Reading Women 3-3 Liverpool Women: Reds still winless after six-goal thriller

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Reading players observe Natasha Dowie's goal

Sanne Troelsgaard headed location an 89th-minute equaliser arsenic Reading held Liverpool to proceed the Reds' winless tally successful the Women's Super League.

In a thrilling brushwood Katie Stengel gave visitors Liverpool the pb earlier Tia Primmer's leveller connected half-time.

Natasha Dowie enactment Reading successful front, but Stengal and Rhiannon Roberts struck to enactment the Reds 3-2 up.

But Troelsgaard denied Liverpool a archetypal WSL triumph since the opening time arsenic her towering header was deflected in.

Relive Reading and Liverpool's entertaining draw

Draw helps neither arsenic winless runs spell on

A gully saw some struggling sides agelong distant from bottommost nine Leicester. Liverpool, successful 10th place, are present 5 points wide of the Foxes, portion second-bottom Reading person a four-point advantage.

But they volition consciousness similar they could person won this match, having each gone successful beforehand successful the 2nd half.

Liverpool players observe Rhiannon Roberts' goal

The Reds dominated the opening exchanges and deservedly went up erstwhile Stengel headed successful Melissa Lawley's cross, lone for teen Primmer to equalise with a looping changeable successful first-half injury-time.

Reading, whose lone league triumph this play has travel against Leicester, were overmuch improved aft the interruption and went 2-1 up done erstwhile Liverpool guardant Dowie's close-range effort.

The visitors, though, bounced backmost successful an entertaining affair, with Stengal adding her 5th of the play and Roberts putting them connected people for triumph with 17 minutes left.

But Reading equalised a 2nd clip successful the closing stages arsenic Troelsgaard met Amalie Eikeland's transverse to contradict Liverpool a 2nd league triumph of the season.

It means Matt Beard's broadside person recorded back-to-back 3-3 draws aft ending a six-match losing tally against Brighton past weekend.

Meanwhile, Reading person present won conscionable 1 of their past 10 location matches successful each competitions and stay a constituent down Liverpool.

Line-ups

Reading Women

Formation 3-5-2

1Moloney
3Mukandi
17Caldwell
14CooperSubstituted forEvansat 80'minutes
9Eikeland
27Vanhaevermaet
37PrimmerSubstituted forTroelsgaardat 79'minutes
23Rowe
28WoodhamSubstituted forBrysonat 90+6'minutes
10Dowie
7WellingsSubstituted forHarriesat 69'minutes

Substitutes

2Bryson
5Evans
11Wade
12Harries
18Jane
30Poulter
51Troelsgaard

Liverpool Women

Formation 4-3-3

21Cumings
2KoivistoSubstituted forRobertsat 64'minutes
5Fahey
6Matthews
12HindsSubstituted forCampbellat 64'minutes
18Holland
8Wardlaw
10FurnessSubstituted forKearnsat 73'minutesBooked astatine 75mins
19van de SandenBooked astatine 31minsSubstituted forRobeat 73'minutes
24Stengel
11LawleySubstituted forDanielsat 84'minutes

Substitutes

3Robe
4Roberts
7Kearns
17Humphrey
20Daniels
22Kirby
28Campbell
34Silcock

Live Text

Match ends, Reading Women 3, Liverpool Women 3.
Second Half ends, Reading Women 3, Liverpool Women 3.
Substitution, Reading Women. Faye Bryson replaces Lily Woodham due to the fact that of an injury.
Attempt missed. Gemma Evans (Reading Women) header from the centre of the container misses to the right. Assisted by Lily Woodham with a transverse pursuing a acceptable portion situation.
Rachel Rowe (Reading Women) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Foul by Megan Campbell (Liverpool Women).
Corner, Reading Women. Conceded by Niamh Fahey.
Attempt missed. Missy Bo Kearns (Liverpool Women) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is excessively high. Assisted by Niamh Fahey with a headed pass.
Attempt missed. Leighanne Robe (Liverpool Women) header from the centre of the container misses to the right. Assisted by Missy Bo Kearns with a transverse pursuing a corner.
Corner, Liverpool Women. Conceded by Emma Mukandi.
Goal! Reading Women 3, Liverpool Women 3. Sanne Troelsgaard (Reading Women) header from the near broadside of the six gait container to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amalie Eikeland with a cross.
Substitution, Liverpool Women. Yana Daniels replaces Melissa Lawley.
Corner, Reading Women. Conceded by Megan Campbell.
Attempt blocked. Niamh Fahey (Liverpool Women) header from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Missy Bo Kearns with a cross.
Foul by Amalie Eikeland (Reading Women).
Megan Campbell (Liverpool Women) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Substitution, Reading Women. Gemma Evans replaces Deanna Cooper.
Substitution, Reading Women. Sanne Troelsgaard replaces Tia Primmer.
Offside, Reading Women. Rachel Rowe tries a done ball, but Emma Harries is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Melissa Lawley (Liverpool Women) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked.