Birmingham City picked up their first point of the season as Louise Quinn’s equaliser denied West Ham a third successive Women’s Super League win.
Blues skipper Quinn tapped home from a yard out in the 67th minute after Harriet Scott’s header from a corner had hit the bar.
Claudia Walker had opened the scoring for the Hammers with a fierce strike from range after 54 minutes.
Birmingham held on to end a run of five straight league defeats.
In common with other WSL fixtures on Sunday, both sides linked arms before the game to show solidarity with players in the United States who have made sexual misconduct allegations against English coach Paul Riley.
National Women’s Soccer League team North Carolina Courage sacked Riley following the allegations, which he denies.
Hosts West Ham dominated an uneventful first half at Victoria Road and deservedly took the lead through former Birmingham forward Walker.
The Hammers could have doubled their advantage moments later through Tameka Yallop, whose shot from a tight angle was palmed behind by Blues keeper Marie Hourihan.
Blues hit back from a set piece and defended resolutely in the closing stages to claim a point that takes them one clear of the WSL’s bottom side Leicester City who lost 2-0 to Chelsea.
Line-ups
West Ham Women
Formation 3-4-3
- 1Arnold
- 23Cissoko
- 5Flaherty
- 12Longhurst
- 10Scroll
- 13Yallop
- 32BrynjarsdóttirSubstituted forStringerat 80′minutesBooked at 86mins
- 2Wyne
- 19Leon
- 9WalkerBooked at 7minsSubstituted forPhilliesat 88′minutes
- 14Hasegawa
Substitutes
- 4Stringer
- 7Evans
- 15Parker
- 17Phillies
- 18With you
- 20Joel
- 24Cairns
B’ham City Women
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Hourihan
- 14Finn
- 4Quinn
- 30Lawley
- 25Holloway
- 3Scott
- 8Robertson
- 17Quinn
- 19WhippSubstituted forOftenat 77′minutes
- 23WhelanSubstituted forRyan-Doyleat 78′minutes
- 11Pennock
Substitutes
- 2Sandvej
- 7Often
- 12Smith
- 22Ryan-Doyle
- 32Cowie
- 34Phillips
- 35Clark
- Referee:
- Lucy May
- Attendance:
- 1,142
Live Text
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Match ends, West Ham United Women 1, Birmingham City Women 1.
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Second Half ends, West Ham United Women 1, Birmingham City Women 1.
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Attempt blocked. Adriana Leon (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa with a cross.
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Adriana Leon (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Gemma Lawley (Birmingham City Women).
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Attempt blocked. Gilly Flaherty (West Ham United Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa with a cross.
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Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Rebecca Holloway.
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Attempt blocked. Jade Pennock (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Substitution, West Ham United Women. Melisa Filis replaces Claudia Walker.
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Abbey-Leigh Stringer (West Ham United Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Abbey-Leigh Stringer (West Ham United Women).
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Jade Pennock (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Lisa Robertson (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
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Foul by Adriana Leon (West Ham United Women).
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Jamie Finn (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Tameka Yallop (West Ham United Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Katerina Svitková with a cross.
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Substitution, West Ham United Women. Abbey-Leigh Stringer replaces Dagny Brynjarsdóttir.
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Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Eleanor Ryan-Doyle replaces Emily Whelan.
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Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Veatriki Sarri replaces Lucy Whipp.
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Attempt saved. Adriana Leon (West Ham United Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tameka Yallop.