Women's Championship · ENG · Round 17
2 - 1
Full time
Sunderland (W)
Fratton Park · Portsmouth
Lineups
HP
24Poulter
AR
14Rolf
HC
5Coan
5CoanRC
32Casley
32CasleyJB
15Bull
15BullEM
10McLaughlin
SB
4Barker
4BarkerAR
8⚽↓86'Rowbotham
8⚽↓86'RowbothamSQ
12↓81'Quirk
ET
20↓81'Thompson
20↓81'ThompsonMH
77⚽Hornby
77⚽HornbyDL
1Lambourne
AG
4Goddard
4GoddardBW
27↓65'Westrup
27↓65'WestrupJS
2Stapleton
2StapletonJB
11↓46'Brown
11↓46'BrownKF
24Flannery
24FlanneryNF
14↓65'Fenton
14↓65'FentonMC
17Corbyn
17CorbynKK
10Kitching
10KitchingES
8Scarr
8ScarrLM
18↓65'McInnes
18↓65'McInnes Sunderland3-4-3Portsmouth substitutes
19 Scarlett Williams ↑81'
9 Emma Jones ↑81'
18 Olivia Bramley ↑86'
56 Comfort Erhabor
44 Grace Jarrett
16 Ella Humphrey
Coach: Jay Sadler
Sunderland substitutes
25 Katy Watson ⚽↑46'
6 Louise Griffiths ↑65'
23 Jenna Dear ↑65'
20 Ellen Jones ↑65'
22 Megan Borthwick
5 Grace McCatty
19 Megan Beer
16 Grace Ede
12 Emily Cassap
Coach: Melanie Reay Copeland
Match events
Second half
46'↑ Katy Watson ↓ Jessica Brown⇄
52'Ava Rowbotham assist: Megan Hornby 1 - 0⚽
56'Megan Hornby assist: Ava Rowbotham 2 - 0⚽
61'Megan Hornby
65'↑ Jenna Dear ↓ Natasha Fenton⇄
65'↑ Ellen Jones ↓ Libby McInnes⇄
65'↑ Louise Griffiths ↓ Brianna Westrup⇄
75'Katy Watson 2 - 1⚽
81'↑ Emma Jones ↓ Sophie Quirk⇄
81'↑ Scarlett Williams ↓ Emma Thompson⇄
86'↑ Olivia Bramley ↓ Ava Rowbotham⇄
90+7'Hannah Poulter
Where to watch
We have not verified an official broadcaster listing for the Women's Championship yet, so rather than guess we leave this blank. Verified listings for the top competitions are collected in our TV Guide.
Match details
| Competition | Women's Championship |
|---|---|
| Kick-off (UTC) | Sunday, 16 March 2025, 14:00 UTC — shown in your local time at the top of this page |
| Status | Finished |
Line-ups, match events and the head-to-head record for this fixture are shown on this page where the data feed publishes them.
Head to head
2Sunderland (W) wins4 past meetings on record. Biggest Sunderland (W) win: Portsmouth 0–2 Sunderland (2025).
22 Mar 2026Portsmouth 0 - 1 SunderlandWSL 2
9 Nov 2025Sunderland 2 - 3 PortsmouthWSL 2
9 Feb 2025Portsmouth 0 - 2 SunderlandWomen's FA Cup
15 Dec 2024Sunderland 2 - 2 PortsmouthWSL 2
