Leicester City
10th in English Women's Super League2023 Fixtures
Two goals in the opening four minutes set Manchester City up for a 5-0 thrashing of West Ham United that sent them back to the top of the Women's Super League on Sunday.
Manchester United will meet Tottenham Hotspur in the Women's FA Cup final on May 12 after they beat Chelsea for the first time in their history and Spurs came back from a goal down to defeat Leicester City 2-1 in the semifinals on Sunday.
Leicester City manager Willie Kirk has been dismissed from his position after an internal disciplinary process found he had breached the team's code of conduct, the WSL club announced Thursday.
Reigning Women's FA Cup champions Chelsea will travel to Manchester United while Tottenham Hotspur will host Leicester City in the semi-finals after the draw was held on Tuesday.
(Update with Aston Villa v Everton, Man City v Tottenham)
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Women's Super League Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chelsea | 21 | +47 | 52 |
2 | Manchester City | 21 | +45 | 52 |
3 | Arsenal | 21 | +28 | 47 |
4 | Liverpool | 21 | +4 | 38 |
5 | Manchester United | 21 | +16 | 35 |
6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | -7 | 28 |
7 | Aston Villa | 21 | -15 | 24 |
8 | Everton | 21 | -17 | 20 |
9 | Brighton & Hove A.. | 21 | -17 | 19 |
10 | Leicester City | 21 | -15 | 18 |
11 | West Ham United | 21 | -23 | 15 |
12 | Bristol City | 21 | -46 | 6 |
Team Leaders
Top Scorers
# | Player | Goals | M | A |
---|---|---|---|---|
8 | Jutta Rantala | 6 | 21 | 0 |
9 | Lena Petermann | 5 | 19 | 0 |
11 | Janice Cayman | 4 | 20 | 0 |
Top Assists
# | Player | Assists | M | G |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Sam Tierney | 0 | 21 | 3 |
8 | Jutta Rantala | 0 | 21 | 6 |
5 | Sophie Howard | 0 | 21 | 1 |