“It was a fun game to play in,” she reflected. “We deserved to win, to score that many goals and I’m happy we’re all happy!
“Rehanne [Skinner] just told me to go in the box and be ready for the balls coming in. That’s what I tried to do. I tried to be ready in the box all the time.
“I’ve said it before, but when I don’t think, shots like this come off. I think I could feel it, and maybe people could see that I haven’t had time to think about them. I like it when it’s like this.
“All of the goals were really well taken, really important goals and also really nice to watch!”
Martinez’s brace came after she was on target in our league draw against Leicester City last Sunday. Her near-post finish from Anouk Denton’s cross was her eleventh WSL goal in 2025, which makes her the league’s leading scorer across the calendar year.
Our No19, with four goals in her last five games in all competitions, will have her eyes on scoring in a third successive match when we play Everton on Sunday, a team she has happy memories of facing.