Sluggish Man City drop points in WSL title chase

Manchester City’s seemingly inevitable march towards the Women’s Super League title hit a bump in the road on Sunday as they were held to a scoreless draw at Aston Villa, with their hosts hitting the woodwork in a frenetic first half.

Despite the dropped points City top the standings on 43 points with 17 of their 22 league games played. They are nine ahead of cross-town rivals Manchester United, who have a game in hand and face Chelsea in the League Cup final in Bristol later on Sunday.