MANCHESTER. Manchester City overcome Everton to win 2-1. It was Manchester City to strike first with a goal of Khadija Shaw at the 15′. Then Lauren Hemp scored again for Manchester City in the 55′ minute. Eventually, Hanna Bennison reduced the distance for Everton (60′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Manchester City was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Academy Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Lauren Impey. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 5.26 degrees Celsius or 41.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 22 Total 5
- 10 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 2
- 5 Shots blocked 0
- 119 Attack 56
- 93 Dangerous attack 28
- 86 Ball safe 74
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 1
Fouls
- 6 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Manchester City had a strong ball possession 71% while Everton was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was more pushing with 93 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.
Manchester City shot 22 times, 10 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Everton shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Manchester City has 37 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Everton will stays with 14 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Manchester City will play away against Brighton W on the 17th of March with a 8-1 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (1 draw).
Everton will host Aston Villa W on the 17th of March with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Everton (0 draws).
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City W
79'
55'
Manchester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gareth Taylor decided to play with the following team: Khiara Keating , Kerstin Yasmijn Casparij , Laia Aleixandri , Alex Greenwood , Leila Ouahabi , Yui Hasegawa , Laura Coombs , Chloe Kelly , Jessica Park , Lauren Hemp and Khadija Shaw .
The home team had on the bench: Demi Stokes, Mary Fowler , Filippa Angeldahl, Esme Morgan, Poppy Pritchard, Laura Blindkilde, Sandy MacIver, Ruby Mace and Alanna Kennedy.
Substitutions
Manchester City made only 1 change substituting Chloe Kelly for Mary Fowler (79′).
Player of the match: Lauren Hemp
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Lauren Hemp.
His rating is with 1 goal, 55 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 4 crosses.
Everton – Formation
Everton W
Everton started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Brian Sorensen played with: Courtney Brosnan , Aurora Galli , Justine Vanhaevermaet , Lucy Graham , Elise Isolde Stenevik , Clare Wheeler , Hanna Bennison , Kathrine Moller Kuhl , Heather Payne , Katja Snoeijs and Rikke Marie Madsen .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Toni Duggan , Emma Bissell , Libby Hart, Eleanor Dale, Martina Piemonte and Isabella Hobson.
Substitutions
Everton made 4 changes: Aurora Galli for Emma Bissell (68′), Heather Payne for Toni Duggan (83′), Rikke Marie Madsen for Martina Piemonte (46′) and Elise Isolde Stenevik for Isabella Hobson (90′).
Player of the match: Courtney Brosnan
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Everton was the goalkeeper: Courtney Brosnan. His rating is 8.67. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.
