > :31:41.It was second against fourth on Saturday when Brittleton the hosted
:31:42. > :31:48.Durham. The home side made a great start -- Bristol City. Olivia
:31:49. > :31:53.Ferguson profited from a mistake, putting her team 1-0 up. It was her
:31:54. > :31:57.third goal of the season and she was involved again as they pushed for a
:31:58. > :32:05.second. Some neat play with Chloe Arthur released Ferguson and her
:32:06. > :32:11.cross was met by Laurent Hemp. Smart goalkeeping but not enough to save
:32:12. > :32:16.the team from defeat. Bristol moved temporarily three points clear until
:32:17. > :32:20.Yeovil welcomed Everton. They needed to win to return to the top of the
:32:21. > :32:28.table and their breakthrough came when a poem called coursed -- a
:32:29. > :32:32.throwing caused problems and Kelly Aldridge capitalised. Jamie share
:32:33. > :32:36.would describe their last games at three cup finals as they bid for
:32:37. > :32:41.promotion. They almost got breathing space in the first of the three when
:32:42. > :32:45.this effort ricocheted wide. It did not matter as it finished 1-0 add a
:32:46. > :32:48.valuable three points in the promotion race.
:32:49. > :32:57.That looked to be a defining weekend for Yeovil Town and Bristol City who
:32:58. > :33:00.are in the driving seat. Two teams are promoted automatically from WSL
:33:01. > :33:08.2, one team drops down from WSL 1. A big weekend for Manchester City,
:33:09. > :33:13.winning the title for the first time and reflected maybe for the first
:33:14. > :33:19.time the front page of a national newspaper showing a title winning
:33:20. > :33:24.picture. Manchester City making the front page. Is that progress for the
:33:25. > :33:27.women's game? It is marvellous, magnificent to see the women's game
:33:28. > :33:33.showcased on the front pages of the national papers. Well deserved. A
:33:34. > :33:40.bit more needed in terms of coverage? There is never enough I
:33:41. > :33:43.think the fact that it was well deserved for Manchester City, they
:33:44. > :33:48.have been the most consistent team this season. I think it is
:33:49. > :33:55.fantastic. And you want all the sports editors to be commissioning:
:33:56. > :33:59.-- columns. There is a bit of wait until they get their hands on the
:34:00. > :34:03.trophy, we will be back with the highlight of their final game at
:34:04. > :34:10.home to Birmingham on Sunday the 30th of October. Thank you to Rachel
:34:11. > :34:14.and Sue, Manchester City have won the leak with a game to spare. Will
:34:15. > :34:16.they go on to dominate the women's game or will it just be want in a
:34:17. > :34:21.blue moon? Good night.