Manchester United prevails over Brighton 1-0 with a goal scored by L. Galton

LEIGH. Manchester United overcomes Brighton 1-0 after L. Galton scored just 1 goal (68').

April 4, 2022

LEIGH. Manchester United prevails over Brighton 1-0 after L. Galton scored just 1 goal (68′). Manchester United took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Leigh Sports Village Stadium stadium in Leigh on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Abigail Byrne. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.1 degrees Celsius or 50.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.

Match Statistics

Manchester United W

1 - 0

Brighton W

60 Ball Possession 40

Shots

23 Total 8
8 On Target 1
15 Off Target 7
0 Shots blocked 0

87 Attack 64
52 Dangerous attack 23
30 Ball safe 52

0 Penalties 0
9 Corners 2

Fouls

0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Manchester United was in firm control of the ball 60% while Brighton was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester United was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match.

Manchester United shot 23 times, 8 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Brighton shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Manchester United didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Brighton received 1 yellow card (E. Koivisto).

Match Timeline

34'

46'

53'

Bance- sub ->E. Simpkins

L. Galton(goal)E. Toone

68'

Vilde Bøe Risa- sub ->J. Groenen

69'

70'

74'

M. Symonds- sub ->A. Whelan

75'

Kayleigh Green- sub ->Lee Geum-Min

82'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Manchester United will host West Ham W on the 1st of May with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (1 draw).

Brighton will play away agasint Manchester City W on the 1st of May with a 5-0 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City W (1 draw).

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United W

M. Earps 27.England

M. Thorisdóttir 3.Norway

H. Blundell 6.England

Ona Batlle 17.Spain

H. Ladd 12.Wales

J. Groenen 14.Netherlands

69'

K. Zelem 10.England

Alessia Russo 23.England

70'

E. Toone 7.England

L. Galton 11.England

82'

68'

M. Thomas 9.Scotland

Substitutes

S. Baggaley 32.England

M. Harris 2.England

Vilde Bøe Risa 8.Norway

69'

Jade Moore 4.England

82'

I. Fuso 13.Germany

K. Hanson 18.Scotland

70'

C. Jones 24.Wales

The manager Marc Skinner decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Manchester United made 3 changes: J. Groenen for V. Bøe Risa (69′), A. Russo for K. Hanson (70′) and L. Galton for J. Moore (82′).

Brighton – Formation

Brighton W

K. Startup 40.England

E. Kullberg 17.Sweden

46'

Victoria Williams 20.England

D. Kerkdijk 5.Netherlands

E. Koivisto 2.Finland

34'

F. Gibbons 3.England

M. Le Tissier 6.England

E. Simpkins 19.England

53'

Lee Geum Min 9.South Korea

75'

J. Olme 21.Sweden

A. Whelan 7.England

74'

Substitutes

M. Walsh 1.England

Kayleigh Green 15.Wales

75'

I. Kaagman 10.Netherlands

M. Connolly 8.Republic of Ireland

46'

M. Symonds 24.England

74'

E. Brazil 16.England

Danielle Carter 18.England

Bance 12.England

53'

Hope Patricia Powell played with: .

Substitutions

Brighton made 4 changes: E. Kullberg for M. Connolly (46′), E. Simpkins for L. Bance (53′), A. Whelan for M. Symonds (74′) and Lee Geum-Min for K. Green (75′).