Birmingham City Women 1-4 Tottenham Women: Spurs cruise to impressive away win
Tottenham Women made the trip to St. Andrew's Stadium and came away with a thoroughly deserved 4-1 victory over Birmingham City, a result that lifts the mood after a tricky run and keeps them firmly in the top half of the Women's Super League table.
Julie Blakstad got the scoring underway in the 37th minute, curling home from the centre of the box after a set piece, assisted by Cathinka Tandberg. Spurs doubled their advantage early in the second half when Olivia Holdt stepped up to convert a free-kick in the 50th minute, before Signe Gaupset added a third just three minutes later, turning home Victoria Pelova's assist in the 53rd minute to put the game well out of reach.
Birmingham did pull one back through Neve Herron, who volleyed home from a corner delivered by Oceane Hurtre in the 64th minute, giving the home crowd something to cheer. But any hopes of a comeback were snuffed out when Pelova got on the scoresheet herself in the 84th minute, finishing off a move started by substitute Shekiera Martinez to make it 4-1 and put the result beyond doubt.
It was a game with plenty of ill-discipline, with five yellow cards shown in total. Matilda Vinberg and Victoria Pelova were both booked for Spurs in the first half, while Caitlin Dijkstra picked up a second-half caution. Birmingham's Oceane Hurtre and Lisa Naalsund were also shown yellows as the match became increasingly feisty.
The statistics told the story of a dominant Spurs performance. Tottenham enjoyed 65.3% of the possession and racked up 29 shots to Birmingham's 14, with 11 of those on target compared to the home side's four. Spurs also won nine corners to Birmingham's three and completed well over 100 more passes than their hosts, underlining just how comfortably they controlled proceedings for long periods.
The win continues an up-and-down run in the WSL for Spurs, whose last five league games now read WLLLW, with this victory following three straight defeats. For Birmingham, the loss means their recent form stands at DLDWL, a reminder that consistency remains elusive for the Blues this season.
With this result, Tottenham sit in a healthy position in the table, while Birmingham will have to regroup quickly as they continue to battle in the bottom half. For Spurs fans making the journey up to the Midlands, it was a day to savour as their side put in one of their most complete away performances of the campaign.
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