Manchester United destroys Brighton 4-0 after playing a fantastic match. HIGHLIGHTS

LEIGH. Manchester United annihilates Brighton 4-0 with goals of

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John Ross
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Manchester United destroys Brighton 4-0 after playing a fantastic match. HIGHLIGHTS

LEIGH. Manchester United destroys Brighton 4-0 with goals of E. Toone (14′), E. Toone (26′), L. Galton (40′) and A. Leon (78′). Manchester United made the most of its superior 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 Emily Heaslip. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.5 degrees Celsius or 56.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Manchester United W

4 - 0

Team 1

Brighton W

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 10 Total 3
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 76 Attack 52
  • 61 Dangerous attack 40
  • 100 Ball safe 101
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Manchester United had a superior ball possession 60% while Brighton was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester United was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match​.

Manchester United shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Brighton shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Manchester United received 1 yellow card (K. Zelem). On the other side, Brighton received 2 yellow cards (K. Green and V. Williams).

Match Timeline

E. Toone(goal)Ona Batlle
14'
E. Toone(goal)L. Galton
26'
K. Zelem- Yellow
36'
39'
Kayleigh Green- Yellow
L. Galton(goal)E. Toone
40'
46'
46'
V. Sarri- sub ->P. Pattinson
H. Ladd- sub ->L. Staniforth
65'
Vilde Bøe Risa- sub ->Lucía García
66'
66'
71'
Park Yee-Un- sub ->D. Carter
74'
Victoria Williams- Yellow
78'
R. Williams- sub ->N. Parris
81'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Chelsea W
58
22
Manchester United W
56
22
Arsenal W
47
22
Manchester City W
47
22
Aston Villa W
37
22
Everton W
30
22
Liverpool W
23
22
West Ham W
21
22
Tottenham W
18
22
Leicester W
16
22
Brighton W
16
22
Reading W
11
22

After playing this contest, Manchester United has 9 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Brighton stays with 3 points (10th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Manchester United will play away against Liverpool W on the 28th of May with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (0 draws).

Brighton will host Leicester W on the 28th of May with a 1-1 head to head stats.

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United W
G
M. Earps 27.England
D
H. Blundell 6.England
46'
D
Ona Batlle 2.Spain
M
M. Turner 21.England
M
M. Le Tissier 15.England
M
L. Staniforth 37.England
65'
M
K. Zelem 10.England
36'
F
L. Galton 11.England
Goals40'
F
E. Toone 7.England
66' Goals14', 26'
F
N. Parris 22.England
81'
F
Lucía García 17.Spain
66'
Substitutes
G
S. Baggaley 32.England
D
H. Ladd 12.Wales
65'
D
M. Thorisdóttir 3.Norway
D
Aïssatou Tounkara 20.France
M
Jade Moore 4.England
M
Vilde Bøe Risa 8.Norway
66'
F
R. Williams 28.England
81'
F
M. Thomas 9.Scotland
46'
F
A. Leon 19.Canada
66' Goals78'

The manager Marc Skinner decided to play with the following team: Mary Alexandra Earps, Millie Turner, Hannah Jayne Blundell, Ona Batlle Pascual, Maya Le Tissier, Lucy Staniforth, Leah Galton, Katie Zelem, Ella Toone, Nikita Parris and Lucía García Córdoba.

The home team had on the bench: Hayley Ladd, Sophie Baggaley, Rachel Williams, Martha Thomas, Maria Thorisdottir, Aïssatou Tounkara, Jade Moore, Vilde Bøe Risa and Adriana Leon.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 5 changes: H. Blundell for M. Thomas (46′), L. Staniforth for H. Ladd (65′), Lucía García for V. Bøe Risa (66′), E. Toone for A. Leon (66′) and N. Parris for R. Williams (81′).

Brighton – Formation

Brighton W
G
M. Walsh 1.England
D
E. Kullberg 16.Sweden
D
Victoria Williams 20.England
74'
D
P. Pattinson 3.England
46'
D
J. Fox 2.England
M
Kayleigh Green 15.Wales
39'
F
K. Robinson 22.England
F
Danielle Carter 18.England
71'
F
Lee Geum Min 9.South Korea
F
J. Olme 10.Sweden
F
E. Terland 11.Norway
Substitutes
G
K. Startup 40.England
D
R. Stott 13.New Zealand
M
Park Yee-Un 14.Korea Republic
71'
M
M. Connolly 8.Republic of Ireland
M
Lulu Jarvis 23.England
F
Bance 12.England
F
Chelsea Ferguson 24.England
F
V. Sarri 7.Greece
46'

Hope Patricia Powell played with: Megan Walsh, Emma Kullberg, Victoria Williams, Poppy Pattinson, Jorja Fox, Kayleigh Green, Katie Robinson, Danielle Carter, Geum-Min Lee, Julia Zigiotti-Olme and Elisabeth Terland.

These were the players on the bench: Yee-Un Park, Libby Bance, Chelsea Ferguson, Megan Connolly, Lulu Jarvis, Rebekah Stott, Katie Startup and Veatriki Sarri.

Substitutions

Brighton made 2 changes: P. Pattinson for V. Sarri (46′) and D. Carter for Park Ye-Eun (71′).

Results of the day

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