Teyah Goldie and Freya Godfrey ended their time at London City Lionesses on a high after helping them draw 2-2 with Birmingham City to earn a first promotion to the WSL by winning the Championship.
On a dramatic afternoon, London City needed just a point to claim the title against their closest rivals, and they got it despite the Blues grabbing an 86th-minute equaliser. The Lionesses will become the first ever independent women's club, not associated with any men's team, to play in the WSL from next season.
Teyah played the first half before being forced off at half-time with an injury, on what was her 19th appearance of her loan spell, while Freya came on for the final 11 minutes for appearance number eight of the campaign.
With the Championship season ending, three more of our youngsters also saw their loan spells end. Laila Harbert started Southampton's 2-0 loss to Charlton Athletic while Vivienne Lia came on as a late sub, marking their ninth appearances for the Saints who finished eighth. Maddy Earl also saw her time at Sheffield United come to an end following their 2-1 loss to Sunderland. Maddy played 67 minutes for the already-relegated Blades who finished bottom of the table, on what was his fifth game for the club after arriving in January.
In Portugal, Fabio Vieira grabbed his fifth assist of the season as Porto defeated Moreirense 3-1, taking him to double figures for goal contributions during 2024/25.
Vieira set up Francisco Moura's header to bring the hosts back on level terms, as a second-half double from Semu Aghehowa moved Porto into third place in Liga Portugal on goal difference with two games remaining. With their hopes of reaching the Champions League over, Porto are still fighting with Braga for a Europa League spot, with whoever finishes fourth entering the Conference League.
Fabio's latest assist has seen his seasonal tallies reach five goals and five assists during his second spell at Porto, as he hopes to finish his time there by guiding them to a bronze medal position.
In Brazil, Marquinhos played the full 90 minutes in Cruzeiro's Copa do Brasil third round first leg victory over Vila Nova. It was the winger's first start for the club since February, having made four substitute appearances since the Brazilian Serie A restarted in the same month.
Maldini Kacurri's time at Bromley has ended following the conclusion of the League Two season. The defender returned to Arsenal before their final game of the season which saw them beat Cheltenham Town 3-0 to finish the campaign in 11th spot. Maldini made three appearances for the Ravens.
Players who were unused substitutes
- Karl Hein (Real Valladolid)
- Laura Wienroither (Manchester City)
Players who weren’t included in matchday squads:
- Michelle Agyemang (Brighton & Hove Albion Women)
- Reiss Nelson (Fulham)
- Nuno Tavares (Lazio)
- Maldini Kacurri (Bromley)
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