Match ends, Notts County Ladies 0, Birmingham City Ladies 1.
Notts County LadiesNotts County Ladies0B'ham City WomenBirmingham City Women1
Birmingham City Ladies earned their second win of the Women's Super League One season to climb above hosts Notts County Ladies up to fourth.
Defender Emily Westwood scored the game's only goal after half-time, heading in after sloppy Notts defending from Jo Potter's free-kick.
The Blues' Sophie Baggaley had earlier produced a fine double save after a header from Notts striker Ellen White.
When Baggaley was finally beaten late on, Westwood cleared off the line.
Defeat saw Notts drop to fifth and miss the chance to move above Arsenal into third, while Birmingham have taken seven points from their last three games, winning either side of a 0-0 draw away to the Gunners.
Notts County Ladies boss Rick Passmoor: "The goal was an error and the girls will need to look at that and their positioning.
"We've always said, against Birmingham, you've got to make the first contact, and if you don't they're all over you. It's a poor goal to concede.
"We wanted to make them run around after the ball, have good game management and put them under pressure but we didn't do that as well as we could today."
Birmingham City Ladies boss David Parker: "The two saves from Sophie Baggaley were monumental and those two chances were the best of the game.
"I think they (Notts) will look back and be disappointed they didn't take one, but they were top drawer saves.
"To come here and get three points is a massive achievement and a great result. When you come to Notts County, you know you have to work just that little bit more."
Line-ups
Notts County Ladies
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Telford
- 4Buet
- 5Bradley
- 6Whelan
- 15TurnerBooked at 50mins
- 16James
- 23Bassett
- 18CrichtonSubstituted forWhelanat 66'minutes
- 7Clarke
- 9White
- 10YankeySubstituted forLuikat 66'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Krantz
- 3Luik
- 11Weston
- 12Walsh
- 20Whelan
- 22Oliver
- 30O'Neill
B'ham City Women
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Baggaley
- 25Mannion
- 19Westwood
- 4Carter
- 12StringerSubstituted forPeplowat 76'minutes
- 8Allen
- 11Potter
- 6Harrop
- 7Ayisi
- 15WellingsSubstituted forMooreat 70'minutes
- 14Lawley
Substitutes
- 13Moore
- 16Peplow
- 22Brown
- 24Johnson
- Referee:
- Thomas Bramall
- Attendance:
- 923
Match Stats
Home TeamNotts County LadiesAway TeamB'ham City Women
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away3
- Corners
- Home2
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Notts County Ladies 0, Birmingham City Ladies 1.
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Attempt saved. Ellen White (Notts County Ladies) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Foul by Laura Bassett (Notts County Ladies).
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Remi Allen (Birmingham City Ladies) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Corner, Birmingham City Ladies. Conceded by Fern Whelan.
Substitution
Substitution, Birmingham City Ladies. Chloe Peplow replaces Abbey-Leigh Stringer.
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Aivi Luik (Notts County Ladies) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Freda Ayisi (Birmingham City Ladies).
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Foul by Aileen Whelan (Notts County Ladies).
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Remi Allen (Birmingham City Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Aileen Whelan (Notts County Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Aoife Mannion (Birmingham City Ladies).
Substitution
Substitution, Birmingham City Ladies. Jade Moore replaces Charlie Wellings.
Goal!
Goal! Notts County Ladies 0, Birmingham City Ladies 1. Emily Westwood (Birmingham City Ladies) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jo Potter.
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Foul by Fern Whelan (Notts County Ladies).
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Freda Ayisi (Birmingham City Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Hand ball by Danielle Buet (Notts County Ladies).
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Aivi Luik (Notts County Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Charlie Wellings (Birmingham City Ladies).
