COLNEY. Arsenal beat Everton to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Arsenal to strike first with an early goal of Caitlin Foord at the 9′. Then it was a goal in the 24′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Bethany Mead gave the win to Arsenal in the 45′ minute with a goal. Arsenal was vastly better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Colney Training Centre stadium in Colney on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Melissa Burgin. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 4.36 degrees Celsius or 39.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Arsenal had a superior ball possession 61% while Everton was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.
Arsenal shot 19 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Everton shot 4 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Arsenal received 2 yellow cards (Lia Wälti and Jonas Eidevall). Talking about the opposition, Everton received 3 yellow cards (Hanna Bennison, Aurora Galli and Megan Campbell).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Arsenal has 25 points like Chelsea W to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Everton will stays with 11 points to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Arsenal will play away against Liverpool W on the 28th of January with a 8-1 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal (0 draws).
Everton will host Leicester W on the 28th of January with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Everton (1 draw).
Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal W
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45'
90'
Arsenal started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jonas Eidevall decided to play with the following team: Manuela Zinsberger , Emily Fox , Amanda Ilestedt , Lotte Wubben-Moy , Katie McCabe , Victoria Pelova , Lia Wälti , Bethany Mead , Vivianne Miedema , Caitlin Foord and Alessia Russo .
The home team had on the bench: Jennifer Beattie, Stephanie Catley , Frida Maanum , Sabrina D’Angelo, Cloé Lacasse, Stina Blackstenius , Laia Codina, Kyra Cooney-Cross and Naomi Williams.
Arsenal could not rely on the presence of Stina Blackstenius (injured).
Substitutions
Arsenal made 4 changes: Vivianne Miedema for Frida Maanum (71′), Alessia Russo for Stina Blackstenius (83′), Bethany Mead for Cloé Lacasse (90′) and Katie McCabe for Stephanie Catley (83′).
Player of the match: Bethany Mead
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Bethany Mead.
His rating is with 1 goal, 39 passes (64% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 9 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Everton – Formation
Everton W
Everton started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Brian Sorensen played with: Courtney Brosnan , Elise Isolde Stenevik , Megan Finnigan , Sara Holmgaard , Heather Payne , Clare Wheeler , Aurora Galli , Emma Bissell , Hanna Bennison , Katja Snoeijs and Karoline Olesen .
They had on the bench: Megan Campbell , Toni Duggan , Libby Hart, Lucy Graham , Martina Piemonte , Rikke Madsen and Annie Wilding.
Everton could not rely on the presence of Martina Piemonte (injured).
Substitutions
Everton made 5 changes: Karoline Olesen for Lucy Graham (60′), Aurora Galli for Toni Duggan (76′), Emma Bissell for Megan Campbell (61′), Heather Payne for Rikke Madsen (61′) and Katja Snoeijs for Martina Piemonte (76′).
Player of the match: Katja Snoeijs
The player that probably impressed the most for Everton was Katja Snoeijs.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.
