In the English Women’s Super League on Sunday, Aston Villa defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 thanks to goals from Adriana Leon and Jordan Nobbs. Meanwhile, Liverpool defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 despite a late goal from Ceri Holland, who was later sent off.
Liverpool, who is currently in fifth position in the standings, has closed the gap on fourth-place Manchester United, which was defeated 3-1 by Arsenal on Saturday in front of a WSL attendance record of 60,160.
Everton defeated West Ham United 2-0; Martina Piemonte broke the scoreless draw in the 83rd minute, and Aurora Galli doubled the lead three minutes later. West Ham is ranked 10th, and Everton is ranked 9th with 14 points.
LUTON, England: Rasmus Hojlund of Manchester United is now scoring goals with ease and freedom.
In a 2-1 victory over Luton on Sunday, it was essentially the only thing that came easily for United. However, the Dane’s scoring prowess may be sufficient to spur Erik ten Hag’s team’s late charge for a top-four finish.
After going scoreless in his first 14 Premier League appearances, Hojlund scored twice in the first seven minutes at Kenilworth Road to become the youngest player to score in six straight.
After that, United hung on for the majority of the match and went on to win the league for the fourth time in a row, closing the gap on fifth-place Tottenham to just three points.
Hojlund remarked, “We made it hard for ourselves today.” I was really scared, so I kept rubbing my hands together. Though a little fortunate, I’m nevertheless thankful for the victory.
Ten Hag’s team has had a dismal season, but with Aston Villa five points ahead of them in the final Champions League berth, a top-four finish suddenly seems possible.
Ten Hag remarked, “I think we are back in the race and we are building momentum.” “We must increase the pressure. Every match serves as a finale to draw nearer to them.
And United’s biggest cause for hope is Hojlund’s goals—the team suddenly appears to have a striker who can be counted on to score goals most of the time.
Ten Hag praised Hojlund for his ability to function under pressure. And he has the capacity to be a strong character and is driven to score goals even when things don’t go his way, like they did in the first half of the season. And it’s what we observed. He is obviously a fighter. He continues. Additionally, he is quite skilled in front of the goal.
Hojlund received a lot of assistance from Luton on the first goal, which came after just 37 seconds and was United’s fastest away goal in Premier League history.
After defender Amari’i Bell misdirected a pass, Hojlund broke free to race clear on goal, go around goalie Thomas Kaminski, and tap the ball into the empty net.
Alejandro Garnacho’s shot following a corner hit Hojlund in the chest and flew into the net, giving the second goal a fortunate bounce.
At that point, it looked like United would win easily, but they actually needed every bit of their two-goal lead to withstand Luton’s comeback.
