Bunny Shaw is on the money for Manchester City as they edge past Brighton to continue their unbeaten start to the Women’s Super League season… as Alex Greenwood hails her side’s ability to ‘win ugly’

Alex Greenwood admitted that ‘sometimes you have to win ugly’ after her side got past Brighton.

Last season’s WSL Golden Boot winner Bunny Shaw scored her first of the season in the 44th minute and it proved enough to secure the win.

“We got the job done,” Greenwood said. ‘Sometimes you have to win ugly in this competition.

‘I thought we were better from the ball. We worked very hard on that and I thought we saw an improvement.

‘This competition is getting tougher and tougher every year, and we’ve seen that at Brighton. It was a difficult match. We’ll get the win and the clean sheet all day long.’

Goal is Shaw’s first of the season after being named PFA Women’s Player of the Year

Alex Greenwood praised her side’s ability to pull out a win and noted the WSL’s improving quality

There were also wins for Manchester United and Arsenal over Everton and Leicester respectively, while Beth England’s 96th minute goal rescued a point for Tottenham in the 2–2 draw against Aston Villa.

Meanwhile, next Sunday’s match between Chelsea and Manchester United has been postponed due to the welfare of the players, despite the match having already been sold out.

Women’s Professional Leagues Ltd (WPLL), the company responsible for the top two levels of football, made the decision due to the scheduling of Chelsea’s Champions League matches.

The draw for the group stage only took place last Friday, the matches were announced on Saturday, and UEFA announced that Chelsea would play Real Madrid a week tomorrow – just two days after their match with United, which was due to be broadcast live on Sky Sports .

Both Chelsea and the WPLL asked UEFA to postpone the Blues’ match, but the governing body, which announced their fixture list over a year ago, stood by their decision.