Tottenham Women beat Birmingham City 4-1 to end losing streak
Tottenham Women returned to winning ways with a 4-1 away victory over Birmingham City after losing their previous three league matches against London City, Chelsea and Arsenal. The win temporarily lifted Tottenham to fourth place, three points ahead of Arsenal, according to the source.
Tottenham Women returned to winning ways with a 4-1 away victory over Birmingham City after losing their previous three league matches against London City, Chelsea and Arsenal. The win temporarily lifted Tottenham to fourth place, three points ahead of Arsenal, according to the source.
Jéssica Naz opened the scoring for Tottenham in the 37th minute, after Birmingham’s goalkeeper saved an initial attempt from Signe Gaupset and the ball fell to Naz, who fired it into the net. Five minutes into the second half, Olivia Holdt added a second from a free kick, before Gaupset scored the third with a shot in the 50th minute.
Neve Herron pulled one back for Birmingham in the second half following a corner taken by Oceane Hurtre. In the 83rd minute, Victoria Pelova scored Tottenham’s fourth after Kirsty Hanson followed up her attempt, which had been saved by the goalkeeper, as the visitors won 4-1.
The match also saw a milestone for Tottenham captain Drew Spence, who became the record appearance-maker in the history of the Women’s Super League. The source noted Tottenham’s statistical dominance, with 29 shots to Birmingham’s 13, including 11 on target compared with four.