BURTON-UPON-TRENT. Everton defeats Leicester 1-0 after S. Magill scored just 1 goal (81′). Everton was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (63%) was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Pirelli Stadium stadium in Burton-upon-Trent on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Lucy May. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.7 degrees Celsius or 44.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Leicester W

0 - 1

Everton W

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 5 Total 14
  • 2 On Target 7
  • 3 Off Target 7
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 69 Attack 105
  • 31 Dangerous attack 61
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 1 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Everton was in firm control of the ball 63% while Leicester was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Everton was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Everton won the match.​

Leicester shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Everton shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Leicester received 1 yellow card (J. Sigsworth). Regarding the opposition, Everton didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

37'
H. Bennison- sub ->C. Emslie
72'
73'
73'
Jessica Sigsworth- Yellow
80'
81'
90'
M. Finnigan- sub ->L. Maier

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Chelsea W
56
22
Arsenal W
55
22
Manchester City W
47
22
Manchester United W
42
22
Tottenham W
32
22
West Ham W
27
22
Brighton W
26
22
Reading W
25
22
Aston Villa W
21
22
Everton W
20
22
Leicester W
13
22
Leicester City W
3
2
    Birmingham W
    11
    22

    Next matches

    In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Leicester will play away with Arsenal W on the 12th of December with a 0-0 head to head.

    Everton will host West Ham W on the 12th of December with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Everton (1 draw).

    Leicester – Formation

    Leicester W
    G
    Demi Lambourne 1.England
    D
    S. Howard 15.Scotland
    D
    Abbie McManus 5.England
    M
    A. Plumptre 22.England
    M
    S. Tierney 3.England
    M
    S. Barker 18.England
    M
    Molly Pike 8.England
    M
    S. O’Brien 27.England
    73'
    F
    Jemma Purfield 23.England
    F
    E. de Graaf 14.Netherlands
    F
    Jessica Sigsworth 9.England
    80'
    Substitutes
    Mackenzie Smith 34.England
    G
    S. Harris 48.England
    D
    G. Brougham 6.England
    M
    A. Grant 19.Scotland
    F
    Natasha Flint 7.England
    73'
    F
    P. Gayle 17.England

    The manager Jonathan Morgan decided to play with the following team: D. Lambourne, S. Howard, J. Purfield, E. de Graaf, A. Plumptre, A. McManus, S. Tierney, S. Barker, M. Pike, S. O’Brien and J. Sigsworth.

    The home team had on the bench: S. Harris, M. Smith, G. Brougham, N. Flint, A. Grant and P. Bailey-Gayle.

    Substitutions

    Leicester made only 1 change substituting S. O’Brien for N. Flint (73′)​.

    Everton – Formation

    Everton W
    G
    S. MacIver 1.Scotland
    D
    Leonie Maier 21.Germany
    90'
    D
    Rikke Sevecke 4.Denmark
    D
    G. George 6.England
    M
    D. Turner 3.England
    M
    Isobel Christiansen 8.England
    M
    K. Dali 7.France
    M
    L. Hope 17.Scotland
    72'
    F
    T. Duggan 9.England
    F
    Claire Emslie 11.Scotland
    37'
    F
    V. Gauvin 13.France
    73'
    Substitutes
    G
    C. Brosnan 18.Republic of Ireland
    D
    P. Pattinson 30.England
    M
    M. Finnigan 20.England
    90'
    M
    G. Clinton 26.England
    72'
    F
    S. Magill 10.Northern Ireland
    73' 81'
    F
    H. Bennison 28.Sweden
    37'

    Jean-Luc Vasseur played with: S. MacIver, L. Maier, D. Turner, R. Sevecke, G. George, I. Christiansen, K. Dali, L. Graham, T. Duggan, C. Emslie and V. Gauvin.

    These were the players on the bench: S. Magill, M. Finnigan, C. Brosnan, H. Bennison, P. Pattinson and G. Clinton.

    Substitutions

    Everton made 4 changes: C. Emslie for H. Bennison (37′), L. Graham for G. Clinton (72′), V. Gauvin for S. Magill (73′) and L. Maier for M. Finnigan (90′).

    Results of the day

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