BIRKENHEAD. Liverpool managed to find the solution against Brighton to win 2-1. C. Holland was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Brighton to strike first with a goal of E. Terland at the 39′. Then it was a goal in the 54′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, C. Holland gave the win to Liverpool in the 70′ minute scoring a double.

The match was played at the Prenton Park stadium in Birkenhead on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Lisa Benn. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.2 degrees Celsius or 50.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Liverpool W

2 - 1

Brighton W

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 10 Total 7
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 51 Attack 45
  • 26 Dangerous attack 26
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 9
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Liverpool was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Brighton that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool was more aggressive with 26 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match​.

Liverpool shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Brighton shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Liverpool received 1 yellow card (M. Lawley). Regarding the opposition, Brighton received 1 yellow card (K. Green).

Match Timeline

39'
E. Terland(goal)K. Robinson
C. Holland(goal)S. van de Sanden
54'
59'
Danielle Carter- sub ->E. Terland
59'
D. Stefanović- sub ->Lee Geum-Min
60'
Kayleigh Green- sub ->V. Sarri
Rhiannon Roberts- sub ->S. van de Sanden
63'
C. Holland(goal)
70'
M. Lawley- sub ->N. Dowie
71'
M. Lawley- Yellow
74'
S. Lundgaard- sub ->M. Kearns
84'
84'
90'
Brianna Visalli- sub ->J. Fox
90'
Kayleigh Green- Yellow

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, Liverpool will host Manchester United W on the 28th of May with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United W (0 draws).

Brighton will host Leicester W on the 28th of May with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Leicester W (0 draws).

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool W
G
R. Laws 1.England
D
E. Koivisto 2.Finland
D
J. Matthews 6.England
D
Leigh-Anne Robe 3.England
D
T. Hinds 12.England
M
NAGANO Fuka 8.Japan
M
C. Holland 18.Wales
54', 70'
M
M. Kearns 7.England
84'
F
Natasha Dowie 29.England
71'
F
S. van de Sanden 19.Netherlands
63'
F
K. Stengel 24.United States
Substitutes
G
Eartha Cumings 21.Scotland
G
Faye Kirby 22.England
D
Megan Campbell 28.Republic of Ireland
D
Hannah Silcock 34.England
M
Rhiannon Roberts 4.Wales
63'
M
M. Taylor 35.England
M
S. Lundgaard 15.Denmark
84'
F
M. Lawley 11.England
71' 74'

The manager Matt Beard decided to play with the following team: Rachael Laws, Emma Koivisto, Jaz Matthews, Leigh-Anne Robe, Taylor Hinds, Fuka Nagano, Ceri Holland, Missy Bo Kearns, Natasha Dowie, Shanice van de Sanden and Katie Stengel.

The home team had on the bench: Megan Campbell, Rhiannon Roberts, Miriael Taylor, Melissa Lawley, Eartha Cumings, Faye Kirby, Hannah Silcock and Sofie Lundgaard.

Substitutions

Liverpool made 3 changes: S. van de Sanden for Rhiannon Roberts (63′), N. Dowie for Melissa Lawley (71′) and M. Kearns for Sofie Lundgaard (84′).

Brighton – Formation

Brighton W
G
L. Williams 25.Australia
D
E. Kullberg 16.Sweden
D
P. Pattinson 3.England
84'
D
Zoe Morse 21.USA
D
J. Fox 2.England
90'
M
M. Connolly 8.Republic of Ireland
M
V. Sarri 7.Greece
60'
M
K. Robinson 22.England
M
Bance 12.England
F
Lee Geum Min 9.South Korea
59'
F
E. Terland 11.Norway
59' 39'
Substitutes
G
K. Startup 40.England
G
M. Walsh 1.England
D
Victoria Williams 20.England
D
R. Stott 13.New Zealand
84'
M
Kayleigh Green 15.Wales
60' 90'
M
D. Stefanović 6.Serbia
59'
M
Park Yee-Un 14.Korea Republic
M
Brianna Visalli 4.Republic of Ireland
90'
F
Danielle Carter 18.England
59'

Melissa Phillips played with: Lydia Williams, Emma Kullberg, Poppy Pattinson, Zoe Morse, Jorja Fox, Megan Connolly, Veatriki Sarri, Katie Robinson, Libby Bance, Geum-Min Lee and Elisabeth Terland.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Victoria Williams, Katie Startup, Danielle Carter, Kayleigh Green, Dejana Stefanović, Megan Walsh, Yee-Un Park, Brianna Visalli and Rebekah Stott.

Substitutions

Brighton made 5 changes: Lee Geum-Min for Dejana Stefanović (59′), E. Terland for Danielle Carter (59′), V. Sarri for Kayleigh Green (60′), P. Pattinson for Rebekah Stott (84′) and J. Fox for Brianna Visalli (90′).

Results of the day

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