Other Results (played on 18/9/22) (Atkins, Broadhurst, Chamberlain, D Green, E Hughes, Nolan, Oakley, Poole, F Price, E Roberts, Rossiter, S Walsh, Watkins, Watson)

Watford 6-0 Cheltenham Town

Watford bounced back from a defeat in the best possible way, with an emphatic victory Cheltenham Town. Andria Georgiou got her second goal in two games after just two minutes, her shot too much for Cheltenham keeper Aimee Watson.

Women's Championship Results Part 2 (played 18/9/22) (B Davies, Dudley-Jones, Francis-Jones, Gane, Hoare, Leek, Thomas, Walters, C Williams)

Durham 3-1 Blackburn Rovers

Durham got their first win of the season when they hosted Blackburn Rovers. Durham started very strongly, registering several attempts on goal early on before Saoirse Noonan finally put the ball into the top corner. Sarah Robson made it two before half-time when her strike went in off the post.

Women's Championship Results Part 1 (played 18/9/22) (C Bull, Clark, Estcourt, Filbey, Elise Hughes, F Morgan, Powell, Teisar,)

Bristol City 1-0 Sunderland

Bristol City got their third win and third clean sheet in three games, but it wasn't an easy afternoon against a strong and physical Sunderland team.  A couple of early shots were off-target for Bristol City, then Chloe Mustaki had a penalty appeal rejected. Abi Harrison had the ball in the net shortly before half-time, but it was disallowed for a foul on Claudia Moan.

Women's Super League Results (played 18/9/22) (J Green, Harding Holland, Ingle, James, Carrie Jones, Ellen Jones, McAteer, R Roberts)

Aston Villa 4-3 Manchester City

Much as I take issue with the view that all 0-0 draws are boring, there is always something to be said for a game with this many goals. Aston Villa had never beaten Manchester City until today - indeed, they hadn't even scored against them and had lost all four of their previous matches against them with an aggregate score of 17-0.

News and Results 18/9/22 (Beynon, John-Davis, Emma Jones, Lake, Legall, Powe, Skinner, Stevens, Wynne)

Swansea City 1-0 Barry Town)

Stacey John-Davis scored the only goal as Swansea City beat Barry Town to make it two wins from two games. After team-mate Monet Legall was brought down illegally, Stacey stepped up to place the penalty in the top right corner. 

Women's Super League Results (played 17/9/22) (Gemma Evans, Ladd, Rowe, Le Tissier, Woodham)

Manchester United 4-0 Reading

Manchester United made a great start to the new season in front of a record crowd at Leigh Sports Village.

It's always great to score on your debut, but it's not something you'd expect of a centre back. You certainly wouldn't expect a debutante to score two on their debut - but that's what Maya Le Tissier (no, not one of those Le Tissiers) did. Maya was born in Guernsey (yes, so was the other Le Tissier, but they're still not related) so I believe she could play for Wales. If she would like to, that's absolutely fine with me. (I'm a Wales fan. I'm good at dreaming. And some of my dreams come true.)

Women's Super League Result: Arsenal 4-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (K Green)

Arsenal opened the Women's Super League season with a 4-0 hammering of Brighton & Hove Albion. If anyone is likely to topple Chelsea from the top of the league table come the end of the season, the general consensus is that it's most likely to be Arsenal - and a comprehensive win was a great way to start..