Brentford Women made sure the race for the league title will go down to the final day of the season as they beat AFC Whyteleafe 2-1 away from home on Sunday afternoon.

Chloe Logie took her goal tally to an incredible 35 for the season with her two strikes helping the side to victory in what proved to be a tough trip to South London.

The women’s first team came into the game against Whyteleafe looking for nothing but the three points in hopes of keeping the pressure on league leaders Dorking Wanderers.

The Bees got off to the perfect start with Logie opening the scoring for the visitors on 13 minutes when the striker calmly slotted home as she ran onto a wonderful pass from Freya Worsley.

The number nine had the ball in the net again not long after her first but this time she was denied by the linesman’s flag.

The Whyteleafe back line was struggling to deal with the league’s top scorer who found herself in behind once again just before the half-hour mark following a brilliant lobbed pass from Mollie Holmes.

The number nine was a threat all afternoon

Logie’s volleyed effort went just wide of the post this time but it was another positive sign from Brentford.

The home side had very few moments going forward in the first half with Brentford nullifying the majority of their attacks.

Despite this, Whyteleafe managed to grab an equaliser against the run of play moments before the break when Olianna Bishop headed the ball powerfully passed Emily Boycott following a corner kick.

Nikki Woods was introduced to the game after the interval and made an instant impact for Brentford as she showed great skill to beat a Whyteleafe defender on the edge of the box but her shot was saved well by Poppy Anderson.

On 53 minutes Brentford got themselves in front again and it was Logie who was at the double.

The striker’s first shot was saved well by Anderson but Logie showed great desire to chase down the rebound and slot the ball into the back of the net.

Eleonora Cottrell put in a solid performance for the Bees

Whyteleafe heaped the pressure on following the Brentford goal and came close to going level again only for Boycott to make a smart save stopping Abigail Woollvin’s shot.

The away team had a great chance to increase their lead on 70 minutes when substitute Sophie Troth found herself one on one with Anderson but her shot went straight at the Whyteleafe keeper.

After being awarded a free-kick on the edge of the area Logie came close to collecting her seventh match ball of the season only for her set-piece to be saved well by Anderson.

The Bees showed determination to see out the late Whyteleafe danger as they earnt another three points on the road ensuring the battle for the league title will go down to the final game of the season next Sunday.

Sean Hillier’s thoughts

Women’s first team assistant head coach Sean Hillier was left pleased with what he saw from his side after a hard-fought victory against a strong AFC Whyteleafe team.

Speaking on the win, Hillier said: “It was an interesting game, they played an attacking formation which we dealt with amazingly and it was another great win for the team, the way we grafted and dealt with certain situations helped towards that.”

Despite controlling the majority of the first half Brentford found themselves level at half-time following a late Whyteleafe goal.

Hillier explained what his message was to the players at the break before they came out in the second half and claimed the win.

“The first thing I said to them was we didn’t make a mistake that whole half, the goal they scored was an incredible header, so you just have to hold your hands up.

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“We dominated the game in that first half, so I just wanted them to go back out and be confident, I felt we made a lot of chances in that second half and our defensive shape was amazing our back four with Freya and Mollie in front of them proved to be a great shape the whole game.”

The Bees now sit on 41 points but with Dorking on 42 and with a huge goal difference tally, Brentford will need to win their final game of the season against Watford Ladies Development and hope their title rivals lose against Dulwich Reserves.

Talking on what it would mean to win the title, Hillier said: “It would mean everything for us because that was the aim at the start of the season, we have earnt the right to be in the position we are in as we have played well this whole season so it’s great to be able to play for something at the end of it. This is something the girls will learn from but no matter what happens I’m very proud of the team.”