Women's Championship Scores & Fixtures
Sunday 17th December
Women's Championship Table
On Sunday 17th December
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Birmingham City, Position 1, Points 23
- Sunderland, Position 3, Points 22
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | Birmingham City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
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| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
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| 3 | Sunderland | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
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| 4 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 21 |
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| 5 | Southampton | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 21 |
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| 6 | Durham | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 17 |
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| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 15 |
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| 8 | Sheffield United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 14 |
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| 9 | London City Lionesses | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 12 |
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| 10 | Reading | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 11 |
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| 11 | Lewes | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 7 |
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| 12 | Watford | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 6 |
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Key
- Position 1 : Promotion
- Position 11 - 12 : Relegation
Team Lineups
home team, Sunderland
Manager: Melanie Reay
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Moan, Goalkeeper
11, Brown, Defender
15, Goddard, Defender
27, Westrup, Defender
16, Ede, Defender
14, Fenton, Defensive Midfielder
23, Dear, Defensive Midfielder
10, Kitching, Attacking Midfielder
17, Rouse, Attacking Midfielder
9, McAteer, Attacking Midfielder
37, Ejupi, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, C. Moan
- Number 16, G. Ede , substituted for L. Griffiths at 73 minutes
- Number 27, B. Westrup , Captain
- Number 15, A. Goddard , Yellow Card at 44 minutes
- Number 11, J. Brown
- Number 23, J. Dear , Yellow Card at 45 minutes plus 3, substituted for K. Watson at 84 minutes
- Number 14, N. Fenton , Yellow Card at 72 minutes
- Number 9, M. McAteer
- Number 17, M. Rouse
- Number 10, K. Kitching
- Number 37, E. Ejupi , substituted for E. Scarr at 60 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Sunderland
- Number 19, M. Beer
- Number 22, M. Borthwick
- Number 46, M. Corbyn
- Number 6, L. Griffiths
- Number 20, E. Jones
- Number 5, G. McCatty
- Number 18, L. McInnes
- Number 8, E. Scarr
- Number 25, K. Watson
away team, Birmingham City
Manager: Darren Carter
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
1, Thomas, Goalkeeper
8, Finn, Defender
4, Louise Quinn, Defender
6, Lawley, Defender
3, Mason, Defender
22, Allen, Midfielder
24, Moore, Midfielder
12, Agg, Midfielder
7, Pennock, Striker
13, Ivana Fuso, Striker
17, Lucy Quinn, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, L. Thomas
- Number 3, E. Mason
- Number 6, G. Lawley
- Number 4, Louise Quinn , Captain
- Number 8, J. Finn
- Number 12, L. Agg , Yellow Card at 44 minutes
- Number 24, J. Moore , Yellow Card at 40 minutes
- Number 22, R. Allen , substituted for M. Harris at 83 minutes
- Number 17, Lucy Quinn , substituted for L. Smith at 83 minutes
- Number 13, Ivana Fuso , substituted for N. Herron at 61 minutes
- Number 7, J. Pennock , substituted for Choe Yu-Ri at 27 minutes
away team, Birmingham City
- Number 20, Cho So-Hyun
- Number 26, Choe Yu-Ri
- Number 28, C. Clarke
- Number 23, C. Devlin
- Number 2, M. Harris
- Number 10, C. Harrison-Murray
- Number 30, N. Herron
- Number 9, L. Smith
home team, Sunderland
Manager: Melanie Reay
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Moan, Goalkeeper
11, Brown, Defender
15, Goddard, Defender
27, Westrup, Defender
16, Ede, Defender
14, Fenton, Defensive Midfielder
23, Dear, Defensive Midfielder
10, Kitching, Attacking Midfielder
17, Rouse, Attacking Midfielder
9, McAteer, Attacking Midfielder
37, Ejupi, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, C. Moan
- Number 16, G. Ede , substituted for L. Griffiths at 73 minutes
- Number 27, B. Westrup , Captain
- Number 15, A. Goddard , Yellow Card at 44 minutes
- Number 11, J. Brown
- Number 23, J. Dear , Yellow Card at 45 minutes plus 3, substituted for K. Watson at 84 minutes
- Number 14, N. Fenton , Yellow Card at 72 minutes
- Number 9, M. McAteer
- Number 17, M. Rouse
- Number 10, K. Kitching
- Number 37, E. Ejupi , substituted for E. Scarr at 60 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 19, M. Beer
- Number 22, M. Borthwick
- Number 46, M. Corbyn
- Number 6, L. Griffiths
- Number 20, E. Jones
- Number 5, G. McCatty
- Number 18, L. McInnes
- Number 8, E. Scarr
- Number 25, K. Watson
away team, Birmingham City
Manager: Darren Carter
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
1, Thomas, Goalkeeper
8, Finn, Defender
4, Louise Quinn, Defender
6, Lawley, Defender
3, Mason, Defender
22, Allen, Midfielder
24, Moore, Midfielder
12, Agg, Midfielder
7, Pennock, Striker
13, Ivana Fuso, Striker
17, Lucy Quinn, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, L. Thomas
- Number 3, E. Mason
- Number 6, G. Lawley
- Number 4, Louise Quinn , Captain
- Number 8, J. Finn
- Number 12, L. Agg , Yellow Card at 44 minutes
- Number 24, J. Moore , Yellow Card at 40 minutes
- Number 22, R. Allen , substituted for M. Harris at 83 minutes
- Number 17, Lucy Quinn , substituted for L. Smith at 83 minutes
- Number 13, Ivana Fuso , substituted for N. Herron at 61 minutes
- Number 7, J. Pennock , substituted for Choe Yu-Ri at 27 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 20, Cho So-Hyun
- Number 26, Choe Yu-Ri
- Number 28, C. Clarke
- Number 23, C. Devlin
- Number 2, M. Harris
- Number 10, C. Harrison-Murray
- Number 30, N. Herron
- Number 9, L. Smith
- Referee:
- Sophie Dennington
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Joshua Brayshaw
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Ogiemwonyi Arakpogun
- Fourth Official:
- David Mitchell
Match Officials
Season so far
Women's Championship
Key, Sunderland v Birmingham
League position, Sunderland 5th, Birmingham City 1stTotal points, Sunderland 16, Birmingham City 19
Goals scored
Sunderland 14Birmingham City 17Goals conceded
Sunderland 18Birmingham City 5Shots
Sunderland 72Birmingham City 98Shots on target
Sunderland 46Birmingham City 55Shots off target
Sunderland 26Birmingham City 43Blocked shots
Sunderland 7Birmingham City 15Form guide
All competitions
Sunderland won
v Blackburn Rovers
0
3
FA Women's League Cup
Birmingham City won
v Milton Keynes Dons
0
2
Women's FA Cup
Sunderland won
v Durham Cestria
7
0
Women's FA Cup
Birmingham City lose
v Charlton Athletic
1
0
FA Women's League Cup
Sunderland draw
v Charlton Athletic
1
1
Women's Championship
Birmingham City won
v Durham
3
1
Women's Championship
Sunderland lose
v Blackburn Rovers
0
1
Women's Championship
Birmingham City won
v London City Lionesses
0
1
Women's Championship
Sunderland draw
v Durham
2
2
FA Women's League Cup
Birmingham City won
v Reading
2
1
Women's Championship
Previous meetings
All competitions
Sunderland and Birmingham CitySunderland Won 5Birmingham City Won 12Draw 3
Played
20
Previous scores
All competitions
Women's Championship
Birmingham City 1 , Sunderland 1 on the 8th of October 2023
Birmingham City
Sunderland
8th of October 2023
Birmingham City 1 , Sunderland 3 on the 22nd of January 2023
Birmingham City
Sunderland
22nd of January 2023
Sunderland 0 , Birmingham City 4 on the 27th of August 2022
Sunderland
Birmingham City
27th of August 2022