A blog of two halves

There was no fluke about Fulham’s demolition of Nottingham Forest. But fans had to wonder how the Whites would fare when West Ham visited the Cottage at the weekend.

Emma Hayes: "That’s as bad as I have seen us for a long time."

Arsenal take on Chelsea Women at the Emirates on Sunday lunchtime in front of a crowd expected to top 40,000.

After a recent glut of goals, Morgan Phillips anticipated more of the same when Nottingham Forest visited Craven Cottage on Wednesday evening.

The Whites had not won in the Premier League since early October making supporters desperate for a turnaround – but no one could have anticipated the bizarre happenings on Monday evening.

Chelsea Women beat an obstinate Leicester City team 5-2 at Kingsmeadow, with manager Emma Hayes enjoying life as she ticks off the 25 calendar weeks until she leaves.

Fans of Chelsea and QPR have been paying tribute to Terry Venables, the affable midfielder who went on to manage England.

Two hat-tricks in six days suggest the Chelsea Women juggernaut is in no imminent danger of veering off the road to glory.

Last Sunday, Fulham’s Women took on the Arsenal Women in a Capital Cup match at Craven Cottage.

Chelsea Women go into this weekend’s league encounter with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge feeling bullish... and indignant.