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Straits Times
3 days ago
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Beever-Jones scores hat-trick in England's 6-0 Nations League rout of Portugal
Soccer Football - Women's Nations League - League A - England v Portugal - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - May 30, 2025 England's Agnes Beever-Jones in action with Portugal's Carolina Correia and Jessica Silva Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers REUTERS Soccer Football - Women's Nations League - League A - England v Portugal - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - May 30, 2025 England's Agnes Beever-Jones in action with Portugal's Dolores Silva Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers REUTERS Soccer Football - Women's Nations League - League A - England v Portugal - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - May 30, 2025 England's Agnes Beever-Jones in action with Portugal's Carole Costa Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers REUTERS LONDON - Aggie Beever-Jones scored a stunning first-half hat-trick as England were ruthless hosts in a 6-0 thrashing of Portugal on Friday at Wembley in their penultimate game of the Women's Nations League group stage. Lucy Bronze, Beth Mead and Chloe Kelly also scored to keep England second in Group 3 of League A with 10 points, behind World Cup winners Spain, who have 12 points after their 5-1 win over Belgium earlier on Friday. Sarina Wiegman's team shrugged off any lingering effects from a tumultuous week that saw goalkeeper Mary Earps' shock international retirement announcement, and were on the front foot from the opening whistle, scoring five goals before the game was 30 minutes old. The 21-year-old Beever-Jones struck her first in the third minute, slotting home from a sharp angle, and Bronze headed home less than 90 seconds later. Lauren Hemp beat a defender to put a cross into the box that led to Bronze heading in after Mead's shot was blocked. With the floodgates opened, England attacked in waves and Beever-Jones completed her hat-trick with goals in the 26th and 33rd minutes, while Mead scored in the 29th and Kelly got on the score sheet in the 62nd. England will be looking for a victory over Spain on Tuesday in Barcelona to secure a spot in the Nations League knockout finals. In other League A matches on Friday, Germany defeated the Netherlands 4-0, Denmark beat Wales 1-0, and Norway and Iceland drew 1-1. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
10-05-2025
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- The Star
Soccer-Champions Chelsea complete unbeaten WSL league season, Arsenal finish second
Soccer Football - Women's Super League - Chelsea v Liverpool - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - May 10, 2025 Chelsea's Agnes Beever-Jones celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea completed an unbeaten season in the Women's Super League with a 1-0 home win over Liverpool on Saturday and Arsenal held on for a 4-3 victory over Manchester United to finish second in the standings. Chelsea, who sealed their sixth consecutive WSL title last month, were unable to break down Liverpool's defence at Stamford Bridge until the 91st minute when Ashley Lawrence played in Aggie Beever-Jones and the England international produced an excellent right-foot shot from a tight angle. Chelsea, record eight-times champions, finished with 19 wins and three draws to earn 60 points - the highest total in a WSL season. They also become the first team to go unbeaten in a 22-match WSL campaign, though Arsenal (2012), Manchester City (2016) and Chelsea (2017-18) have achieved the feat in previous seasons with fewer games. At the Emirates Stadium, Chloe Kelly scored in the second minute to give Arsenal an early lead but United's Ella Toone levelled in the 13th minute, before strikes from Mariona Caldentey, Frida Maanum and Kim Little put the hosts in the driving seat. Renee Slegers' team endured a nerve-wracking finish to the match as Elisabeth Terland and Maya Le Tissier scored but United could not complete the comeback. Arsenal, who face Barcelona in the Women's Champions League final this month, ended the season with 48 points, four ahead of third-placed United. Bottom club Crystal Palace, relegated from the WSL last month and set to be replaced by the London City Lionesses, were beaten 5-2 by fourth-placed Manchester City. (Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)
Straits Times
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Champions Chelsea complete unbeaten WSL league season, Arsenal finish second
Soccer Football - Women's Super League - Chelsea v Liverpool - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - May 10, 2025 Chelsea's Agnes Beever-Jones celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs REUTERS LONDON - Chelsea completed an unbeaten season in the Women's Super League with a 1-0 home win over Liverpool on Saturday and Arsenal held on for a 4-3 victory over Manchester United to finish second in the standings. Chelsea, who sealed their sixth consecutive WSL title last month, were unable to break down Liverpool's defence at Stamford Bridge until the 91st minute when Ashley Lawrence played in Aggie Beever-Jones and the England international produced an excellent right-foot shot from a tight angle. Chelsea, record eight-times champions, finished with 19 wins and three draws to earn 60 points - the highest total in a WSL season. They also become the first team to go unbeaten in a 22-match WSL campaign, though Arsenal (2012), Manchester City (2016) and Chelsea (2017-18) have achieved the feat in previous seasons with fewer games. At the Emirates Stadium, Chloe Kelly scored in the second minute to give Arsenal an early lead but United's Ella Toone levelled in the 13th minute, before strikes from Mariona Caldentey, Frida Maanum and Kim Little put the hosts in the driving seat. Renee Slegers' team endured a nerve-wracking finish to the match as Elisabeth Terland and Maya Le Tissier scored but United could not complete the comeback. Arsenal, who face Barcelona in the Women's Champions League final this month, ended the season with 48 points, four ahead of third-placed United. Bottom club Crystal Palace, relegated from the WSL last month and set to be replaced by the London City Lionesses, were beaten 5-2 by fourth-placed Manchester City. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
