2. In the hat for the quarter-final draw
West Ham United are Women’s League Cup quarter-finalists once more.
The Hammers were the only Barclays Women’s Super League outfit in Group C and with that came a sense of expectation. But the players showed no signs of that pressure weighing on their shoulders, as they ran out convincing winners in all three of their fixtures.
No matter the number of changes Skinner made to her sides, there were to be no upsets or shocks, with the Irons displaying their WSL class to top the competition’s scoring charts with 13 goals to their name.
Details for the quarter-final draw will be announced in due course and West Ham could face Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Brighton & Hove Albion, Tottenham Hotspur or Durham.
3. Rock solid at the back
Skinner made three changes to her back four for the visit of Southampton, with Li Mengwen, Cooke and Camila Sáez taking to the Dagenham turf.
They gave Southampton nothing, not a sniff at goal, as they stood firm to carry the Hammers to their second clean sheet of the campaign.
While the amount of goals the Irons are scoring is fantastic to see, and Cooke could have got on the scoresheet with a header that came back off the post, shutting out the opposition is equally as vital - and breeds more confidence for the side.