LIVERPOOL. Everton defeated Leicester. Everton was much superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Kirsty Dowle. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Everton W

3 - 2

Leicester W

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 7 Total 12
  • 3 On Target 7
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 48 Attack 44
  • 24 Dangerous attack 25
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Everton had a strong ball possession 61% while Leicester was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leicester was putting more pressure with 25 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyhow, Everton found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Everton shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Leicester shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Everton received 1 yellow card (G. George). On the other side, Leicester didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

5'
T. Duggan(goal)A. Anvegård
32'
Anna Anvegård(goal)
40'
44'
S. Tierney(goal)A. Plumptre
Anna Anvegård(goal)
52'
76'
L. Hope- sub ->K. Dali
77'
84'
Georgia Brougham- sub ->F. Gregory
85'
88'

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, Everton will play away against Manchester United W on the 27th of March with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United W (1 draw).

    Leicester will host Chelsea W on the 27th of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Chelsea W (0 draws).

    Everton – Formation

    Everton W
    G
    S. MacIver 1.Scotland
    D
    G. George 6.England
    76'
    D
    P. Pattinson 30.England
    88'
    M
    D. Turner 3.England
    M
    M. Finnigan 20.England
    M
    Isobel Christiansen 8.England
    M
    K. Dali 7.France
    77'
    M
    A. Galli 22.Italy
    M
    A. Anvegård 19.Sweden
    40', 52'
    F
    H. Bennison 28.Sweden
    F
    T. Duggan 9.England
    85' 32'
    Substitutes
    G
    C. Brosnan 18.Republic of Ireland
    D
    Kenzie Weir 31.Scotland
    D
    Leonie Maier 21.Germany
    D
    Nathalie Bjorn 5.Sweden
    88'
    M
    G. Clinton 26.England
    M
    L. Hope 17.Scotland
    77'
    F
    S. Magill 10.Northern Ireland
    F
    Claire Emslie 11.Scotland
    85'
    F
    V. Gauvin 13.France

    The manager Chris Roberts decided to play with the following team: S. MacIver, D. Turner, G. George, M. Finnigan, P. Pattinson, I. Christiansen, K. Dali, A. Galli, H. Bennison, T. Duggan and A. Anvegård.

    The home team had on the bench: G. Clinton, K. Weir, C. Brosnan, S. Magill, L. Maier, C. Emslie, L. Graham, V. Gauvin and N. Björn.

    Substitutions

    Everton made 3 changes: K. Dali for L. Graham (77′), T. Duggan for C. Emslie (85′) and P. Pattinson for N. Björn (88′).

    Leicester – Formation

    Leicester W
    G
    S. Harris 48.England
    D
    S. Howard 15.Scotland
    D
    Abbie McManus 5.England
    M
    A. Plumptre 22.England
    M
    S. Tierney 3.England
    44'
    M
    Molly Pike 8.England
    M
    S. O’Brien 27.England
    M
    F. Gregory 16.England
    84'
    F
    Jemma Purfield 23.England
    5'
    F
    E. de Graaf 14.Netherlands
    F
    Natasha Flint 7.England
    Substitutes
    G
    Safia Middleton-Patel 98.Wales
    G
    P. Bastock 99.England
    D
    G. Brougham 6.England
    84'
    M
    E. Boddy 24.England
    M
    S. Barker 18.England
    M
    M. Goodwin 12.England
    M
    Monique Robinson 40.England
    M
    C. Devlin 10.England
    F
    P. Gayle 17.England

    Lydia Bedford played with: S. Harris, S. Howard, J. Purfield, E. de Graaf, A. Plumptre, A. McManus, S. Tierney, M. Pike, S. O’Brien, F. Gregory and N. Flint.

    They had on the bench: E. Boddy, S. Barker, M. Goodwin, P. Bailey-Gayle, S. Middleton-Patel, P. Bastock, G. Brougham, M. Robinson and C. Devlin.

    Substitutions

    Leicester made only 1 change substituting F. Gregory for G. Brougham (84′)​.

    Results of the day

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