Grace Clinton scored on her Manchester Metropolis debut as Andree Jeglertz’s facet gave Tottenham a impolite awakening with a 5-1 victory of their Girls’s Tremendous League conflict at Brisbane Street.
Clinton made her first look in Metropolis colors halfway by way of the second half, and took a little bit over quarter-hour to make her mark as she made a trademark late run into the penalty space earlier than sweeping house towards her former membership.
Regardless of maintaining two clear sheets of their opening two video games of the WSL season, Spurs’ defence was all over and so they had been put to the sword by a rampant Manchester Metropolis assault.
Lize Kop regarded shaky all through and didn’t cowl herself in glory as she didn’t maintain out a long-range effort from Aoba Fujino earlier than flapping at a near-post nook to permit Vivianne Miedema to double Metropolis’s tally.
Spurs’ defensive frailties had been on present once more as Kerstin Casparij made it three earlier than the break after some poor marking from Jessica Naz to seemingly put the sport to mattress.
Clinton would add Metropolis’s fourth earlier than the house supporters got one thing to shout about as Olivia Holdt scored an unimaginable comfort purpose from vary. These cheers had been shortly silenced as Laura Coombs added a fifth for Metropolis to spherical out a dominant show.
Khadija Shaw went into the competition with 12 objectives towards the opposition earlier than Friday night time, however was unable so as to add to her tally from the penalty spot as Kop turned from zero to hero momentarily.
Lauren Hemp was noticed in a protecting boot after coming off early on. However that acted as the one dampener in a one-sided affair that noticed Metropolis lengthen their unbeaten run towards Tottenham to 11 video games whereas concurrently climbing above them within the WSL desk.
Sky to indicate 90 per cent of all WSL video games from 2025/26
Sky Sports activities has begun a brand new five-year partnership with the WSL, displaying 90 per cent of all Girls’s Tremendous League matches from the 2025/26 season. Sky Sports activities will present 118 stay video games, together with 78 solely
From this season, most Girls’s Tremendous League matches will kick-off at 12pm on Sundays – topic to stadium availability – giving followers a daily and accessible viewing window.
Sky Sports activities will broadcast matches concurrently throughout channels, together with Sky Sports activities Major Occasion, Sky Sports activities+ and the Sky Sports activities app, providing higher selection and visibility.
The Sky Sports activities app additionally makes it simpler than ever to comply with the motion on cellular with vertical video highlights, match centres filled with scores and stats out there for FREE to all followers, plus stay streams for Sky Sports activities prospects.
Free-to-watch match highlights from EVERY WSL sport will proceed to be served up on the Sky Sports activities web site and App.
