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  1. Motherwell 0-4 Partick Thistle: What the managers saidpublished at 09:42 9 September 2024

    Partick Thistle players Claire Adams and Emma Lawton celebrateImage source, SWPL/Malcolm Mackenzie
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    Partick Thistle defender Emma Lawton netted her third goal of the season in the 4-0 victory.

    Motherwell manager Paul Brownlie:

    "It's a disappointing day but I thought we got everything we deserved out of the game.

    "We faced a team that were far better than us, more hungry than us as well so I'm disappointed in the result and the performance.

    "It was a completely different occasion and a great opportunity for the players [to play at Fir Park] but we need to make more of it moving forward.

    "I felt we probably played the occasion and not the game and I think we're far better than what we showed."

    Partick Thistle boss Brian Graham:

    "It was the manner that we got the three points in, I thought we were excellent from start to finish.

    "I thought our game management, how we saw out the game, my team were excellent.

    "We know it's very early in the season but it was important to get back to winning ways. I said last week that my team weren't good enough but this performance showed what we're all about."

  2. Aberdeen 1-1 Dundee United: What they saidpublished at 09:19 9 September 2024

    Leah SideyImage source, SNS
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    Leah Sidey set up Ellie May Cowie for Dundee United's opening goal.

    Aberdeen captain Hannah Stewart:

    "For a team like Aberdeen, a club this size, for us to go out and put on a performance like that is totally unacceptable.

    "I think we saw a reaction in the second half but we need to be more clinical in the final third, we need to be calmer on the ball.

    "There's positives that we can take but the first half, we need to learn from that.

    Dundee United manager Suzy Shepherd:

    "Disappointed not to get all three points but I thought there was a lot of bravery out there.

    "We battled hard and the disappointing thing is the timing of the goal we conceded but the girls showed a lot of character and I'm really proud of them.

    "We wanted the three points but we got one, our first point on the board and hopefully that gives us confidence to take into the next one."

  3. Hibs 0-4 Hearts: What the managers saidpublished at 09:09 9 September 2024

    Hibs v HeartsImage source, SNS

    Hibs boss Grant Scott:

    "I think for us as a group the most disappointing thing is we don't feel we've applied ourselves well and turned up and against your close rivals, that's difficult to take.

    "My work now is to go and review what went wrong, we just didn't feel like ourselves in the first half.

    "We know that we can play we've just been slow to start and that's disappointing."

    Hearts manager Eva Olid:

    "It's all positive.

    "The first half was key for the three points, we were playing our style and being ourselves and that made us score goals.

    "This season we are scoring a lot of goals, we signed attacking players, we want to be a team that attack and I think we were clinical.

    "In terms of the first half, it's been one of the best 45 minutes during my time here."

  4. SWPL: Have your saypublished at 18:08 8 September 2024

    Have your say

    Yet another weekend of SWPL action has come and gone and we want to know your views on the results.

    Were you at any of the games or following along from home? What did you make of your side's performance?

    Give us your thoughts here, external.

  5. 'I came here to build something bigger' - Sadikupublished at 19:50 7 September 2024

    Elena SadikuImage source, SNS

    Elena Sadiku says the Champions League victory over Gintra is the reason she came to Celtic.

    The Glasgow club defeat their Lithuanian opponents 2-0 to book their spot in the second round of the European competition.

    "I think we should have executed [the game] better," Sadiku told CelticTV, external.

    "I think they got momentum, especially when we missed the penalty. We should have exploited it better.

    "In the second half we created more chances to score and kill the game. We came here for a reason and we did exactly what we were supposed to do.

    "I came here to be more successful with the club and build something bigger, stronger and dream for something Celtic stands for.

    "This is a great step in what we want to do and now it's just about looking ahead."

  6. How to follow SWPL weekend on BBCpublished at 18:31 7 September 2024

    Spartans players gather togeherImage source, SNS
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    Spartans are yet to put a single point on the board this season

    Spartans' trip to Montrose will be live on BBC Alba as Jack Beesley's side search for their first points of the season.

    Kick-off for that one is 16:10 BST and it can also be viewed on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport Scotland website and app.

    There will also be live text commentary of the 13:00 BST kick-offs on the BBC Sport Scotland website and app.

  7. Have your say: Celtic in Champions Leaguepublished at 18:07 7 September 2024

    Have your say

    Celtic fans, what did you make of the performance in Saturday's 2-0 victory over Gintra? How pleased are you with the result? Do Elena Sadiku's side have what it takes to make it into the last 16?

    Give us your thoughts here, external.

  8. Champions League defeats 'won't derail' Rangerspublished at 15:28 7 September 2024

    Rangers players in action v Atletico MadridImage source, Getty Images

    Rangers boss Jo Potter says their Champions League defeats to Arsenal and Atletico Madrid makes them even hungrier for the SWPL title.

    Potter's side were on the end of a 6-0 defeat by the WSL side before Saturday's 3-0 loss to Atletico.

    "We're probably a little bit more disappointed than we were the other night [against Arsenal] because I thought we were in complete control for large parts of the game," Potter told RangersTV, external after the Atletico defeat.

    "You look at the whole performance and we're probably pleased with it but it was 3-0 so we're not pleased with it.

    "The result really dampens the mood because I think there was an opportunity for us to get some goals and win the game and we ultimately didn't.

    "It's really important we take this into our league campaign, we've shown we can compete against a really strong Atletico team but we've also got to remember this at the back end of the season as well.

    "Remember how it felt in these games. It'll be important for us in the long run because it just makes you hungry to want to get here again and produce performances and results that better this.

    "It definitely won't derail us, that doesn't even come into question. That just makes us even more hungry to go and try and win the league this time."

  9. Weir scores twice on Real Madrid returnpublished at 11:27 7 September 2024

    Caroline WeirImage source, Getty Images

    Caroline Weir scored twice on her return for Real Madrid in their 5-0 victory over Espanyol.

    The midfielder also grabbed an assist on her first start since rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament.

    The Scotland international has been sidelined for almost a year with the injury picked up in the nations league match against Belgium back in September 2023.

    She returned to competitive action for club Real and scored two goals in the space of 20 minutes to help the Spanish giants to a huge victory.

  10. Highlights: Hibernian 0-4 Heartspublished at 21:54 6 September 2024

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    SWPL Highlights: Hearts win Capital Cup with Hibs rout

    Watch the best of the action as Hearts thump their city rivals to win the Capital Cup in their SWPL derby clash at Easter Road.

  11. Sadiku urges Celtic to 'go all in' v Gintrapublished at 19:08 6 September 2024

    Elena SadikuImage source, SNS

    Elena Sadiku has full confidence her Celtic side can defeat Gintra on Saturday and book a spot in the Champions League play-off.

    Celtic came from behind to beat KuPs 3-1 earlier this week and progressed to the final of the qualifier.

    Lithuanian side Gintra defeated Anenii Noi to book their spot against the Glasgow side.

    "We're in a pretty good place, we're confident, happy and excited," Sadiku said.

    "I think the final message will be go all in.

    "I think if we look at the opposition, with all due respect, I'm more confident in my players than the opposition."

    Defender Caitlin Hayes is also hoping the team can go on to European success this season.

    "There's no competition like the Champions League," she said.

    "It's something every little girl and boy dreams of playing in, it's a competition like no other.

    "It's a competition that the men's side have done very well in the past, the star that sits above the crest and that's something the women's side wants to emulate."