Oxford joined Portsmouth and Derby in securing Championship football next season
There was that sinking feeling for Manchester City that comes when you feel like you have failed. The sting of defeat even on a day where they beat Aston Villa.
An “exhausted” Emma Hayes said she did not have another single drop left to give to the job, after her 12 trophy-laden years in charge of Chelsea ended in dream fashion as they claimed a fifth successive Women’s Super League.