Blackburn Rovers and Bristol City shared the points in an entertaining goalless draw at the Sir Tom Finney Stadium in the Women’s Championship, but it was the hosts who were by far the happiest of the sides.
Blackburn came into the game looking for their first league win in three games, while Bristol City knew that a win could take them to the top of the table but the stalemate left them ninth and second, respectively, as London City Lionesses increased their advantage at the summit to three points.
“I am pleased with it, we’ve dug deep today and it’s been a really tough encounter but that’s what we expected," said Blackburn manager Gemma Donnelly. “Any team fears coming to Blackburn because they don’t quite know what they’re going to get apart from a super resilient tough performing team and that’s exactly what they’ve got.
