Five of West Ham United women’s team’s loanees were in action for their respective temporary clubs at the weekend...
Halle Houssein netted her first goal for Beylerbeyi in their 7-1 Turkish Super Lig Women rout over Cekmekoy on Sunday.
The 20-year-old opened the scoring after just seven minutes played, and her team boasted a five-goal lead at the break. The visitors pulled a goal back in the 71st minute, but the hosts continued to dominate and scored another two before the full-time whistle sounded.
The victory leaves Beylerbeyi sitting seventh in the Super Lig Women standings.
Elsewhere, Shannon Cooke maintained her 100 per cent record with Birmingham City as her side took another step towards promotion from the Barclays Women’s Championship with a 2-1 victory at home to eighth-placed Southampton on Sunday.
The Blues had a two-goal lead by the 36th minute at St Andrew's Stadium - courtesy of a Simone Magill penalty and a back-post header from Choe Yu-ri - but the visitors did halve the deficit six minutes before half-time through Chloe Peplow.
Birmingham held on, though, to secure another precious three points, leaving them three points clear of second-placed London City Lionesses, who have a game in hand on their fellow promotion contenders.
Meanwhile, Jessie Stapleton and Keira Flannery both played another 90 minutes for Sunderland, who fell to a 2-1 defeat away at ninth-placed Portsmouth on Sunday.
We lead at the break. 🙌#BCFC pic.twitter.com/4n89m1077p
— Birmingham City Women (@BCFCWomen) March 16, 2025
Following a goalless first period, Portsmouth struck twice in four second-half minutes to gain a firm grip on the contest and didn’t let Katy Watson’s 75th-minute strike detract them from clinging onto the victory.
The defeat leaves the Lasses remaining sixth in the standings.
Elsewhere, forward Ruby Doe was handed another Ipswich Town start as the Tractor Girls closed the gap on FA Women's National League Southern Premier Division leaders Hashtag United with a 2-0 away win against Gwalia United on Sunday.
The 19-year-old played 90 minutes for the Blues, who were celebrating after half-an-hour played when Sophie Peskett raced onto a lofted ball and finished off the post - and the winger was at the double seven minutes from time, guiding Grace Garrad’s free-kick home.
With two games in hand on Ellie Moore’s Hashtag United - who were not in action at the weekend - Ipswich sit three points behind the league leaders.
Meanwhile, Katelin Talbert was an unused substitute for Aston Villa in their 3-1 defeat at Crystal Palace in the Barclays Women’s Super League.
In Sweden, Inès Belloumou and Malmö will conclude their Svenska Cupen group-stage campaign away at Linköping on Monday evening.
The 23-year-old’s side currently sit second in the standings, level on points with leaders Rosengard, who have a one-better goal difference - and only the top team from the group will progress to the semi-finals.
