Match ends, West Ham United Women 1, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0.
West Ham WomenWest Ham United Women1Tottenham WomenTottenham Hotspur Women0
Dagny Brynjarsdottir scored the winner against Tottenham as West Ham earned their first Women's Super League victory over their London rivals.
The Iceland midfielder fired into the bottom corner after team-mate Claudia Walker unintentionally deflected the ball into her path.
In response, Chioma Ubogagu had a goal ruled out for offside.
Mackenzie Arnold also saved from Rachel Williams and Ashleigh Neville to deny Spurs the chance to move up to third.
The Hammers' first top-flight triumph against Spurs lifted them to fifth, just one place and two points adrift of their opponents.
In a first-half of few chances, Kyah Simon ballooned the best for Spurs over the bar after Ria Percival found the forward unmarked in the box.
Lisa Evans was the home side's biggest threat before the break, and it took a block from Molly Bartrip to see a powerful effort from the on-loan Arsenal midfielder go over.
Evans' efforts eventually paid off as her run into the box and pass to try to find Walker in the six-yard area resulted in Brynjarsdottir being teed up for the decisive 69th-minute goal.
Ubogagu, who came off the bench in the first-half to replace the injured Kit Graham, thought she had restored parity soon after. But her cool finish into an empty net, after West Ham keeper Arnold failed to claim a long-free kick in the air, was flagged for offside.
Arnold ensured the points for her team, making fine saves to twice deny both Williams and Neville, after Tinja-Riikka Korpela kept out an excellent Katerina Svitkova effort from distance at the other end.
Line-ups
West Ham Women
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Arnold
- 22Fisk
- 23Cissoko
- 5Flaherty
- 12LonghurstBooked at 88mins
- 13Yallop
- 32Brynjarsdóttir
- 14Hasegawa
- 10Svitková
- 9WalkerSubstituted forStringerat 70'minutes
- 7EvansSubstituted forFilisat 90'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Wyne
- 4Stringer
- 15Parker
- 17Filis
- 18Leat
- 20Joel
- 24Cairns
- 25Garrard
Tottenham Women
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Korpela
- 13Ale
- 5Bartrip
- 6Harrop
- 29Neville
- 12PercivalBooked at 76mins
- 21Clemaron
- 8ChoSubstituted forAddisonat 45'minutes
- 16GrahamBooked at 16minsSubstituted forUbogaguat 30'minutesSubstituted forNazat 88'minutes
- 10Williams
- 17SimonBooked at 71minsSubstituted forAyaneat 73'minutesBooked at 81mins
Substitutes
- 2Morgan
- 4Green
- 7Naz
- 14Addison
- 18Ubogagu
- 23Ayane
- 25Heeps
- Referee:
- Lisa Benn
- Attendance:
- 1,242
Match Stats
Home TeamWest Ham WomenAway TeamTottenham Women
- Possession
- Home45%
- Away55%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away4
- Corners
- Home3
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, West Ham United Women 1, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0.
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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Conceded by Mackenzie Arnold.
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Attempt saved. Ashleigh Neville (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jessica Naz.
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Attempt missed. Rosella Ayane (Tottenham Hotspur Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ashleigh Neville with a cross.
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Attempt saved. Ashleigh Neville (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution
Substitution, West Ham United Women. Melisa Filis replaces Lisa Evans.
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Foul by Ria Percival (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
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Abbey-Leigh Stringer (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Jessica Naz replaces Chioma Ubogagu.
Booking
Kate Longhurst (West Ham United Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Tinja-Riikka Korpela (Tottenham Hotspur Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Kate Longhurst (West Ham United Women).
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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Conceded by Mackenzie Arnold.
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Attempt saved. Rachel Williams (Tottenham Hotspur Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ria Percival with a cross.
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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Conceded by Mackenzie Arnold.
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Attempt saved. Rachel Williams (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Foul by Maéva Clemaron (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
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Tameka Yallop (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Chioma Ubogagu (Tottenham Hotspur Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
