Newcastle United Women Hit Burnley For 3 To Main Top Spot In WSL2

Newcastle United Women kept their Barclays WSL2 title push firmly on track with a 3-0 win over Burnley Women at St James’ Park on Sunday. The result preserved their spot at the top of the league table as Tanya Oxtoby’s side combined attacking quality with disciplined defending. Kathleen McGovern opened the scoring in the 11th minute, finishing Lois Joel’s delivery into the far corner for her third league goal of the season. Deanna Cooper, a former Newcastle player, turned the ball into her own net to make it 2-0, before Martha Thomas added a second-half strike to complete the comfortable win. Thomas’s goal was her ninth across all competitions this season.