Joe Gauci has made a successful return from a hip injury after missing two months, playing the past two games for Barnsley in England’s League One. Gauci returned after rehabbing the hip injury at parent club Aston Villa, having sustained the issue in February playing for the Tykes. He returned last Monday in a 1-1…
Ellie Carpenter claimed the assist for the opening goal of Olympique Lyon’s 2-1 win away to Arsenal as they moved within reach of qualifying for the Women’s UEFA Champions League final. Lyon claimed an advantage in the two-legged semi-final with a 2-1 win in London, with Carpenter setting up Kadidatou Diani’s opener in the 17th…
Jackson Irvine is facing the prospect of missing St Pauli’s relegation battle and potentially Australia’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers due to a stress-related foot injury. Irvine was ruled out of St Pauli’s German Bundesliga clash with Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday, which ended as a handy 1-1 draw. St Pauli’s injury update on Irvine said: “FC…
Mary Fowler was forced out of Manchester City’s Women’s FA Cup semi-final defeat to Manchester United prematurely due to a knee injury that “doesn’t look great”. Fowler bowed out of the game in the 25th minute after picking up the injury, with United going on to win 2-0 after two early goals. After the game,…
Max Balard scored his first Dutch Eredivisie goal to help NAC Breda earn a share of the spoils with a 1-1 home draw with Go Ahead Eagles on Saturday. Balard levelled the game in the 53rd minute with a fine left-foot strike, collecting the ball on the edge of the box, before lashing home a…
Martin Boyle produced a dazzling display including scoring Hibernian’s second goal in a 2-0 win away to Rangers in the Scottish Premiership. Boyle started and played 85 minutes in the victory, receiving a 9/10 rating from Edinburgh Evening News for his performance. Edinburgh Evening News wrote: “Jefte didn’t seem to know where the winger was…
Mary Fowler produced a moment of skill to set up Manchester City’s first goal in their 2-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion, for whom Charlize Rule netted her maiden goal. In a full fixture on Sunday in English Women’s Super League it was Fowler who paved the way for City’s opener scored by Kerstin…
Socceroos forward Connor Metcalfe made his competitive return as a substitute in St Pauli’s 3-2 loss to German Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich on Saturday. Metcalfe was a 60th minute substitute for St Pauli, marking his first league appearance since September due to injury. The Socceroo had last played in the 3-0 win at SC Freiburg…
Caitlin Foord produced a goal in a Player of the Match display as Arsenal thumped Liverpool 4-0 in the English Women’s Super League. Foord opened the scoring in the 28th minute with a close-range effort from a corner. One minute later, the Matildas forward played a key role in the second goal, turning over possession…
Mary Fowler played a full game but couldn’t inspire Manchester City to victory as Chelsea won the English Women’s League Cup final 2-1 on Saturday. The Blues, who were without Sam Kerr who is closing in on a return from her ACL injury, triumphed after an 77th minute own goal from Yui Hasegawa. Kerr was…