Wolves 4 (Hughes 8 & 28, Greengrass 16, Worsley 84) Durham (Wilson 76, Hutchison 90+2)
Goals from Amber Hughes, Charlotte Greengrass and Louanne Worsley inspired Wolves Women to a 4-2 victory over Durham in the WSL 2 at the SEAH Stadium.
An impressive team display showed a strong response from last weeks defeat against Nottingham Forest, moving the Old Gold up to 7th in the table.
It was an electric start for Wolves as they took the lead within 10 minutes, with a cushioned header from Charlotte Greengrass across the six-yard box falling to the feet of Amber Hughes, who neatly dinked it over the keepers' head to give the hosts the lead.
This dominant momentum continued for The Old Gold when unselfish play by Tara O’Hanlon resulted in a simple tap-in for Greengrass, which doubled Wolves’ lead without having played a quarter of the match.
Excellent wing play by Mellisa Lawley on the right-hand flank combined with a pinpoint cross gifted Hughes a close-range header to score her second and Wolves’ third of the match, giving Dan McNamara’s side a comfortable cushion.
Despite the three-goal deficit against them, the away side showed signs of improvements with a big chance falling to Jade Pennock just outside Emily Orman’s net, although Georgia Marshall’s presence was enough to put the striker off and shoot wide.
Half-Time | Wolves 3-0 Durham
Durham would start the second half the stronger of the two, with Pennock almost getting one back for her side after narrowly missing the target from a strong one-on-one position.
The next 20 minutes was a game of possession, where both teams struggled to create any strong chances to swing the momentum.
The away side would get the next big chance of the match, when the highly involved Pennock had an audacious attempt from inside the box which was impressively tipped over the bar by Orman.
Persistence paid off for Durham in the second half with Sarah Wilson converting a simple finish on the byline following a low-driven pass into the six-yard box.
However, any hope was swiftly put to bed with substitute Louanne Worsley finishing yet another close-range finish shortly after a well-worked move between Roberts and Hughes on the left-hand flank.
Durham managed to earn a consolation through a precise left-footed Bayley Hutchison finish in the box, which proved to be the final action of the match.
Full-Time | Wolves 4-2 Durham
Wolves | Orman, Morphet, Marshall, Greengrass (Worsley 63), Hughes (George 88), Lawley (Francis 79), Olding, Daniëls, Williams (Filis 63), Jenner, O’Hanlon (Roberts 62)
Unused Subs | Brooks, Proctor, Sims, Jones,
Durham | Sheppard, Ayre (Hutchison 65), Briggs, Wilson, Hepple, Watson, Ede, Pennock, Stobbs, Lowe, Morran (Fergusson 45)
Unused Subs | King, McComasky, Wilson, Noble, Bradley, Addison, Collinson
