Oxtoby's praise for Magpies after perfect start in WSL 2

Newcastle United sit third in WSL2, level with the top two but behind only on goal difference, and remain the only side yet to concede. A second-half strike from Kathleen McGovern secured a 1-0 win at Bristol City, Newcastle's second successive clean sheet after managing just two shutouts all of last season. Manager Becky Oxtoby, who took charge in October, credited the squad's collective defensive discipline and praised the developing on-pitch partnership between McGovern and fellow Scot Martha Thomas, whose post-hit chance preceded McGovern's winner.