London City Lionesses beat Sunderland Women to stay on heels of leaders | OneFootball

Kosovare Asllani made one goal and converted a penalty for London City Lionesses. (Jay Patel/SPP)

London City Lionesses beat Barclays Women’s Championship title rivals Sunderland, Bristol City lose ground when held by Southampton.

Durham 3-2 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham City 1-0 Sheffield United Bristol City 0-0 Southampton London City Lionesses 2-0 Sunderland Portsmouth 0-5 Charlton Athletic

Birmingham City stayed top with a narrow victory over next-to-bottom Sheffield United, Shannon Cooke making a spectacular breakthrough from distance on 35 minutes.

London City Lionesses were 2-0 winners over one of their title rivals Sunderland, to stay within a point of the leaders with a game in hand.

Izzy Goodwin headed home from a free kick by Kosovare Asllani, who doubled the lead from the penalty spot herself after Saki Kumagai was taken down.

Durham twice came from behind before breaking Blackburn hearts with a 97th-minute winner, to go third in the table.

Rovers struck close to the break when Lucy Newell headed in from a Georgia Walters free-kick but just two minutes after the interval Kaila Novak equalised.

Rachel Dugdale restored Rovers’ advantage with Walters again providing the assist, only for Becky Salicki to get the Wildcats level again and Beth Hepple to hit a dramatic later decider.

Bristol City dropped two placed to fifth when held to a goalless draw at Ashton Gate by Southampton.

Charlton Athletic were 5-0 winners away to Portsmouth, to climb above Bristol on goal-difference.

Charlotte Newsham gave the Addicks a first-half lead, three goals in the space of eight second-half minutes securing the points.

Ellie Brazil netted on the follow up from a Hannah Poulter save and got her second with a solo effort, after Jodie Hutton also found the target when assisted by Karin Muya. Bissell later bagged the fifth.

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