FA Women's Cup News and Results 11/10/22 (Collie, Francis, Freeman, D Green, Gunney, Horgan, Hosford, N Jenkins, Lake, Saunders, Rees, Tiley, Watkins, J Williams)

FA Women's Cup holders Cardiff City Women beat Cascade YC 5-0 as they begin their defence of the trophy. Danielle Green, Megan Saunders, Seren Watkins and Eliza Collie were all on the scoresheet, with Eliza netting twice.

News 8/10/22 (Switzerland v Cymru)

FAW have posted ticket details for Cymru's World Cup play-off in Switzerland.

News 7/10/22 (Fishlock, Grainger, Wiltshire)

Jess Fishlock relives her dream goal, but Gemma Grainger is already looking forward to the next match.

Result: Wales 1-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina AET

(Click on any of the links for a more official match report)

Last night, Wales played their first ever World Cup play-off - and won. If it was men's football, that would be enough, but as this is women's football, they have another game to win. The exact specifics of the win are as complicated as everything else, but today, let's just celebrate.

News 6/10/22 (Grainger, Holland, Ingle, Carrie Jones, Lancaster, R Roberts, Rowe)

BBC Sport previews Wales' World Cup play-off against Bosnia-Herzegovina. The kick-off is at 7.15pm today (Thursday 6th October) and you can follow the match on BBC One Wales, BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru, Cymry Fyw and the BBC Sport Website.

News 5/10/22 (Wales v Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ingle, Carrie Jones, Ladd)

Wales are set to break their attendance record again in their World Cup play-off against Bosnia-Herzegovina.

News 4/10/22 (Wales v Bosnia-Herzegovina, Rowe)

Information for supporters about Wales' play-off match against Bosnia-Herzegovina at the Cardiff City stadium. Tickets are still available.

Wales News 3/10/22 (Filbey, Rowe)

VAR will be used in all the World Cup play-offs.

Wales made history by making the World Cup play-offs, but Anna Filbey and Rachel Rowe want to make more history.

Other Results (played 2/10/22) (Atkins, Broadhurst, Hosford, Jenkins, Emma Jones, Lake, Legall, Poole, Power, F Price, Rossiter, Stevens, J Williams, Ward)

FA Women’s Championship

Oxford United 1-1 Watford

Oxford haven’t lost at home for nearly three years and Watford were within minutes of ending that run. After a very long period of stoppage time, Oxford found the equaliser they needed – though Watford themselves are unbeaten in three. Helen Ward came closest to giving Watford a second goal after replacing Annie Rossiter in the 81^st minute. Lily Stevens played 90 minutes for Oxford.

Women's League Cup Part 3 (played 2/10/22) (Dudley-Jones, Gemma Evans, Griffiths, Gane, Hoare, McAteer, Rowe, Woodham, Wynne)

If you have no idea what's going on with regard to how the competition works and why teams who lost haven't been knocked out, this page might help you. On the other hand, it might not....

GROUP E

Coventry United 2-0 Southampton

Coventry United haven’t been doing so well in the league, but they made up for it today. The game started slowly, though Megan Wynne, restored to the starting line-up, nearly helped Southampton into the perfect start when she dodged her marker got down the wing and sent in a cross which none of her team-mates quite got to. Alice Griffiths also started for Southampton

Women's League Cup Results Part 2 (played 2/10/22) (Bull, Clark, Cleverly, Estcourt, Filbey, K Green, Elise Hughes, Longhurst, F Morgan, Powell, Smith, Soper, Teisar)

If you have no idea what's going on with regard to how the competition works and why teams who lost haven't been knocked out, this page might help you. On the other hand, it might not....

GROUP C

Birmingham City 3-2 Brighton & Hove Albion

Charlie Estcourt was an unused substitute as Birmingham of the Championship beat the Super League’s Brighton. 

Birmingham went ahead after 25 minutes and remained in the lead for the rest of the match, but Brighton kept the pressure on, twice reducing a two-goal deficit, though unable to find the equaliser that could have got them a point or two. Forward Kayleigh Green played as a left-sided centre back for Brighton. Highlights can be watched here.

Birmingham are top. West Ham are second with two points after beating London City Lionesses in the penalty shoot-out. I’ll let you guess where Brighton are.

 

Women's League Cup Results Part 1 (played 2/10/22) (B Davies, Francis-Jones, J Green, Holland, Carrie Jones, Leek, R Roberts, Walters, Chloe Williams)

 FA Women’s League Cup Results

It all could have been so simple. Teams play each other; if there’s a draw, there’s a penalty shoot-out. The winner of each match progresses to the next round, and so on until there’s only one team left. That’s how the men do it and it only gets complicated when the FA Cup winners manage to get themselves relegated (yes, Wigan Athletic: I mean you. You legends).