Fernandez's late own goal denies London City as Liverpool salvage 2-2 draw
Liverpool 2-2 London City Lionesses: Reds fight back at St Helens
Jana Fernandez's 92nd-minute own goal salvaged a dramatic 2-2 draw for Liverpool against London City Lionesses at St Helens Stadium on Sunday, denying the visitors a fifth consecutive Women's Super League victory.
London City appeared set to extend their winning run after Freya Godfrey and Kadidiatou Diani overturned Beata Olsson's early penalty for the Reds. But Liverpool, who dominated the second half, were rewarded in the closing stages when the unfortunate Fernandez turned Cornelia Kapocs' cross into her own net.
Reds open through Olsson, Lionesses hit back
The Reds opened the scoring in the 19th minute when Jenna Clark was brought down inside the area by Mapi Leon, with Olsson ruthlessly dispatching from 12 yards out.
However, London City hit back three minutes later. Khiara Keating was caught dawdling on the ball by Godfrey, who pinched possession and rolled into the empty net. The visitors completed the turnaround just before half-time through Diani, the London City striker pouncing on another mistake, this time from Alejandra Bernabe, to score.
Liverpool domination earns late reward
Liverpool piled on the pressure after the break, with Elene Lete denying Natalia Ramos' curling attempt before Kapocs clipped the crossbar with a deep delivery into the box. Gareth Taylor's side got the goal their performance merited in stoppage time.
But Liverpool's winless run in the WSL stretched to three matches as they stay down in 10th. The Reds remain winless in each of their last six league games against London City (D4 L2), since a 1-0 away triumph in December 2020 in the WSL2.
Lionesses lose ground despite strong start
After spending big during the summer, London City have made a strong start to the 2026-27 campaign, though they were outfought in the second half against Liverpool and were perhaps fortunate to even come away with a point. London City registered an expected goals (xG) total of 2.09 from their 10 attempts in the first half, but they were restricted to a tally of 0.08 from the two shots they managed after the break.