Brian Sorensen felt his side lost to the best team in the league as Everton Women went down to Arsenal in a competitive WSL fixture at a sold-out Walton Hall Park. Toni Payne’s first Everton goal cancelled out Alessia Russo’s opener,

Crystal Palace were promoted to replace Bristol City in the top flight, while on a wider note, the league is now under the management and operation of a new organisation set up to lead women's football towards further growth and progression, with Nikki Doucet overseeing both the WSL and Championship in a new phase for the game.

We moved up to second in the Barclays Women's Super League with a 3-1 win over Everton at Walton Hall Park. Alessia Russo put our Gunners in front in the first half, before the hosts tied the game ten minutes later. We regained our advantage at the hour mark before Russo popped up once more to finish the game with a flourish.