City came from behind twice in a 2-2 draw at Aston Villa to earn a valuable point.
Amalie Thestrup cancelled out Jordan Nobbs’ effort in the first half before a Carrie Jones stunner followed a Adriana Leon goal in the second.
The early stages were dominated by the hosts and, after Shae Yanez had been forced into a really smart stop to deny Adriana Leon on the cutback, Villa got their breakthrough after 13 minutes.
An overhit Villa corner beat everyone in the area, but they worked it back to the edge of the area for Nobbs to fire home through a crowd of bodies.
It took just two minutes for the Robins to level things up though, as Emily Syme slipped a ball through to top goalscorer Thestrup who finished expertly with the outside of her right foot.
Jamie-Lee Napier saw an effort blocked and Kirsty Hanson blazed over from a tight angle in the remainder of a first half with clear chances hard to come by.
The second half started in a manner as frantic as the first, with Yanez forced to punch a cross from the right before Naomi Layzell produced an excellent block on the follow-up.
Seconds later, the City keeper was forced into a smart stop with her feet.
Rachel Daly had an opportunity with 55 minutes on the clock but saw her header, under pressure from Layzell, comfortably saved by Yanez.
Two minutes later and the stopper would have to make another save, diving to her right to deny Kenza Dali’s effort from the edge of the area.
The Robins second-half resistance would be broken on the hour mark as Anna Patten’s cross from the right was turned back across the face of goal for Leon to finish from close range.
It was a lead that lasted just 15 minutes as Jones produced a moment of magic to level the scores once again as she found the top corner from 25 yards out.
The final 15 minutes of normal time, and the additional seven, saw City put up a phenomenal defensive display.
Brooke Aspin, on her return from injury, blocked from Kenza Dali to guide her effort just over the bar with 10 minutes to play.
Five minutes later, a cross from the left was missed by Daly before former City player Ebony Salmon fired just wide.
Layzell produced an exceptional challenge five minutes from time before Nobbs struck the top of the crossbar in stoppage time.
It looked like Villa had found the net in the sixth minute of additional time but for desperate defending on the line from Layzell and Aspin, Yanez following up with another vital save.
The final action would see Daly meet a cross from the right and head into the grateful arms of Shae Yanez.
Starting XI: Yanez, Powell (Ward 74′), Connolly (c) (Hayles 74′), Layzell, Napier, Jones, Syme (Aspin 45′), Rodgers, Morgan (Bull 90′), Evans (Harrison 62′), Thestrup
Subs: Clark, Struck, Stratigakis, Slocombe
Attendance: 2,190
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