Match ends, Reading FC Women 3, Bristol City Women FC 0.
Reading Women 3-0 Bristol City Women: Fara Williams helps Royals to victory
- From the section Women's Football
Reading continued their solid start to the Women's Super League season with a comfortable victory over Bristol City.
Fara Williams, England's most-capped player, put the Royals in front with a curling shot into the top corner from the edge of the area before half-time.
The 34-year-old doubled the lead soon after the break, volleying home after Natasha Harding's cross.
Brooke Chaplen sealed Reading's third win of the season with a turn and shot from inside the box.
Line-ups
Reading Women
- 1Moloney
- 11Harding
- 6Pearce
- 22Potter
- 3PachecoSubstituted forWoodhamat 78'minutes
- 18MooreSubstituted forFurnessat 63'minutes
- 5BartripSubstituted forDavisonat 67'minutes
- 4Williams
- 8Allen
- 10Bruton
- 19Chaplen
Substitutes
- 2Jane
- 7Furness
- 9Davison
- 17Estcourt
- 27Laws
- 28Woodham
Bristol City Women
- 1Baggaley
- 2Dykes
- 6KerkdijkBooked at 90mins
- 5Brown
- 3Evans
- 20Biesmans
- 8Humphrey
- 10RutherfordBooked at 63mins
- 14Graham
- 7PattinsonSubstituted forPayneat 75'minutes
- 9KemppiSubstituted forRoodat 66'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Johnson
- 11Rood
- 16Payne
- 18Wilson
- 22Watson
- 23Robinson
- 27Woolley
- Referee:
- Abigail Marnot
- Attendance:
- 482
Match Stats
Home TeamReading WomenAway TeamBristol City Women
- Possession
- Home63%
- Away37%
- Shots
- Home14
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away1
- Corners
- Home6
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home6
- Away14
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Reading FC Women 3, Bristol City Women FC 0.
Offside, Reading FC Women. Kirsty Pearce tries a through ball, but Lauren Bruton is caught offside.
Corner, Reading FC Women. Conceded by Sophie Baggaley.
Attempt saved. Lauren Bruton (Reading FC Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fara Williams.
Foul by Remi Allen (Reading FC Women).
Lucy Graham (Bristol City Women FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Ella Rutherford (Bristol City Women FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Foul by Gemma Davison (Reading FC Women).
Heather Payne (Bristol City Women FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Danique Kerkdijk (Bristol City Women FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Gemma Davison (Reading FC Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Danique Kerkdijk (Bristol City Women FC).
Corner, Reading FC Women. Conceded by Frankie Brown.
Attempt blocked. Heather Payne (Bristol City Women FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carla Humphrey.
Attempt missed. Lauren Bruton (Reading FC Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rachel Furness.
Brooke Chaplen (Reading FC Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Frankie Brown (Bristol City Women FC).
Attempt missed. Remi Allen (Reading FC Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gemma Davison.
Attempt blocked. Brooke Chaplen (Reading FC Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rachel Furness.
Attempt missed. Carla Humphrey (Bristol City Women FC) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high. Assisted by Gemma Evans.
Attempt missed. Lucy Graham (Bristol City Women FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Offside, Reading FC Women. Lily Woodham tries a through ball, but Lauren Bruton is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Reading FC Women. Lily Woodham replaces Mayumi Pacheco.
Substitution
Substitution, Bristol City Women FC. Heather Payne replaces Poppy Pattinson.
Brooke Chaplen (Reading FC Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Gemma Evans (Bristol City Women FC).
Rachel Furness (Reading FC Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lucy Graham (Bristol City Women FC).
Attempt missed. Julie Biesmans (Bristol City Women FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Remi Allen (Reading FC Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Katie Rood (Bristol City Women FC).
Offside, Reading FC Women. Lauren Bruton tries a through ball, but Gemma Davison is caught offside.
Foul by Gemma Davison (Reading FC Women).
Carla Humphrey (Bristol City Women FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Reading FC Women. Gemma Davison replaces Molly Bartrip.
Substitution
Substitution, Bristol City Women FC. Katie Rood replaces Juliette Kemppi.
Goal!
Goal! Reading FC Women 3, Bristol City Women FC 0. Brooke Chaplen (Reading FC Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fara Williams.
Remi Allen (Reading FC Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Carla Humphrey (Bristol City Women FC).
