LEICESTER. Leicester defeats Everton 1-0 after L. Petermann scored just 1 goal (69′).
Justine Vanhaevermaet squandered a decisive penalty (45′). That would have allowed Everton to draw the match.
The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Stacey Fullicks. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.73 degrees Celsius or 67.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 15 Total 11
- 3 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 2
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 42 Attack 45
- 20 Dangerous attack 24
- 104 Ball safe 80
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 7 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Leicester was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Everton that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Everton was more pushing with 24 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Leicester found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Leicester shot 15 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Everton shot 11 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Leicester received 1 yellow card (Josie Green). Talking about the opposition, Everton received 3 yellow cards (Lucy Graham, Justine Vanhaevermaet and Brian Sorensen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Leicester has 6 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Everton stays with 0 points (10th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Leicester will host Liverpool W on the 18th of May with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Leicester (0 draws).
Everton will play away agasint Bristol City W on the 18th of May with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Bristol City W (0 draws).
Leicester – Formation
Leicester started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Willie Kirk decided to play with the following team: Janina Leitzig , Janice Cayman , Josie Green , Sophie Howard , Courtney Nevin , Missy Goodwin , Aileen Whelan , Samantha Tierney , Jutta Rantala , Shannon O’Brien and Lena Petermann .
The home team had on the bench: Catherine Bott , Aimee Palmer, Deanne Rose , Monique Robinson, Julie Thibaud , Hannah Cain , Ava Baker, Holly Mears and Denny Draper.
Substitutions
Leicester made 4 changes: Shannon O’Brien for Hannah Cain (64′), Lena Petermann for Deanne Rose (70′), Courtney Nevin for Julie Thibaud (70′) and Josie Green for Catherine Bott (78′).
Best player: Janina Leitzig
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester was the goalkeeper: Janina Leitzig. His rating is 8.67. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 5 saves.
Everton – Formation
Everton started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Brian Sorensen played with: Emily Ramsey , Nathalie Bjorn , Megan Finnigan , Lucy Graham , Heather Payne , Justine Vanhaevermaet , Aurora Galli , Katrine Veje , Hanna Bennison , Emma Bissell and Martina Piemonte .
These were the players on the bench: Courtney Brosnan, Megan Campbell , Clare Wheeler , Toni Duggan , Nicoline Sørensen , Alyssa Aherne, Karoline Olesen and Annie Wilding.
Substitutions
Everton made 5 changes: Aurora Galli for Karoline Olesen (74′), Martina Piemonte for Nicoline Sørensen (74′), Emma Bissell for Toni Duggan (88′), Lucy Graham for Clare Wheeler (88′) and Justine Vanhaevermaet for Megan Campbell (88′).
Best player: Martina Piemonte
The player that probably impressed the most for Everton was Martina Piemonte.
His rating is with 20 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 17.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.
- Leicester – Everton – 1-0
- Tottenham – Bristol City – 3-1
- Liverpool – Aston Villa – 2-0
- Manchester City – Chelsea – 1-1
- Brighton – West Ham – 0-2