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May 2023
Harrogate's Rachel Daly on verge of winning golden boot
Harrogate-born Rachel Daly scored again yesterday to go three goals clear with one match to go in the race for the golden boot.
Daly scored just before half-time in Aston Villa Women's 3-3 draw with Liverpool in the Women's Super League.
It took her total to the year to 21 — three more than Manchester City's Khadija Shaw, who failed to score for Manchester City Women in their 2-1 loss to Manchester United Women.
Whoever scores the most in a season is awarded the prestigious golden boot.
Erling Haaland looks certain to win the men's award in the English Premier League, now Daley will be hoping to secure the women's accolade when Villa face Arsenal Women on the final day of the season on Saturday.
Yesterday's strike means Daly is now just one goal short of the all-time record for most goals in a season in the Women's Super League, which was set by Vivianne Miedema in 2019.
Daly's fantastic form since she left Houston Dash last summer to wear the claret and blue of Villa last week earned her a nomination for the PFA Fans' Player of the Year award.
Fans have until Sunday to vote for their favourite and can do so here.
Daly returned to Harrogate to a hero's welcome eight days ago to open Nomads Daly Brew, the cafe named in her honour by her former club Killinghall Nomads Junior Football Club.
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