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Half-time: Manchester United 1-0 Everton
United end the half looking in vain for another. Everton pinned back, their efforts tiring. They will rue that first-half mistake by Courtney Brosnan, who otherwise played well.
45+5 min: Another good Brosnan save, as Le Tissier goes long range.
45+4 min: Great save! Bizet burst, sets up Galton, and eventually it goes back to Bizet. Low shot, very well saved.
45+2 min: Big mistake from Everton in playing out from goal. Brosnan caught out, and Clinton swings and misses. That’s a let-off.
45 min: Six minutes added on, there’s been a lot of delays.
43 min: Miyazawa again gliding through midfield, sweeping up. Everton’s Snoeijs is down, after a heavy fall over Bizet.
41 min: Toni Payne sets off on a charge, and then loses the ball to Le Tissser, and takes strong action in hauling her opponent down,.
39 min: Miyazawa sweeps up when United concede the ball in midfield.
37 min: Clinton tries to lead United’s attack but Everton are back in shape. Riviere comes up as the spare player, and then loops it Galton. Brosnan is quick to smother the danger.
34 min: Fine high pressing from Everton. United tormented when they try to play out. United look shaky, there for the taking.
32 min: Galton to the byline in a rare United burst but the ball is out of of play. Gago is showing off her backheel speciality. Her teammates could do with reading it.
30 min: United are struggling with Gago, though she could do with players around her. She loses the ball and then dishes out a foul in chasing back.
28 min: Everton giving it a right go, they look far more solid than in early season.
25 min: United, having wobbled, seem to be far more confident after that gift. Everton still dangerous though.
23 min: Lost in the sun? Brosnan is shaking her head. Everton had been the better team.
Goal! Manchester United 1-0 Everton (Janssen, 22)
Oh no, oh no. Goalkeeping gaffe from Brosnan, dropped into the path of Janssen who can hardly miss.
20 min: Payne comes back on and instantly commits a crumping foul. Free-kick.
17 min: Gago going close had Sorensen, the Everton coach, in agony. Meanwhile, Heather Payne has just gone down, looks like her heel. Nasty business but she’s up and doing.
16 min: Riviere eventually comes back on and United’s patched-up backline is even more patched-up. Maya Le Tissier smashes the ball behind and dishes out some home truths. Everton fancy this one; there’s plenty for them to go at,
14 min: Lengthy delay as Riviere seems to land on her ankle. The physios took a while to come on.
12 min: Terland has a chance laid on a plate but can only swing and miss.
10 min: More Everton attacking, they’ve been much more dangerous so far. Big support for United.
8 min: A lull in play after Everton set off at such a rate, they’ve really looked up for this one.
5 min: The goal that was disallowed: that looks soft. If anything, it hit Vanhaevermaet’s side and not arm.
4 min: This is end to end, with Brosnan all at sea under a United attack. Then Everton make an attack and Toni Payne forces a fine save from Tullis-Joyce.
Everton goal disallowed
3 min: Everton have the ball in the net after Vanhaevermaet win the ball first. There’s a handball call.
Away we go at Leigh
1 min: It’s Ella Toone who gets them underway and Leah Galton is quickly involved. Everton win it back, but Gago is robbed. They do win a corner, though.
The players take to the field, the Stone Roses blaring into that wind.
Ahead of kick-off at a windy Leigh Sports Village.
Two changes for United, Anna Sandberg replacing suspended Gabby George in defence, where Dominique Janssen also replaces Millie Turner.
One Everton change: Honoka Hayashi is out, Clare Wheeler returns from illness.
Manchester United v Everton teams
Man Utd Women: Tullis-Joyce, Riviere, Le Tissier, Sandberg, Miyazawa, Clinton, Janssen, Ildhusoy, Toone, Galton, Terland. Subs: Middleton-Patel, Rendell, Mannion, Awujo, Naalsund, Malard, Williams.
Everton Women: Brosnan, Heather Payne, Mjelde, Fernandez, Sara Holmgaard, Snoeijs, Ladd, Wheeler, Vanhaevermaet, Toni Payne, Gago. Subs: Ramsey, Hayashi, Lawley, Hope, Sarri, Madsen, Stenevik, Karen Holmgaard, Olesen.
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Preamble
A busy day in the WSL, one that concludes with Chelsea taking on West Ham. First, it’s Manchester United – on Arsenal’s tail, if not Chelsea’s – hosting mid-table Everton. Arsenal travel to Crystal Palace in the 2pm fixtures that also include Liverpool taking on Aston Villa, and Leicester hosting Tottenham. Manchester City, smarting from losing out in that super-series with Chelsea, travel to Brighton. Join us.
