Holland Reacts to “Massive Three Points” for Liverpool Women

For as badly as the 2025-26 season has gone for Liverpool’s men’s team, on the women’s side it’s been even worse—with the slight caveat perhaps that less was expected from them this season. Expecting less, though, is an awful long way from expecting relegation, which is where the women have found themselves.

Up until now, perhaps. That’s because on Sunday, Liverpool Women recorded just their second win of the season, beating Aston Villa 4-1 and dragging themselves off the bottom of the Women’s Super League as they leapt past Leicester City into the rarefied air of second last, making them safe by a point, at least for now.

“It’s a massive three points,” midfielder Ceri Holland, who wasn’t amongst the scorers but stood out with a player of the match performance, said following the win. “I think we’ve been building really well. We were a little bit disappointed with our performance last week at United. We didn’t feel like that was us.

“But it was really nice to be back at home and in front of our fans and to get all the goals today was a good feeling. It’s really important. It was a really good performance. I enjoyed the first half in particular. The second half became a bit of a battle, but I think we played really well and I thoroughly enjoyed myself.”

For most, based on how the season has played out a point against Villa likely would have been seen as a good result, and if they can keep up their improved recent form—they recorded their first league victory just two weeks back against Tottenham—they will be looking ahead eagerly to facing Leicester in March.

Before then, though, there’s an exceptionally tough test on the road against perennial title hopefuls Chelsea and a Fifth Round FA Cup tie against local rivals Everton. Suddenly, though, there’s genuine hope around the team for the first time this season—and a chance to perhaps open up a gap if they can beat Leicester.

“We don’t really look at that too much and we focus on the next game,” Holland added of the challenges and opportunities ahead for Liverpool Women. “We’ve got a really good feeling around the place right now. We continue to build and continue to improve because there’s still so much to improve on.”