Liverpool Grab a 2-2 Draw With London City Lionesses Thanks to Stoppage-Time Own Goal
Liverpool salvaged a 2-2 draw with London City Lionesses in the Women's Super League, the top women's football division in England, when London City's Jana Fernandez turned the ball into her own net in the 92nd minute. That is two minutes into stoppage time, the extra period the referee adds to make up for time lost to injuries, substitutions and other breaks in play.
The match was played in St Helens on 25 October 2026. BBC Sport reported the late own goal as the moment that gave Liverpool a point.
An own goal is a goal scored by a player into their own side's net. It counts for the team on the other side, so Fernandez's slip gave Liverpool the equaliser at the death.
Liverpool had been on top for much of the second half before the goal came. Liverpool FC's match report describes that spell of pressure as the reason the equaliser felt deserved. Pressure in the second half can build, but it does not always lead to a goal, and it took until the final minutes here.
The club also published Gareth Taylor's reaction to the result, under a headline saying Liverpool deserved the point. Liverpool FC's post-match reaction carries that message.
For Liverpool, the point arrives after a stoppage-time turn of fortune rather than a clean finish. For London City Lionesses, the result ends in frustration that a two-goal lead, or at least a win, slipped away in the final seconds of added time. Late goals like this one tend to stay with players and supporters long after the final whistle.
