WSL relegation fight goes to wire as West Ham beat Leicester

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West Ham players celebrate with captain Dagny Brynjarsdottir after she converts her penalty

West Ham won their first Women's Super League match of the year thanks to a Sophie Howard own goal and Dagny Brynjarsdottir's penalty.

Leicester City's failure to win means WSL survival goes down to the final day with just two points separating the Foxes from bottom-side Reading.

Leicester were reduced to 10 players in added time when Ruby Mace was shown a second yellow card.

Leicester's Hannah Cain scored a penalty in the eighth added minute.

Howard was adjudged to have handled Risa Shimizu's cross and Brynjarsdottir scored what turned out to be the winner from the spot.

Leicester goalkeeper Janina Leitzig dived the correct way but West Ham captain Brynjarsdottir slotted home, low to her left.

Visiting goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold denied Catherine Bott and Cain as Leicester dominated the first half.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Leicester City Women

Formation 4-3-3

33Leitzig
4BottSubstituted forGoodwinat 74'minutes
15Howard
22Plumptre
2Nevin
10Whelan
30MaceBooked at 90mins
3Tierney
19SiemsenSubstituted forO'Brienat 60'minutes
21Cain
16Jones

Substitutes

1Lambourne
8Pike
20Goodwin
23Purfield
27O'Brien
28Levell
34Smith
40Robinson
41Reavill

West Ham Women

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Arnold
3Shimizu
22FiskBooked at 71mins
15ParkerBooked at 45mins
5TysiakSubstituted forCissokoat 73'minutes
10Brynjarsdóttir
19Hayashi
26AsseyiSubstituted forAdemiluyiat 90+6'minutes
8SnerleSubstituted forLonghurstat 73'minutesBooked at 86mins
18DentonSubstituted forSmithat 84'minutes
14ThestrupSubstituted forEvansat 73'minutes

Substitutes

2Smith
7Evans
11Atkinson
12Longhurst
17Filis
21Cooke
23Cissoko
28Hillyerd
60Ademiluyi

Referee:Lisa Benn

Attendance:4,023

Live Text

Match ends, Leicester City Women 1, West Ham United Women 2.
Second Half ends, Leicester City Women 1, West Ham United Women 2.
Attempt missed. Hannah Cain (Leicester City Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sophie Howard.
Goal! Leicester City Women 1, West Ham United Women 2. Hannah Cain (Leicester City Women) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Penalty Leicester City Women. Aileen Whelan draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Mackenzie Arnold (West Ham United Women) after a foul in the penalty area.
Carrie Jones (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Kate Longhurst (West Ham United Women).
Attempt missed. Hannah Cain (Leicester City Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Courtney Nevin with a cross.
Substitution, West Ham United Women. Princess Ademiluyi replaces Viviane Asseyi.
Second yellow card to Ruby Mace (Leicester City Women) for a bad foul.
Foul by Ruby Mace (Leicester City Women).
Kirsty Smith (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Sophie Howard (Leicester City Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hannah Cain with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Leicester City Women. Conceded by Dagny Brynjarsdóttir.
Missy Goodwin (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Dagny Brynjarsdóttir (West Ham United Women).
Foul by Kate Longhurst (West Ham United Women).
Ruby Mace (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Missy Goodwin (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.