LONDON. Manchester United overcome Tottenham to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Manchester United to strike first with a goal of L. Galton at the 67′. Then it was a goal in the 75′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Bartrip gave the win to Manchester United in the 76′ minute with an own goal. Manchester United was vastly better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Manchester United remained with 10 players after E. Toone received a red card in the 80′. Even so, Manchester United still was able to win this match competing only in 10.
The match was played at the Brisbane Road stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Amy Fearn. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.6 degrees Celsius or 47.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
- 8 Total 15
- 4 On Target 8
- 4 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 73 Attack 122
- 38 Dangerous attack 73
- 98 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 2
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Manchester United had a strong ball possession 66% while Tottenham was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester United was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the encounter.
Tottenham shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Manchester United shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Tottenham received 2 yellow cards (D. Spence and E. Summanen). On the other side, Manchester United didn’t receive any yellow card.
Also, Manchester United didn’t end the match with 11 players after E. Toone (Manchester United) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (80′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Tottenham stays with 9 points to occupy the 9th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Manchester United has 32 points (1st).
Next matches
In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Tottenham will play away against West Ham W on the 28th of May with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Tottenham (2 draws).
Manchester United will play away agasint Liverpool W on the 28th of May with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Manchester United (0 draws).
Tottenham – Formation
Tottenham W
82'
62'
75'
The manager Rehanne Skinner decided to play with the following team: Tinja-Riikka Korpela, Kerys Harrop, Amy Turner, Shelina Zadorsky, Molly Bartrip, Ashleigh Neville, Drew Spence, Mana Iwabuchi, Eveliina Summanen, Bethany England and Celin Ildhusøy.
The home team had on the bench: Angharad James, Rosella Ayane, Asmita Ale, Chioma Ubogagu, Rebecca Leigh Spencer and Nikola Karczewska.
Substitutions
Tottenham made 2 changes: C. Bizet for Rosella Ayane (69′) and A. Turner for Angharad James (82′).
Manchester United – Formation
Manchester United W
80'
Marc Skinner played with: Mary Alexandra Earps, Millie Turner, Hannah Jayne Blundell, Ona Batlle Pascual, Maya Le Tissier, Leah Galton, Hayley Ladd, Katie Zelem, Ella Toone, Nikita Parris and Alessia Russo.
These were the players on the bench: Maria Thorisdottir, Vilde Bøe Risa, Aïssatou Tounkara, Rachel Williams, Aoife Mannion, Lucía García Córdoba, Martha Thomas, Estelle Cascarino and Sophie Baggaley.
Substitutions
Manchester United made 4 changes: H. Ladd for Vilde Bøe Risa (68′), N. Parris for Lucía García (68′), A. Russo for Rachel Williams (83′) and L. Galton for Martha Thomas (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.
- Liverpool – Leicester – 0-1
- Tottenham – Manchester United – 1-2
- Brighton – Aston Villa – 2-6
