LEIGH. Manchester United destroys Brighton 4-0 with goals of E. Toone (14′), E. Toone (26′), L. Galton (40′) and A. Leon (78′). Manchester United made the most of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Leigh Sports Village Stadium stadium in Leigh on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Emily Heaslip. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.5 degrees Celsius or 56.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 10 Total 3
- 6 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 76 Attack 52
- 61 Dangerous attack 40
- 100 Ball safe 101
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Manchester United had a superior ball possession 60% while Brighton was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester United was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match.
Manchester United shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Brighton shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Manchester United received 1 yellow card (K. Zelem). On the other side, Brighton received 2 yellow cards (K. Green and V. Williams).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Manchester United has 9 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Brighton stays with 3 points (10th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Manchester United will play away against Liverpool W on the 28th of May with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (0 draws).
Brighton will host Leicester W on the 28th of May with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Manchester United – Formation
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The manager Marc Skinner decided to play with the following team: Mary Alexandra Earps, Millie Turner, Hannah Jayne Blundell, Ona Batlle Pascual, Maya Le Tissier, Lucy Staniforth, Leah Galton, Katie Zelem, Ella Toone, Nikita Parris and Lucía García Córdoba.
The home team had on the bench: Hayley Ladd, Sophie Baggaley, Rachel Williams, Martha Thomas, Maria Thorisdottir, Aïssatou Tounkara, Jade Moore, Vilde Bøe Risa and Adriana Leon.
Substitutions
Manchester United made 5 changes: H. Blundell for M. Thomas (46′), L. Staniforth for H. Ladd (65′), Lucía García for V. Bøe Risa (66′), E. Toone for A. Leon (66′) and N. Parris for R. Williams (81′).
Brighton – Formation
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Hope Patricia Powell played with: Megan Walsh, Emma Kullberg, Victoria Williams, Poppy Pattinson, Jorja Fox, Kayleigh Green, Katie Robinson, Danielle Carter, Geum-Min Lee, Julia Zigiotti-Olme and Elisabeth Terland.
These were the players on the bench: Yee-Un Park, Libby Bance, Chelsea Ferguson, Megan Connolly, Lulu Jarvis, Rebekah Stott, Katie Startup and Veatriki Sarri.
Substitutions
Brighton made 2 changes: P. Pattinson for V. Sarri (46′) and D. Carter for Park Ye-Eun (71′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.
- Tottenham – Liverpool – 1-0
- Reading – Arsenal – 0-1
- Manchester United – Brighton – 4-0
- Manchester City – Leicester – 4-0
- Everton – Chelsea – 1-3