Match Report
England W went into the game 6th in the table on 13 points; New Zealand W sat 18th on 6 — a 7-point gap. Recent form told a different story for New Zealand W: only 33rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 18th. Per game in the league, England W were scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.4, New Zealand W 0.5 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
England W arrived on a run of 11 straight wins, having scored in 12 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: England W 15/15, New Zealand W 3/15.
The match was played at The American Express Community Stadium in Falmer (capacity 30,750). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.