- Mary Fowler blanked for Manchester City
- Her first game since returning to England
- She confirmed her romance with Nathan Cleary
Mary Fowler failed to prevent Manchester City from losing to Brighton as the Matildas star blanked for a third game running since returning to England following her whirlwind two-break stint Down Under.
Fowler, 20, made headlines while on international duty after seemingly confirming her romance with NRL superstar Nathan Cleary, and scored as he watched on in Australia’s win over Vietnam.
Elsewhere, goals from Jessie Fleming, Sam Kerr and Agnes Beever-Jones gave Chelsea a 3-0 win away to Everton on Sunday that kept them top of the Women’s Super League (WSL) table.
Canada international Fleming made the most of a poor clearance to volley home Chelsea’s opener in the 14th minute, while Kerr and substitute Beever-Jones added two more goals in the second half as the reigning champions coasted to a comfortable win.
Mary Fowler blanked against Brighton for Manchester City on Sunday afternoon
It was her third-straight game since returning to England from Australia
Fowler confirmed her romance with NRL superstar boyfriend Nathan Cleary
Title rivals City had a tougher time of it against Brighton, dominating possession but still ending up on the wrong end of a 1-0 scoreline as substitute Lee Geum-Min scored with one of only two efforts on target for the Seagulls.
In London, Norway international Celin Bizet scored a brilliant solo goal to give Tottenham Hotspur the lead over Liverpool but her international team mate Sophie Roman Haug levelled in the 66th minute to grab a 1-1 draw for the visitors.
Manchester United registered five different goal-scorers in their 5-0 thrashing of West Ham United to go second in the table on 12 points after six games, four behind Chelsea and one ahead of Spurs and Liverpool.
Arsenal take on Leicester City in Sunday’s late kickoff.
