Beard delighted for squad and staff.

It was all Bristol City at Twerton Park on Saturday afternoon. A Yana Daniels stunner and an Ebony Salmon brace saw the Robins pick up their first three points at home in the league since a 1-0 win against Everton back in March, 2019.

“I’m so pleased with the performance and the clean sheet. Since I have come in, the girls have been a breath of fresh air to work with and we’re starting to see the reward of the hard work that has been put in over the last couple of weeks,” said Beard.

“I thought there was some really good individual performances and collectively I thought we were brilliant. Everyone put their bodies on the line, and the most pleasing thing is we have got a clean sheet, scored three goals and we also had a number of other chances."

The Robins lifted themselves to within two points of Aston Villa and West Ham United, who sit 11th and 10th in the league table with City Women set to travel to West Ham United next Sunday. 

“We’ve proved today that we can be a team that is aggressive and press a little bit higher up the pitch, there are still areas to improve but the progress over the last two weeks has been fantastic.

“We need to stay grounded. Having a full team to select from, and with Chloe leaving, gave us a chance to bring in Molly and Kiera, which gives us a little more depth. 

“The biggest thing that is allows is competition for places, you have to earn the right to be on the pitch. I’ve said to the girls from day one that everything with me will be done on merit and performance levels in training. 

“I’m delighted for the the players and staff, they’re a good group of fantastic footballers and I think we can now show our potential and really kick on.”