CRAWLEY. Manchester United tops Brighton 4-0 after playing a incredible match. L. Galton (13′), L. Galton (66′), R. Williams (86′) and Lucía García (87′). Manchester United made the most of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Broadfield Stadium stadium in Crawley on Saturday and it started at 11:30 am local time. The referee was Stacey Fullicks. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.3 degrees Celsius or 50.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Brighton W

0 - 4

Manchester United W

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 7 Total 13
  • 3 On Target 10
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 53 Attack 82
  • 23 Dangerous attack 35
  • 92 Ball safe 104
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Manchester United was in firm control of the ball 60% while Brighton was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester United was more pushing with 35 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match.​

Brighton shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Manchester United shot 13 times, 10 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Brighton received 2 yellow cards (J. Olme and P. Pattinson). Talking about the opposition, Manchester United didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

13'
L. Galton(goal)K. Zelem
J. Olme- Yellow
40'
P. Pattinson- Yellow
52'
60'
R. Williams- sub ->V. Bøe Risa
E. Terland- sub ->L. Bance
64'
66'
L. Galton(goal)H. Blundell
78'
Lucía García- sub ->A. Russo
86'
R. Williams(goal)K. Zelem
87'
Lucía García(goal)
Brianna Visalli- sub ->V. Sarri
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Chelsea W
58
22
Manchester United W
56
22
Arsenal W
47
22
Manchester City W
47
22
Aston Villa W
37
22
Everton W
30
22
Liverpool W
23
22
West Ham W
21
22
Tottenham W
18
22
Leicester W
16
22
Brighton W
16
22
Reading W
11
22

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Brighton will host Leicester W on the 28th of May with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Leicester W (0 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).

Brighton – Formation

Brighton W
G
L. Williams 25.Australia
D
E. Kullberg 16.Sweden
D
P. Pattinson 3.England
52'
D
Zoe Morse 21.USA
D
J. Fox 2.England
M
M. Connolly 8.Republic of Ireland
M
V. Sarri 7.Greece
90'
M
K. Robinson 22.England
M
Bance 12.England
64'
F
Lee Geum Min 9.South Korea
F
J. Olme 10.Sweden
40'
Substitutes
G
M. Walsh 1.England
G
K. Startup 40.England
D
R. Stott 13.New Zealand
D
Victoria Williams 20.England
M
Park Yee-Un 14.Korea Republic
M
Brianna Visalli 4.Republic of Ireland
90'
F
Danielle Carter 18.England
F
Chelsea Ferguson 24.England
F
E. Terland 11.Norway
64'

The manager Amy Merricks decided to play with the following team: Lydia Williams, Emma Kullberg, Poppy Pattinson, Zoe Morse, Jorja Fox, Megan Connolly, Veatriki Sarri, Katie Robinson, Libby Bance, Geum-Min Lee and Julia Zigiotti-Olme.

The home team had on the bench: Yee-Un Park, Rebekah Stott, Danielle Carter, Megan Walsh, Chelsea Ferguson, Victoria Williams, Brianna Visalli, Katie Startup and Elisabeth Terland.

Substitutions

Brighton made 2 changes: L. Bance for Elisabeth Terland (64′) and V. Sarri for Brianna Visalli (90′).

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United W
G
M. Earps 27.England
D
M. Turner 21.England
D
H. Blundell 6.England
D
Ona Batlle 2.Spain
D
M. Le Tissier 15.England
M
L. Galton 11.England
13', 66'
M
H. Ladd 12.Wales
M
K. Zelem 10.England
M
Vilde Bøe Risa 8.Norway
60'
M
E. Toone 7.England
F
Alessia Russo 23.England
78'
Substitutes
G
Safia Middleton-Patel 39.Wales
D
A. Mannion 5.England
D
J. Riviere 14.Canada
D
Estelle Cascarino 29.France
D
Aïssatou Tounkara 20.France
F
M. Thomas 9.Scotland
F
Lucía García 17.Spain
78' 87'
F
R. Williams 28.England
60' 86'
F
N. Parris 22.England

Marc Skinner played with: Mary Alexandra Earps, Millie Turner, Hannah Jayne Blundell, Ona Batlle Pascual, Maya Le Tissier, Leah Galton, Hayley Ladd, Katie Zelem, Vilde Bøe Risa, Ella Toone and Alessia Russo.

They had on the bench: Aoife Mannion, Martha Thomas, Lucía García Córdoba, Rachel Williams, Safia Middleton-Patel, Jayde Yuk Fun Riviere, Estelle Cascarino, Nikita Parris and Aïssatou Tounkara.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 2 changes: V. Bøe Risa for Rachel Williams (60′) and A. Russo for Lucía García (78′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.​