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BBC News
15-05-2025
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Hibernian 4-2 Celtic: What they said
Hibernian head coach Grant Scott: "I thought the players were magnificent, we asked them for a good start and to show their energy."I thought we managed to smother Celtic pretty well for a sustained period in that first part of the first half and got ourselves in a really good position. We've done our job tonight and taken it to the last game, which is an unbelievable achievement already."Delighted that we are taking it down to the wire. We've got a lot of work to do yet, we're taking nothing for granted. We're delighted with where we are, but we want to go and try and see it off if we can."These players deserve something out of this season in my opinion, and I hope they get it."Celtic head coach Elena Sadiku: "First half not good enough, we know it."Obviously, the three goals we let in are too easy, and I think the second half was much better. We are not happy with the performance. "It's not been good enough, we need to learn from it, and we need to grow."
BBC News
12-05-2025
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Celtic 0-1 Rangers: What the managers said
Celtic head coach Elena Sadiku: "It's a tough one to take. I thought Rangers' goal was poor defending from us. "In the second half we had two really good chances to score and that could look a little bit different. "This has been the story of the season, it's sloppy goals we let in and when we have chances we don't have the luck or the quality."Rangers manager Jo Potter: "I thought as a whole we were outstanding. Our quality went up another level and we know we can do that we just haven't seen it consistently enough as we want."We needed to bring that, it was a high pressure performance and the players stood up to that. I thought we definitely deserved the three points."
BBC News
10-05-2025
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Old Firm derby & top-of-table showdown - what to watch in SWPL
The clock is ticking down to the final SWPL games of the season and it's still anyone's title to play for. Here are a few things to keep an eye on this weekend. Derby deciderAccording to Rangers manager Jo Potter, Sunday's Old Firm derby against Celtic is a "must win" if her side want to keep their title (and treble) hopes things stand, Rangers are five points off Hibs at the top with three games left. They also have a Scottish Cup final to think about at the end of the month. "These games are always massive," Potter said of Sunday's derby. "Each game is going to be huge from now until the end of the season. It's no different to what it's been in the last few. It's just getting a lot closer now and we've got to make sure that we're doing everything we can to take three points. "One result can change the outcome of a whole dynamic."Celtic are mathematically out of the race after their 3-1 defeat to Glasgow City last weekend but still in with a very slim shout of a European spot - they need to win all their remaining games and need the teams above them to lose. "We want to prove that we're much better than this season has shown," manager Elena Sadiku said. "That is something that is going to be very important, we've got to play for pride and show character in the last three games."The meetings between the this season have been close affairs. Last month at Broadwood, Amy Gallacher salvaged a point for Celtic when she cancelled out Kirsty Howat's early strike. The game before that Rangers edged 3-2 while the first derby of the season, back in October, ended never a dull game between these two. Top-of-table clashPotter will also be keeping a close eye on the early game at Meadowbank between top two Hibs and Glasgow City. Could it be one of the games where the eventual winners will look back on as where the title was won?Currently, Hibs are three points ahead of Sunday's opponents with nine still to play for. These two have met three times already this season, Hibs have won two and City came out on top in the other, but this weekend there's even more at stake. Victory for Hibs would move them six points clear with six to play for and would put Grant Scott's side firmly in the driving seat for the remaining matches against Celtic and Rangers. A win for City would put them top, thanks to their superior goal difference, before their final two matches against Motherwell and Hearts. Montrose continue survival fightAberdeen fought back to snatch a point in Wednesday night's 2-2 draw at Pittodrie in another setback to Montrose's SWPL survival hopes. Craig Feroz's side occupy the final relegation spot - Dundee United and Queen's Park have already had their drop to SWPL 2 confirmed - and are two points off Spartans in up against a Partick Thistle side who've had a pretty turbulent season and are heading into Sunday's game off the back of a 2-0 defeat to the Dons last weekend. A win for Montrose makes things very interesting for the final three games. It would move them two points behind Thistle and, depending on results elsewhere, out of the drop zone. How to follow on BBCThere's two games live across the BBC this weekend. The big one at the top between Hibs and Glasgow City is live on BBC Alba, it kicks off at 12:10 BST. Later, Celtic v Rangers is also on the BBC Alba channel. It kicks off at 16:10 can also watch both games on BBC iPlayer as well as the BBC Sport website and app and there will be live text coverage of all of Sunday's games there too.
BBC News
05-05-2025
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Celtic's Lawton reflects on 'special' POTY award
A move to full-time football with Celtic. Champions League debut. Scotland call-up. First Scotland goal. And now a PFA Scotland SWPL player of the year award. Emma Lawton knows it's going to be tricky to top her last 12 months. Since signing for the reigning champions in September from part-time Partick Thistle, the 23-year-old has been on a rollercoaster ride.A shining bright light in an otherwise disappointing campaign for Elena Sadiku's side, the right-back's stellar season was recognised by her peers as she beat off Hibernian forward Eilidh Adams, Rangers striker Katie Wilkinson and Glasgow City defender Samantha van Diemen."It's a real honour when it's voted by the people you play against every week, it's special," the Scotland international said."It's just been mad but I've absolutely loved every minute of it," she said of her first season in full-time football."I think it's going to be really hard to live up to these12 months, but I'll just keep working hard and just see what my footballing career brings."
BBC News
27-02-2025
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What to look out for on SWPL return
The SWPL is back with a bang after the international break as the final round of pre-split fixtures take post-split spots are sealed, but there's still plenty to keep an eye on come of the top four tussleWith the top quartet all locked together on 51 points, game of the weekend is in Edinburgh as fourth-placed Hibernian face third-placed Celtic. Fresh off the back of signing a new two-year deal with the Edinburgh club, Grant Scott's mightily impressive - and somewhat surprising - side welcome Elena Sadiku's reigning champions in the later kick-off, live on BBC Alba and the BBC Sport website and 20 league goals and counting, Hibs striker Eilidh Adams made her Scotland debut in Austria last week and her first start at Hampden on Tuesday night against the and beaming, the 20-year-old will look to pick up where she left off in what promises to be a superb to make a difference at United?During the international break, rock-bottom Dundee United secured the services of long-time SWPL striker Kaela former Spartans and Motherwell forward has joined Suzy Shepherd's side with, no doubt, only one intention - to put the ball in the back of the something United have struggled with this term, having only scored 13 goals in 21 games. McDonald-Nguah is a no-nonsense, hard to handle, centre-forward who has shown her ability to drive in a delicious strike or to go five unbeaten at the Balmoral?After a bit of a sticky start, Scott Booth has fair steadied the ship at Aberdeen, particularly at wins against Gartcairn and Hamilton Accies were sandwiched by a crucial league victory against Queen's Park. And in their last game at the Balmoral, they drew with last season's sixth-best side Partick Dons have a fine opportunity to make it five games without defeat on their own turf as they welcome Spartans on side are one point ahead of the Edinburgh club, and a win on Sunday would set them up nicely at the top end of the bottom six heading into the split.
