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Bristol City have been relegated from the Barclays Women\u2019s Super League following their 4-0 defeat to Manchester City at Ashton Gate on Sunday evening.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Lauren Smith\u2019s side have resided at the bottom of the table for the majority of the campaign having secured just one win so far. If they were to have any hope of mustering up some form of a comeback late on, they needed to secure all three points against a high-flying\u00a0Manchester City\u00a0team.<\/p>\n
The first-half at Ashton Gate presented plenty of positives for the hosts as they kept Manchester City at arm\u2019s length and had a handful of opportunities themselves. Despite seeing very little possession, Smith\u2019s side frustrated their opponents and they deserved to be level at the break.<\/p>\n
Normally, a hard-fought draw would be a positive result against far superior opposition, but in the fight against relegation, it wouldn\u2019t be good enough. The hosts had to go for the win and that was evident in the half-time changes as Carrie Jones and Abi Harrison came on for Amalie Thestrup and Ffion Morgan.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Manchester City\u2019s domination continued in the second-half, but it took something special from Mary Fowler to finally peg Bristol City back. The Australia international unleashed a fierce effort from the edge of the box that flew beyond goalkeeper Shae Yanez.<\/p>\n
Fowler then finished a second a little over ten minutes later from a dangerous ball in from Hemp. Amy Rodgers scored an unfortunate own goal for the third that put Bristol City\u2019s relegation beyond doubt.<\/p>\n
Due to Manchester City\u2019s need to increase their goal difference, they kept pushing for a fourth and it paid off deep into stoppage time. Bristol City failed to defend a corner and Alex Greenwood\u2019s headed effort just about crossed the line.<\/p>\n
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Alex Greenwood scores Manchester City\u2019s fourth goal against Bristol City \/ Ryan Hiscott\/GettyImages<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019ve been sat at the bottom of the table for the season,\u201d Smith told\u00a0Sky Sports<\/em>\u00a0post-match. \u201cIt\u2019s always been a mountain to climb and we know that\u2019s what we\u2019ve been fighting against.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of the performances we\u2019ve been really proud of, but we still haven\u2019t got results from. Even tonight, up until the 60th minute, I was really proud of how we defended.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve shown up, but we haven\u2019t shown up for 90 minutes week in, week out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bristol City have been here before when they were relegated from the WSL in 2021 under interim manager Matt Beard. Smith took charge shortly after and led the previous rebuild \u2013 she hopes to do the same this time around.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to start looking at what next year looks like,\u201d she continued. \u201cI\u2019ll be working with the chairman to ensure we do what we need to do to make sure we\u2019re stronger next year.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to continue to build. That\u2019s on the pitch and off the pitch. Also, to make sure our fanbase is as incredible as it is right now. All of us as a club are a part of that and we will be looking to make sure we continue this trend and excitement around women\u2019s football in Bristol.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bristol City have been relegated from the Barclays Women\u2019s Super League following their 4-0 defeat to Manchester City at Ashton Gate on Sunday evening. Lauren Smith\u2019s side have resided at the bottom of the table for the majority of the campaign having secured just one win so far. If they were to have any hope […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":176644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-176643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n
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