Women's Report | Dulwich Hamlet 1-4 Norwich City

Norwich City Women secured three points in a 4-1 away win against Dulwich Hamlet with thanks to a Grace Riglar hat-trick.

Norwich City Women secured three points in a 4-1 away win against Dulwich Hamlet with thanks to a Grace Riglar hat-trick.

Ceri Flye opened the scoring in the Canaries final away tie of the 2025/26 campaign and the home side pulled one back just before the break.

Riglar netted her first in injury time of the first 45 minutes and sealed the win with two more in the second half.

Andy Cook made six changes to his side that were last in action two weeks ago against Chatham Town; Drew Wilson and Freya Symonds leading the line up top and Sienna Booty joining the midfield.

Hope Strauss and Flye returned to the backline with Holly Mears in goal.

After an even start for both sides, it was City who found the breakthrough early on, Flye getting on the end of a Symonds corner in the 11th minute.

Issy Moore had the chance to extend the Canaries' lead, the goal scorer sending in a low cross that the hosts failed to clear and allowing the midfielder to pounce on a loose ball but she sent her effort narrowly wide.

Just minutes before half-time, Dulwich Hamlet found an equaliser as Cruz Fuller-Fagan was left in space inside the six-yard-box to tap home.

Although it looked like the sides were heading in level at the break, Norwich restored their advantage as a Symonds free-kick found Grace Riglar to turn it into the back of the home side's net.

The second half opened with more intent from the hosts, their next effort forcing the City backline into action after a corner from Erin Corrigan met Leila Emmerson at the near post, but she couldn't get her strike over the line.

Riglar then doubled her tally, capitalising on a Symonds delivery inside the area again, punishing the visitors for not capitalising on their opportunity to equalise again moments before.

Desperate to keep themselves in the game, Dulwich forced Mears into a save with her feet to maintain City's two goal advantage in tact.

The centre-back then sealed the win with her hat-trick in the final minute of the game, picking up an Olivia Cook long-throw and making no mistake in front of goal for her third and Norwich's fourth.

Substitute Lara Densley had the last chance of the match, firing one goalward from the edge of the box after cleverly evading her defender, but Zahra Cheeseman collected the danger.

The Canaries are back in action at Carrow Road next for the final Division One South East tie. Get your tickets here.

Dulwich Hamlet: Cheeseman; Lodge, Gall, Corrigan (C); Heria, Glaze, Brown (Mayes 71), Singer (E. Andrade 71), Fuller-Fagan (Francis-Weir 71), Johnson (M. Andrade 37), Emmerson (Monkman 82).

Unused subs: Hickman, Taylor.

Bookings: Gall (66), Mayes (76), E. Andrade (84, Heria (88)

Goals: Fuller-Fagan (41)

Norwich City: Mears; Flye, Riglar (C), Strauss, Wallace; Booty, King (Groves 78), Moore, Kennard (Densley 64); Symonds (Harrison 73), Wilson (Cook 64).

Unused subs: Bishop, Williams, Daviss.

Goals: Flye (11), Riglar (45+2, 65, 90)

HT: 1-2

FT: 1-4

Venue: Champion Hill

Referee: Thomas Fondie