Last updated on .From the section Women's FootballEngland striker Ellen White finally broke spirited West Ham's resistance as Manchester City ended the Women's Super League season as runners-up. City hit the woodwork three times and also saw two penalties superbly saved by Hammers keeper Mackenzie Arnold. White guided home Lucy Bronze's cross to win it after Hawa Cissoko's error. But Chelsea's title-clinching victory over Reading rendered the result redundant as City finished in second spot for the fourth consecutive season. With news filtering through that Chelsea had taken an early lead against Reading, City knew their hopes of repeating their solitary WSL triumph in 2016 were already fading.

Source: BBC May 09, 2021 07:42 UTC