Manchester City winger Lauren Hemp and Chelsea striker Fran Kirby are among the nominees for this month’s Barclays WSL player in March as the 2020/21 season draws to a close.
They joined the price list of Arsenal defender Lotte Wubben-Moy, Everton midfielder Hayley Raso and Bristol City striker Charlie Wellings.
Lotte Wubben-Moy helped Arsenal remain ironclad at the back Marc Atkins / Getty Images
20-year-old Hemp, who becomes a star for club and country despite his young age, made invaluable contributions as City continued to win throughout March to put pressure on reigning champions and current leaders Chelsea.
Hampa gave the assistants who directly gave City two of these victories and put on a late winner for Keira Walsh against Everton and an even later winner for Chloe Kelly against Reading.
Kirby had a great month in March when she continues to show her very best form just one year after being away from a career-threatening illness.
Fran Kirby is still in his best form for Chelsea | Alex Livesey / Getty Images
The 27-year-old England favorite scored Chelsea’s first goal in the victory against Everton, before then also helping the second in a 3-0 victory. Her partnership with Sam Kerr has also gone from strength to strength and has set up the Australian twice in a victory against Aston Villa.
Despite secret defeats, Everton won beautifully on the road twice in March and Raso was in great shape for the 5-0 thrashing of a Brighton side that had previously won four games in a row.
Australia’s international struck a perfect hat-trick in the match while Everton had previously beaten Birmingham 4-0 as well.
Everton’s Hayley Raso scored a perfect hat trick in March | Clive Rose / Getty Images
Bristol City have managed to get up from the bottom of the WSL table and contributions from Wellings March has been an important reason why.
The 22-year-old made an important equalizer in the first half of what turned out to be a comeback victory over Reading to start the month. She then also made a 1-1 draw against Birmingham, where Robins finally took five points in March to almost double her overall score.
Charlie Wellings helped Bristol City move up WSL table Naomi Baker / Getty Images
Meanwhile, Wubben-Moy has continued to prove his worth to Arsenal in his first season back with the Gunners after three years in the United States with the legendary UNC Tar Heels.
Wubben-Moy was a key player at the back when a re-emerged Arsenal went undefeated in the WSL in March and kept three clean sheets in the process. It included a potentially tough match against Manchester United and a derby in north London against Tottenham.
Fan can vote online for the winner until 12.00 on Monday 12 April.
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