Manchester United wipes out Birmingham 5-0 with an outstanding performance

LEIGH. Manchester United wipes out Birmingham 5-0 with goals of

Manchester United wipes out Birmingham 5-0 with an outstanding performance

LEIGH. Manchester United wipes out Birmingham 5-0 with goals of K. Zelem (12′), L. Galton (16′), L. Galton (18′), E. Ramsey (45′ own) and A. Russo (71′). Manchester United was definitely better in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Leigh Sports Village Stadium stadium in Leigh on Saturday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Kirsty Dowle. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6 degrees Celsius or 42.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
  • 9 Total 1
  • 7 On Target 0
  • 2 Off Target 1
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 63 Attack 48
  • 30 Dangerous attack 17
  • 115 Ball safe 109
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Manchester United had a more offensive attitude with 30 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match​.

Manchester United shot 9 times, 7 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Birmingham shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Manchester United received 1 yellow card (H. Ladd). On the other side, Birmingham didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Katie Zelem(goal)L. Galton
12'
Leah Galton(goal)
16'
Leah Galton(goal)E. Toone
18'
Hayley Ladd- Yellow
25'
45'
46'
Lucy Whipp- sub ->L. Smith
Hannah Jayne Blundell- sub ->K. Smith
62'
63'
71'
75'
Sarah Ewens- sub ->Lucy Quinn
76'
Emily Whelan- sub ->J. Pennock
Jackie Groenen- sub ->A. Russo
77'
81'
Ivana Fuso- sub ->L. Galton
81'
86'
Eleanor Doyle- sub ->V. Sarri

Standings

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Manchester United will host Tottenham W on the 23rd of January with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (1 draw).

Birmingham will play away agasint Reading W on the 23rd of January with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Birmingham (3 draws).

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United W
G
Mary Earps 27.England
D
Kirsty Smith 20.Scotland
62'
D
Aoife Mannion 5.England
D
Ona Batlle 17.Spain
81'
D
Hayley Ladd 12.Wales
63' 25'
M
Millie Turner 21.England
M
Katie Zelem 10.England
Goals12'
M
Vilde Bøe Risa 8.Norway
M
Alessia Russo 23.England
77' Goals71'
F
Leah Galton 11.England
81' Goals16', 18'
F
Ella Toone 7.England
Substitutes
G
Sophie Baggaley 32.England
D
81'
D
62'
M
J. Groenen 14.Netherlands
77'
F
Martha Thomas 9.Scotland
63'
F
Kirsty Hanson 18.Scotland
F
Carrie Jones 24.Wales
F
I. Fuso 13.Germany
81'

The manager Marc Skinner decided to play with the following team: M. Earps, K. Smith, A. Mannion, M. Turner, Ona Batlle, H. Ladd, K. Zelem, V. Bøe Risa, A. Russo, L. Galton and E. Toone.

The home team had on the bench: J. Groenen, M. Thomas, S. Baggaley, M. Thorisdottir, K. Hanson, H. Blundell, C. Jones and Ivana Fuso.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 5 changes: K. Smith for H. Blundell (62′), H. Ladd for M. Thomas (63′), A. Russo for J. Groenen (77′), Ona Batlle for M. Thorisdottir (81′) and L. Galton for Ivana Fuso (81′).

Birmingham – Formation

Birmingham W
G
Emily Ramsey 21.England
G
G. Lawley 30.England
D
L. Quinn 4.Republic of Ireland
D
H. Scott 3.Republic of Ireland
D
Rebecca Holloway 25.Ireland
D
J. Finn 14.Republic of Ireland
M
C. Murray 10.Scotland
M
J. Pennock 11.England
76'
F
Veatriki Sarri 7.Greece
86'
F
L. Quinn 17.England
75'
F
L. Smith 12.England
46'
Substitutes
L. Worsley 36.England
G
L. Jones 29.England
D
L. Robertson 8.Scotland
D
A. Cowie 32.England
M
A. Jenner 27.England
F
E. Doyle 22.Republic of Ireland
86'
F
E. Whelan 23.Republic of Ireland
76'
F
S. Ewens 9.Scotland
75'
F
L. Whipp 19.England
46'

Darren Carter played with: E. Ramsey, Louise Quinn, H. Scott, G. Lawley, C. Murray, R. Holloway, J. Finn, J. Pennock, V. Sarri, Lucy Quinn and L. Smith.

The following players were sitting on the bench: L. Jones, E. Ryan-Doyle, E. Whelan, S. Ewens, L. Robertson, A. Cowie, L. Whipp, L. Worsey and A. Jenner.

Substitutions

Birmingham made 4 changes: L. Smith for L. Whipp (46′), Lucy Quinn for S. Ewens (75′), J. Pennock for E. Whelan (76′) and V. Sarri for E. Ryan-Doyle (86′).

Results of the day

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