Match ends, Everton Women 0, Manchester United Women 5.
Manchester United returned to winning ways and maintained their unbeaten start to their Women’s Super League campaign with a comfortable success away at Everton.
United were knocked out of the Champions League by Paris St-Germain in midweek but summer signing Melvine Malard set the Reds on course for victory early on as she nodded past Courtney Brosnan to collect her second league goal of the season.
The hosts’ chances were limited, although Nicoline Sorensen came close when she blasted over the bar in the first half and Hanna Bennison had an effort from range tipped over the crossbar.
United were the livelier of the two sides going forwards and Brosnan was forced into a clever save to stop a glancing Nikita Parris effort shortly before the break.
But Parris managed to get the better of the Everton goalkeeper in the second half as Brosnan was unable to palm away the United forward’s powerful close-range header.
Rachel Williams put the game to bed as she extended her side’s advantage after coming on as a substitute, bundling past Brosnan on the goal-line despite an initial save.
Williams wasn’t done, however, and headed home a Jayde Riviere cross to score her side’s fourth, securing her double after just 12 minutes on the pitch.
Parris then chipped the goalkeeper to add a late fifth in injury time.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Everton Women
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 1Brosnan
- 5BjörnBooked at 63mins
- 20Finnigan
- 2Veje
- 19Payne
- 8VanhaevermaetSubstituted forHolmgaardat 66′minutes
- 22GalliSubstituted forOlesenat 52′minutes
- 7Wheeler
- 10BennisonSubstituted forBissellat 66′minutes
- 14SørensenSubstituted forPiemonteat 79′minutes
- 25SnoeijsSubstituted forDugganat 79′minutes
Substitutes
- 3Campbell
- 9Duggan
- 11Bissell
- 12Ramsey
- 13Hart
- 18Piemonte
- 28Holmgaard
- 47Olesen
Man Utd Women
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 27Earps
- 14RiviereBooked at 82mins
- 4Le Tissier
- 21Turner
- 6BlundellSubstituted forEvansat 74′minutes
- 7TooneSubstituted forGuerreroat 83′minutes
- 10Zelem
- 17García
- 20Miyazawa
- 9MalardSubstituted forWilliamsat 73′minutes
- 22ParrisSubstituted forNaalsundat 90+4′minutes
Substitutes
- 8Guerrero
- 15Evans
- 16Naalsund
- 25Rabjohn
- 28Williams
- 39Middleton-Patel
- 91Tullis-Joyce
Live Text
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Second Half ends, Everton Women 0, Manchester United Women 5.
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Corner, Everton Women. Conceded by Gemma Evans.
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Substitution, Manchester United Women. Lisa Naalsund replaces Nikita Parris because of an injury.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Nikita Parris (Manchester United Women).
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Goal! Everton Women 0, Manchester United Women 5. Nikita Parris (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Irene Guerrero.
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Attempt missed. Hinata Miyazawa (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
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Attempt saved. Hinata Miyazawa (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jayde Riviere.
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Offside, Manchester United Women. Hinata Miyazawa tries a through ball, but Lucía García is caught offside.
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Corner, Manchester United Women. Conceded by Megan Finnigan.
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Attempt blocked. Nikita Parris (Manchester United Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Irene Guerrero.
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Attempt saved. Lucía García (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Irene Guerrero.
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Foul by Emma Bissell (Everton Women).
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Jayde Riviere (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Goal! Everton Women 0, Manchester United Women 4. Rachel Williams (Manchester United Women) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jayde Riviere.
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Foul by Nathalie Björn (Everton Women).
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Rachel Williams (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Manchester United Women. Irene Guerrero replaces Ella Toone.
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Jayde Riviere (Manchester United Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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