The gaps between the haves and the have-nots in the women’s game are huge and growing – things have to be done differently

The weather may have ensured the postponement of six FA Cup games, but it could not disrupt the narrative: that cup upsets in women’s football are disappointingly rare.

Eight games played (before Aston Villa met Bristol City on Sunday night) and eight expected results, with 35 goals scored by the winning teams, an average of 4.4 a game, and Exeter City’s goal the solitary one scored by a losing side. Of the six games played between teams on different levels of the pyramid it was 27 goals scored for winning sides and the one against.