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The gaps between the haves and the have-nots in the women’s game are huge and growing – things have to be done differently
The weather may have ensured the postponement of six FA Cup games, but it could not disrupt the narrative: that cup upsets in women’s football are disappointingly rare.
Nine games played and nine expected results, with 44 goals scored by the winning teams, an average of 4.9 a game, and Exeter City’s goal the solitary one scored by a losing side. Of the seven games played between teams on different levels of the pyramid it was 36 goals scored for winning sides and the one, against.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jan/12/familiar-story-in-womens-fa-cup-as-lack-of-upsets-shows-gulf-is-getting-bigger
Author : Suzanne Wrack
Publish date : 2025-01-12 17:52:57
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