Manchester Metropolis leapfrog Chelsea to prime the Barclays Ladies’s Tremendous League desk with a press release 2-1 win over the Toffees.
Vivianne Miedema noticed us forward after 20 minutes as she cut up by way of the Everton defence, earlier than coolly slotting the ball previous Emily Ramsey.
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Each side appeared harmful on the assault, with Toni Payne proving an issue on the wing and it wasn’t lengthy earlier than she arrange the equaliser for Kelly Gago with 5 minutes of the first-half to go.
After getting in all sq. on the break, Metropolis got here out combating as we looked for a winner and who higher than Bunny Shaw, who rose the best to attach with Leila Ouahabi’s cross and thundered the ball into the web.
The sport had seen loads of possibilities for either side and the previous couple of minutes weren’t wanting them as the stress within the air grew, however to our reduction the whistle blew and we recorded a seventh straight WSL win beneath Andree Jeglertz.
What Occurred
Metropolis could be trying to benefit from yesterday’s London derby which noticed Arsenal and Chelsea play out a 1-1 draw, with in the present day’s recreation towards the Toffees proving the proper alternative to leapfrog to the summit of the WSL desk.
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Our intent was clear from kick-off, as we might appeared to get off to the strongest begin and Bunny Shaw was straight into the motion as she hunted down the Everton objective, however her shot from shut vary was denied by Ramsey.
We dominated proceedings early on as a objective had been calling our title for the primary 21 minutes and who else to interrupt the impasse than Vivianne Miedema.
It was Iman Beney’s pin-point go which allowed our quantity ten to bolster by way of the Toffees’ defence, earlier than calmly slotting past Ramsey to interrupt the impasse and report her ninetieth WSL objective.
The hosts had threatened us all through the opening half, with Payne proving troublesome as her tempo appeared to reveal our backline.
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And it was the Toffee’s ahead who helped to arrange the equaliser on 40 minutes as she crossed the ball into the trail of Gago, who flicked it into the underside nook with a formidable backheel shot. After an intense, however thrilling first 45, we headed in stage.
The Blues continued to press the Everton defence because the second-half bought beneath means, with us forcing possibilities but once more, however unable to search out away by way of.
That was till tremendous Bunny Shaw discovered the web on 54 minutes in trademark fashion, as she rose the best from Leila Ouahabi’s cross and fired a bullet header previous the ‘keeper to revive our lead.
As the subsequent 20 minutes handed you possibly can really feel the stress constructing within the air, with either side pushing for the subsequent objective with Everton going shut.
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The Toffees picked the ball up on the touchline and squared to Kitagawa who appeared nailed on to attain, however Ayaka Yamashita saved her effort from shut vary.
Everton continued to threaten us late on as they appeared to pinch a late equaliser, however Yamashita stood robust between the sticks.
As everybody affiliated with Manchester Metropolis had their hearts of their mouth, the referee blew his whistle and the reduction lastly drained as we leapfrogged Chelsea to go prime of the WSL desk.
Vivianne Miedema prolonged her report as the highest scorer in Ladies’s Tremendous League historical past as she netted her ninetieth objective at Goodison Park.
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Our quantity ten leads the road, adopted by Bethany England (84), with Nikita Parris and Fran Kirby (72) and Beth Mead (70) finishing the highest 5.
Knaak is again
Rebecca Knaak returns to Metropolis’s beginning line-up for the primary time this season following her restoration from harm.
The German defender final performed for the Blues in our victory over Crystal Palace on the ultimate day of final season.
Lauren Hemp additionally featured as she got here on as a 61st minute substitute, because the England winger returned to membership motion for the primary time since our win over Spurs in September.
Each obtained a unbelievable reception from the away followers as they made their return.
Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw’s trademark header towards Everton sees her turn into the joint prime goalscorer within the league this season with 5 objectives (Melvine Malard additionally has 5 objectives).
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How we lined up
EVERTON XI: Ramsey, Ishikawa, Pacheco (73′ Kitagawa), Mace, Fernandez (61′ Holmgaard), Van Gool (61′ Snoejis), Hayashi, Wheeler, Vignola, Gago (80′ Momiki), Payne (61′ Robinson)
SUBS: Startup, Ladd, Hobson, Weir
CITY XI: Yamashita, Casparij, Knaak (61′ Prior), Rose, Ouahabi, Miedema (80′ Lohmann), Blindkilde Brown (80′ Clinton), Hasegawa, Beney, Fujino, Beney (61′ Hemp)
SUBS: Keating, Oldroyd, Coombs, Wienroither, Thomas
What it means
Our 2-1 victory over Everton sees us prolong our WSL profitable run to seven consecutive video games in a troublesome recreation, which noticed the Toffees push us to the very finish.
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The three factors in Merseyside sees us soar to the summit of the desk for the primary time this season with 21 factors.
Up subsequent
We return to Northern England as we face our cross-city rivals within the Barclays Ladies’s Tremendous League for the hotly anticipated Manchester derby.
Kick-off is about for 14:30 (UK) on the Etihad Stadium as we glance to take the bragging rights in what poses to be yet one more thrilling head-to-head.