The Socceroos camp are sweating on scans on striker Kusini Yengi after he missed Portsmouth’s 2-2 draw with Swansea City with a knee concern. Portsmouth manager John Mousinho revealed the injury worry in the lead-up to Saturday’s game, which had previously gone unreported. As it turns out, Mousinho said Yengi picked up the injury in…
Hayley Raso made her second start for Tottenham in a week, playing 89 minutes as they got past Aston Villa 1-0 in the League Cup group stage. Raso whipped in a right-wing cross which was pinpoint for Beth England, who somehow couldn’t convert with her volley. The Matilda almost scored a goal of her own…
Nick D’Agostino scored a double including a spectacular overhead bicycle kick in Norway, while Josh Nisbet hit the winner for Ross County in Scotland. In Norway’s Eliteserien, Nick D’Agostino grabbed a brace after coming on at half-time in Viking’s 5-1 win over Haugesend. D’Agostino had only scored twice in 15 league appearances all campaign but…
Katrina Gorry scored a double before exiting with an apparent shoulder injury in West Ham United’s 3-2 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion in the Women’s Super League on Saturday. Gorry turned the game on her turn with the Hammers trailing 2-0, before scoring two goals in five minutes to make it 2-2. The Matilda…
Fringe Matildas striker Remy Siemsen netted a hat-trick in Sweden’s Damallsvenskan as Kristianstad won 5-0 over Trelleborg on Saturday. Siemsen, 24, scored Kristianstad’s first three goals of the comprehensive win, banging in a double in the 17th and 18th minutes. The former Leicester City and Sydney FC forward rounded out her hat-trick in the 49th…
Cameron Burgess produced an excellent display as Ipsiwch Town claimed their maiden win of the English Premier League season, upsetting Tottenham 2-1 on the road on Sunday. Burgess put in a full shift and earned an 8/10 rating from the East Anglian Daily Times, who wrote: “Hit the woodwork early on. Excellent in the air throughout. “When…
Clare Hunt earned a 6/10 rating as Tottenham beat Katrina Gorry’s West Ham United 2-1 in the English Women’s Super League while Hayley Raso missed the game but is close to a return. Raso has been sidelined for several weeks with injury but returned to training during the international break. But Sunday’s game was too…
Jackson Irvine set up both goals as St Pauli claimed an important 2-0 win over Hoffenheim to leapfrog their opponents into 15th in the German Bundesliga on Saturday. The Australian midfielder played a full game for newly-promoted St Pauli, having a key say in the result in a season where they’re likely to battle the…
Cameron Burgess backed up his Premier League debut last weekend with another 90-minute shift in Ipswich Town’s entertaining 4-3 loss to Brentford. Burgess was rated 5/10 by the East Anglian Daily Times who wrote: “A bit nervy at times in the second half but strong in the air and a threat from attacking set pieces.…
It was a lean weekend for our Matildas abroad only days after Caitlin Foord, Mary Fowler and Alanna Kennedy all scored in the Women’s UEFA Champions League. Kennedy blasted in a stunning long-range goal to open the scoring in Manchester City’s 3-2 win away to St Polten on Wednesday. Fowler netted in the 80th minute…