Everton vs Manchester City, 2024-25 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League
Everton
  • 31': Lucy Hope
  • 39': Honoka Hayashi
FT
2 - 1
Manchester City
  • 89': Mary Fowler (P)

Hope and Hayashi lift Everton to shock WSL win over Manchester City

Everton collected their first ever points from Manchester City in the Women's Super League (WSL) on Sunday thanks to first-half goals from Lucy Hope and Honoka Hayashi, to climb to four points above the relegation spot.

Match Commentary

  • 31': Lucy Graham (Everton) Goal at 31'
  • 39': Honoka Hayashi (Everton) Goal at 39'
  • 45': Lily Murphy (Manchester City) Substitution at 45'
  • 63': Chloe Kelly (Manchester City) Substitution at 63'
  • 68': Sara Holmgaard (Everton) Yellow Card at 68'
  • 78': Laura Coombs (Manchester City) Substitution at 78'
  • 79': Karoline Olesen (Everton) Substitution at 79'
  • 86': Veatriki Sarri (Everton) Substitution at 86'
  • 86': Emma Bissell (Everton) Substitution at 86'
  • 88': Karoline Olesen (Everton) Yellow Card at 88'
  • 89': Mary Fowler (Manchester City) Penalty - Scored at 89'

Statistics

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4 Fouls 3
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
9 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 4
80 Possession 20
16 SHOTS 8
6 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
6 Blocked Shots 2
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: Walton Hall Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 1,292

Women's Super League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 0 0 0
2 Aston Villa 0 0 0
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0 0
4 Chelsea 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

EVE Everton (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Courtney Brosnan (GK)
20 Megan Finnigan
17 Lucy Hope
8 Justine Vanhaevermaet
23 Sara Holmgaard Yellow Card
19 Heather Payne
7 Clare Wheeler
25 Katja Snoeijs
6 Honoka Hayashi
14 Melissa Lawley
9 Toni Payne
Everton Substitutes:
Lauren Thomas, Emma Bissell, Macy Settle, Ellie Jones, Emily Ramsey, Veatriki Sarri, Karoline Olesen.

MNC Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
35 Khiara Keating (GK)
4 Laia Aleixandri
14 Alanna Kennedy
15 Leila Ouahabi
18 Kerstin Casparij
19 Laura Blindkilde Brown
25 Yui Hasegawa
10 Jill Roord
8 Mary Fowler
20 Aoba Fujino
16 Jessica Park
Manchester City Substitutes:
Eve O'Carroll, Chloe Kelly, Gracie Prior, Lily Murphy, Laura Coombs, Ayaka Yamashita, Mayzee Davies, Codie Thomas.

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