BIRKENHEAD. Manchester United prevails over Liverpool 1-0 after L. García scored just 1 goal (72′). Manchester United was truly better in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Prenton Park stadium in Birkenhead on Saturday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Stacey Fullicks. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.4 degrees Celsius or 68.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Liverpool W

0 - 1

Manchester United W

  • ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
  • 7 Total 16
  • 2 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 11
  • 3 Shots blocked 6
  • 86 Attack 103
  • 25 Dangerous attack 49
  • 71 Ball safe 92
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 5
  • 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 6 Total 6
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Manchester United had a superior ball possession 69% while Liverpool was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester United was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match.​

Liverpool shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Manchester United shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Liverpool received 1 yellow card (C. Holland). On the opposite side, Manchester United received 1 yellow card (E. Toone).

Match Timeline

13'
E. Toone- Yellow
C. Holland- Yellow
55'
Natasha Dowie- sub ->S. van de Sanden
66'
Rhiannon Roberts- sub ->N. Fahey
66'
69'
Lucía García- sub ->N. Parris
70'
R. Williams- sub ->E. Toone
72'
Lucía García(goal)M. Le Tissier
75'
Leigh-Anne Robe- sub ->E. Koivisto
75'
75'
Y. Daniëls- sub ->T. Hinds
86'
87'
L. Naalsund- sub ->A. Russo

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

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool W
G
R. Laws 1.England
D
G. Bonner 23.England
D
N. Fahey 5.Republic of Ireland
66'
D
E. Koivisto 2.Finland
75'
D
J. Matthews 6.England
D
T. Hinds 12.England
86'
M
NAGANO Fuka 8.Japan
M
C. Holland 18.Wales
55'
M
M. Kearns 7.England
75'
F
S. van de Sanden 19.Netherlands
66'
F
K. Stengel 24.United States
Substitutes
G
Eartha Cumings 21.Scotland
G
Faye Kirby 22.England
D
Leigh-Anne Robe 3.England
75'
M
Carla Humphrey 17.England
75'
M
S. Lundgaard 15.Denmark
M
Rhiannon Roberts 4.Wales
66'
M
M. Taylor 35.England
F
Natasha Dowie 29.England
66'
F
Y. Daniëls 20.Belgium
86'

The manager Matt Beard decided to play with the following team: Rachael Laws, Gemma Bonner, Niamh Fahey, Emma Koivisto, Jaz Matthews, Taylor Hinds, Fuka Nagano, Ceri Holland, Missy Bo Kearns, Shanice van de Sanden and Katie Stengel.

The home team had on the bench: Carla Humphrey, Eartha Cumings, Natasha Dowie, Sofie Lundgaard, Yana Daniels, Rhiannon Roberts, Faye Kirby, Miriael Taylor and Leigh-Anne Robe.

Substitutions

Liverpool made 5 changes: S. van de Sanden for Natasha Dowie (66′), N. Fahey for Rhiannon Roberts (66′), M. Kearns for Carla Humphrey (75′), E. Koivisto for Leigh-Anne Robe (75′) and T. Hinds for Yana Daniels (86′).

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
75'
M
K. Zelem 10.England
M
Vilde Bøe Risa 8.Norway
M
E. Toone 7.England
70' 13'
F
N. Parris 22.England
69'
F
Alessia Russo 23.England
87'
Substitutes
G
S. Baggaley 32.England
D
J. Riviere 14.Canada
D
Aïssatou Tounkara 20.France
D
Estelle Cascarino 29.France
M
L. Naalsund 16.Norway
87'
M
H. Ladd 12.Wales
F
M. Thomas 9.Scotland
75'
F
Lucía García 17.Spain
69' 72'
F
R. Williams 28.England
70'

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

They had on the bench: Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund, Jayde Yuk Fun Riviere, Sophie Baggaley, Martha Thomas, Lucía García Córdoba, Aïssatou Tounkara, Estelle Cascarino, Hayley Ladd and Rachel Williams.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 4 changes: N. Parris for Lucía García (69′), E. Toone for Rachel Williams (70′), L. Galton for Martha Thomas (75′) and A. Russo for Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund (87′).

Results of the day

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