CRAWLEY. Manchester United conquers Brighton with a 2-0 win with a goal from H. Ladd (45′) and a goal from V. Bøe (69′). Manchester United was surely better in terms of ball possession (70%) was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the The People’s Pension Stadium stadium in Crawley on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Abigail Bryne. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.2 degrees Celsius or 54.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Brighton W

0 - 2

Manchester United W

  • ! 30 Ball Possession 70
Shots
  • 2 Total 18
  • 1 On Target 8
  • 1 Off Target 10
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 89 Attack 96
  • 35 Dangerous attack 77
  • 102 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 11
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Manchester United was in firm control of the ball 70% while Brighton was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester United was putting more pressure with 77 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match.​

Brighton shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Manchester United shot 18 times, 8 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Brighton received 1 yellow card (V. Williams). Talking about the opposition, Manchester United didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

45'
H. Ladd(goal)Ona Batlle
Danielle Carter- sub ->F. Gibbons
46'
Danielle Bowman- sub ->D. Kerkdijk
58'
69'
Vilde Bøe Risa(goal)A. Russo
K. Robinson- sub ->L. Bance
72'
Victoria Williams- Yellow
80'
82'
L. Galton- sub ->V. Bøe Risa
M. Symonds- sub ->E. Brazil
85'
85'

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, Brighton will play away against Arsenal W on the 19th of December with a 6-0 head to head record in favor of Arsenal W (0 draws).

    Manchester United will host Aston Villa W on the 19th of December with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (0 draws).

    Brighton – Formation

    Brighton W
    G
    M. Walsh 1.England
    D
    Victoria Williams 20.England
    80'
    D
    D. Kerkdijk 5.Netherlands
    58'
    M
    E. Koivisto 2.Finland
    M
    F. Gibbons 3.England
    46'
    M
    M. Le Tissier 6.England
    M
    M. Connolly 8.Republic of Ireland
    F
    Lee Geum Min 9.South Korea
    F
    A. Whelan 7.England
    F
    E. Brazil 16.England
    85'
    F
    Bance 12.England
    72'
    Substitutes
    G
    F. Angel 25.England
    G
    K. Startup 40.England
    M
    E. Simpkins 19.England
    M
    M. Symonds 24.England
    85'
    M
    Kayleigh Green 15.Wales
    M
    D. Bowman 4.England
    58'
    F
    K. Robinson 22.England
    72'
    F
    Danielle Carter 18.England
    46'

    The manager Hope Patricia Powell decided to play with the following team: M. Walsh, E. Koivisto, V. Williams, F. Gibbons, D. Kerkdijk, M. Le Tissier, M. Connolly, Lee Geum-Min, A. Whelan, E. Brazil and L. Bance.

    The home team had on the bench: K. Robinson, E. Simpkins, M. Symonds, K. Green, D. Bowman, D. Carter, F. Angel and K. Startup.

    Substitutions

    Brighton made 4 changes: F. Gibbons for D. Carter (46′), D. Kerkdijk for D. Bowman (58′), L. Bance for K. Robinson (72′) and E. Brazil for M. Symonds (85′).

    Manchester United – Formation

    Manchester United W
    G
    M. Earps 27.England
    D
    A. Mannion 5.England
    D
    H. Blundell 6.England
    D
    Ona Batlle 17.Spain
    D
    H. Ladd 12.Wales
    45'
    M
    M. Turner 21.England
    M
    L. Staniforth 37.England
    M
    K. Zelem 10.England
    M
    Vilde Bøe Risa 8.Norway
    82' 69'
    M
    Alessia Russo 23.England
    85'
    F
    E. Toone 7.England
    Substitutes
    G
    S. Baggaley 32.England
    D
    M. Thorisdóttir 3.Norway
    D
    K. Smith 20.Scotland
    D
    N. Murphy 40.Scotland
    F
    I. Fuso 13.Germany
    F
    L. Galton 11.England
    82'
    F
    K. Hanson 18.Scotland
    F
    M. Thomas 9.Scotland
    85'

    Marc Skinner played with: M. Earps, A. Mannion, M. Turner, H. Blundell, Ona Batlle, L. Staniforth, H. Ladd, K. Zelem, V. Bøe Risa, A. Russo and E. Toone.

    They had on the bench: Ivana Fuso, M. Thorisdottir, K. Smith, L. Galton, S. Baggaley, K. Hanson, N. Murphy and M. Thomas.

    Substitutions

    Manchester United made 2 changes: V. Bøe Risa for L. Galton (82′) and A. Russo for M. Thomas (85′).

    Results of the day

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