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FA Cup winners Chelsea Ladies will face Glasgow City in the last 32 of the Women’s Champions League. Emma Hayes’ side are making their Champions League debut this season and face a side who made it to the quarter-finals last year. Hayes told ChelseaFC.com: “We’re fairly happy with the draw. “It’s a situation that means […]
Arsenal Ladies manager Pedro Martinez Losa has confirmed England midfielder Jordan Nobbs is ‘very close’ to returning to full fitness following a hamstring injury.
Nobbs was an unused substitute last weekend but could make her return to first team action against Chelsea in the Continental Cup on Sunday.
Jill Scott and Karen Bardsley are the latest England stars to commit their future to WSL 1 side Manchester City, signing new contracts which will keep them at the club until at least 2017.
City are currently three points off the top of the WSL 1 table with a game in hand on leaders Chelsea.
All 10 teams of the WSL 2 are in action this Sunday with top placed Doncaster Rovers Belles taking on bottom of the table Watford.
Fellow promotion favourites Reading face Oxford and Everton return to league action after the mid-season break.
As Chelsea and Notts County prepare for a historic FA Cup final at Wembley stadium, we take a look back at how the Londoners got there.
The FA Cup final takes places on Saturday 1st August at 3pm.
Promotion candidates Reading were held to a draw by Aston Villa in the WSL 2 this weekend while elsewhere Yeovil Town put seven past bottom of the table Watford.
London Bees were unable to capitalise on Watford’s crushing defeat as they were also heavily beaten by Durham who moved up to 7th.
Courtney Sweetman-Kirk scores a hat trick as Doncaster Rovers Belles go top of WSL 2 with 5-2 win over Oxford United, whilst Yeovil stay third with 1-0 victory against Millwall Lionesses.
Elsewhere a brace from captain Sarah Wilson helped Durham beat Watford 3-1 and London Bees earned their 2nd league win at home to Aston Villa.
Katie Wilkinson became Aston Villa’s joint top scorer as she netted one and set up in the other in her side’s 2-1 victory over Millwall Lionesses.
Elsewhere in the WSL 2, Oxford United moved to within two points of fourth place with a win over London Bees.
The FA WSL resumes again this weekend following the Women’s World Cup and here at SLS we round up the transfer activity that’s been going on during the break.
The most notable signing is undoubtedly Fran Kirby’s move away from WSL 2 side Reading to WSL 1 leaders Chelsea.
Arsenal Ladies have today confirmed the signing of Spanish midfielder Marta Corredera from Barcelona.
The 23-year-old will play alongside international teammates Vicky Losada and Natalia Pablos Sanchon at the North London club.
As England’s Lionesses return home, Sam Davies takes a look back over the highs and lows of their FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign.
Memorable moments include Lucy Bronze’s incredible finish against Norway in the round of 16 and that historic victory against Germany to claim third place.
Reading’s star striker Fran Kirby has become the WSL 1’s top teams most wanted following her first World Cup call up.
Chelsea have officially put in a transfer bid for the forward with the deadline approaching on Thursday.