Beth McCowen

4 days ago | thehalfwayline.com | Jamie Spangher |Beth McCowen

A late winner from Kirsty Hanson was enough to steal victory for Aston Villa on the road in the Barclays Women’s Super League. The Villans looked certain to claim the three points before the interval, but a strong second half display from Tottenham saw the north London side scrape their way back into the contest. Despite Tottenham’s best efforts at Brisbane Road, a late winner from Kirsty Hanson stole the spotlight seeing Spurs suffer another defeat on home turf.

4 days ago | thehalfwayline.com | Jamie Spangher |Beth McCowen

Head coach Renée Slegers says Arsenal still have everything to fight for as the Gunners chase down a 2-1 deficit heading into the second leg of the UEFA Women’s Champions League semi finals. It looked like it could have been a long afternoon for the Gunners after a fast start from Lyon saw the French giants take an early advantage through Kadidiatou Diani.

5 days ago | sportsgazette.co.uk | Beth McCowen

Olympique Lyonnais ran out 2-1 winners over Arsenal in North London on Saturday afternoon, leaving everything to play for in the second part of this chapter on the road to Lisbon. Former Gunners manager Joe Montemurro was back on his old turf, but this time in charge of European giants Lyon – the team who have lifted the UEFA Women’s Champions League trophy more times than any other.

5 days ago | thehalfwayline.com | Beth McCowen

Tottenham Hotspur manager Robert Vilahamn said he wants to ‘see progress in how we play’ against Aston Villa in the WSL this weekend. With the end of the season fast approaching, Vilahamn said, “We have four more games to gain as many points as possible, to make sure the result in the table is as good as possible, but the main thing for me is to keep growing the way we want to play, to make sure we keep being more dominant, to see the progress in how we play.

6 days ago | sportsgazette.co.uk | Beth McCowen

“The prominence of gambling in around football, it’s unlike any other industry you know,” highlights former Premier League defender Clarke Carlisle. “It’s shirt sponsors, it’s club sponsors, stand sponsors, they’re there in any and every reporting aspect of the game.” The ex-footballer and I sat down to discuss the results of a wellbeing survey carried out by the Professional Footballers Association throughout the 2023/24 season.