Five West Ham United women’s team loanees were in action for their respective temporary clubs over the weekend.
Camila Sáez played all 90 minutes of Bristol City’s 1-0 Barclays Women’s Super League 2 success at Southampton on Sunday.
The Chile international made her full debut for the Robins the week before in a 2-0 win against Portsmouth, and her side were rewarded with an 88th-minute goal at St Mary's Stadium through substitute Lexi Lloyd-Smith. Meanwhile, Jess Ziu was not in the matchday squad.
Having chalked up back-to-back wins, Bristol City will turn their attention to their opening game in Group E of the Subway® Women's League Cup on Wednesday night, which sees them travel to divisional rivals Birmingham City.
Elsewhere in the BWSL 2, Keira Flannery played the majority of Charlton Athletic’s goalless draw at home to Ipswich Town on Sunday, coming off in second-half stoppage time as her side kept their unbeaten start to the campaign intact.
West Ham United women's team travel to Charlton for our first Group C fixture of this season’s Women's League Cup on Wednesday night.
Meanwhile, Jessie Stapleton was in action for Nottingham Forest on Sunday, coming on as a 43rd-minute substitute at home to Crystal Palace.
The Republic of Ireland international was sent on with her side two goals down after strikes from Justine Vanhaevermaet and Kirsty Howat gave the visitors the upper hand at the break.
Forest did eventually find the back of the net through Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah, but her goal came in second-half stoppage time and was merely a consolation.
The Tricky Trees are also in Women’s League Cup action on Wednesday night, as they play host to Newcastle United in Group A.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Rebekah Dowsett and midfielder Soraya Walsh both started Watford’s 5-0 hammering of visiting Billericay Town on Sunday in the Women’s National League Southern Premier Division.
Walsh played just over an hour of the contest and departed the field with the Hornets 3-0 up after Izzy Fisher’s opener was followed up with a brace from Freda Ayisi. Ayisi later completed her hat-trick while Anna Filbey also got in on the act.
Watford are up to second in the standings, having won four of their opening five league matches of the campaign, and will look to keep up their impressive run of form at QPR in Group J of the FA Women’s National League Cup on Sunday.
