Esther Jackson

Esther Jackson

Sports Journalist · 48 articles

Sports Journalist, covering Manchester City Women's and Liverpool Ladies for the SL Spotlight. News writer for Read Championship. Previously written for the Football League Paper, Non-League Paper, the Burnley Express and Mancunian Matters Online.

World Cup Guide – Group E
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World Cup Guide – Group E

Group E boasts competition veterans Brazil who will make an impressive 7th World Cup appearance in Canada.

Stars to look out for include PFA Player of the Year, Chelsea’s Ji So-Yun, and BBC Footballer of the Year nominees Marta and Veronica Boquete.

Watford need victory at Everton to move off bottom
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Watford need victory at Everton to move off bottom

Watford travel to Everton in the WSL 2 this Sunday needing all three points to lift them off the bottom of the table after winning just one in their last eight games.

One of their previous defeats came at the hands of the Toffees in the reverse fixture last month.

Watford reduced to 10 as they lose at Millwall
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Watford reduced to 10 as they lose at Millwall

Millwall Lionesses climbed to fourth in the WSL 2 with a 3-2 victory over Watford Ladies on Sunday.

Anneka Nuttall played pantomime villain for her side, coming off the bench to score for Watford before being sent off in the space of three minutes.

Chelsea move two points clear despite draw with City
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Chelsea move two points clear despite draw with City

Chelsea Ladies head in to the international break still unbeaten in the WSL 1 after a 1-1 draw with Manchester City.

Both goals were scored by players included in Mark Sampson’s England squad for the World Cup this summer.

Leaders Chelsea travel to cup opponents City
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Leaders Chelsea travel to cup opponents City

Sixth-placed Manchester City look to break for the World Cup on a high and gain ground on the title contenders with a win against league leaders Chelsea.

The two sides met on Monday in the FA Women’s Cup semi final, with the Londoners emerging victors.

Millwall look to leapfrog Yeovil with first home win
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Millwall look to leapfrog Yeovil with first home win

Millwall Lionesses are yet to lose a game so far this season and could climb above this weekend’s opponents Yeovil Town with a win on Saturday.

However the Glovers will be looking to make ground on the league’s top teams as the sides above and below them play each other earlier in the day.

Bristol pick up first point of season at Birmingham
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Bristol pick up first point of season at Birmingham

Bristol Academy picked up their first point of the season in a goalless draw at Birmingham on Wednesday night.

The Midlands side, who finished third in the table last year, have now scored just one goal in the league so far this season.

Birmingham and Bristol still search for first win
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Birmingham and Bristol still search for first win

Wednesday night sees WSL 1’s bottom two clubs fight it out for what would be both sides first league win of the season.

Birmingham have recorded two draws in the campaign so far but Bristol remain anchored to the bottom of the table with no points.

Liverpool move in to third with victory over City
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Liverpool move in to third with victory over City

Liverpool’s 2-1 victory over Manchester City meant the Blues have now lost two on the bounce.

Asisat Oshoala scored her second of the season before Nikita Parris equalised for the visitors, but Line Smorsgard netted her first goal for the Reds and the match winner on 57 minutes.