BIRKENHEAD. Liverpool demolishes Brighton 4-0 with goals of Gemma Bonner (27′), Shanice van de Sanden (43′), Ceri Holland (63′) and Sophie Haug (90′).
The match was played at the Prenton Park stadium in Birkenhead on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was . The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 5.21 degrees Celsius or 41.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 17 Total 8
- 9 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 36 Attack 42
- 29 Dangerous attack 28
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Liverpool was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Brighton that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Liverpool was putting more pressure with 29 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match.
Liverpool shot 17 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Brighton shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Liverpool received 1 yellow card (Sofie Lundgaard). On the other side, Brighton received 1 yellow card (Jorelyn Carabali).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Liverpool will have 14 points to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Brighton will stay with 7 points to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Liverpool will play away against Leicester W on the 18th of May with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Leicester W (0 draws).
Brighton will play away agasint Arsenal W on the 18th of May with a 11-0 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal W (0 draws).
Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool started with a 5-2-3 line-up (5-2-3).
The manager Matt Beard decided to play with the following team: Teagan Micah
, Jenna Clark , Gemma Bonner , Grace Fisk , Emma Koivisto , Marie Therese Höbinger , Fuka Nagano , Taylor Hinds , Shanice van de Sanden , Sophie Haug and Ceri Holland .The home team had on the bench: Rachael Laws, Niamh Fahey
, Missy Bo Kearns , Leanne Kiernan , Melissa Lawley, Mia Enderby, Sofie Lundgaard , Natasha Flint and Lucy Parry .Substitutions
Liverpool made 5 changes: Emma Koivisto for Lucy Parry (82′), Shanice van de Sanden for Leanne Kiernan (72′), Maisie Symonds for Missy Bo Kearns (86′), Katie Robinson for Sofie Lundgaard (86′) and Jorelyn Carabali for Niamh Fahey (87′).
Player of the match: Sophie Haug
The most impressive player for Liverpool was Sophie Haug.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 29 passes (62% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.Brighton – Formation

Brighton started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Melissa Phillips played with: Sophie Baggaley
, Maria Thorisdottir , Guro Bergsvand , Jorelyn Carabali , Charlize Rule , Maisie Symonds , Vicky Losada , Emma Kullberg , Katie Robinson , Elisabeth Terland and Pauline Bremer .They had on the bench: Nicky Evrard, Poppy Pattinson, Veatriki Sarri
, Geum Min Lee , Julia Zigiotti Olme , Tatiana Pinto , Li Mengwen and Katie Startup.Substitutions
Brighton made 4 changes: Jenna Clark for Geum Min Lee (46′), Maisie Symonds for Julia Zigiotti Olme (68′), Pauline Bremer for Tatiana Pinto (68′) and Emma Koivisto for Veatriki Sarri (68′).
Player of the match: Elisabeth Terland
The most impressive player for Brighton was Elisabeth Terland.
His rating is
with 29 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.
- Manchester City – Tottenham – 7-0
- Liverpool – Brighton – 4-0
- Chelsea – Leicester – 5-2
- Bristol City – Manchester United – 0-2
- Aston Villa – Everton – 1-2
- Arsenal – West Ham – 3-0