Reggae Girl Drew Spence produced a late stunner to seal a comprehensive win for Tottenham Hotspur, who defeated West Ham United 3-1 on the final day of the Women’s Super League season.
With Tottenham already leading 2-1, the 31-year-old midfielder curled a shot from the edge of the box after being set up by Jessica Naz in the ninth minute of stoppage time, putting an exclamation mark on a dominant performance at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Naz had put the hosts ahead in the 86th minute after the game was tied 1-1, with Riko Ueki leveling the score in the 50th minute to cancel out Bethany England’s fourth-minute strike, which gave Tottenham an early lead.
Tottenham finished the season in sixth place with 31 points. Chelsea retained their title by thrashing Manchester United 6-0 to finish with 55 points, edging Manchester City, who won 2-1 at Aston Villa, on goal difference.
We played some really good football
“We spoke before the game about finishing the season on a high. I knew the players were quite tired after the third game in six days while West Ham have trained for two weeks,” said manager Robert Vilahamn. “The fans were amazing. We played some really good football, and in the end, we scored some beautiful goals as well, and ending with Drew’s goal was amazing.”
Bethany England’s fifth goal in six games got Tottenham off to a strong start, with Martha Thomas finding her in the box after capitalizing on a mistake from goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold.
Despite creating numerous opportunities to extend their lead, Tottenham were made to pay when Ueki ran onto a beautiful through ball from Honoka Hayashi to finish clinically from a tight angle after the break.
After squandering further chances to break the deadlock, Spurs finally found the winner through Naz’s calm finish from inside the box before Spence put the finishing touch on the victory. The goal was only Spence’s second of the season, but it capped off a strong finish for Tottenham.
