Bennison cancelled out an equaliser from Jade Pennock with a stunning strike before Rikke Sevecke’s goal in stoppage time sealed the points for Everton and gave them a platform on which to build. Maier, on debut, came close to getting another with a header that just went wide. Willie Kirk’s summer recruitment ensured they did not repeat history as Leonie Maier and Hanna Bennison scored in the 3-1 win. Photograph: Marcelo Poletto/SPP/Shutterstock Summer signings shine for EvertonĮverton had not lost three successive home games since April 2019 and they headed into their match against Birmingham on Saturday with two consecutive home defeats, against Arsenal and Manchester City respectively.
Match report: Arsenal 5-0 Manchester CityĪrsenal’s Vivianne Miedema and Jen Beattie rise highest to head clear. “We knew it could be a reward if we pressed them high and won the ball or played out from their high pressure.” SW “It was something we talked about,” Eidevall said. Despite City having 65% possession, Arsenal rarely looked troubled and instead exploited the holes left by City’s characteristic high line. Eidevall’s aim has been to make the team as effective out of possession as they are in it, and it has worked. Under Eidevall’s predecessor, Joe Montemurro, the focus was very much on maintaining possession and dominating the ball, but against City and Chelsea, two teams that like to press high up the pitch and have their fair share of control, Arsenal struggled. Suzanne WrackĪrsenal played some stunning transitional football in their 5-0 victory against Manchester City but it has been the pragmatic approach to games against title rivals that has really shone through during the tenure of the new manager, Jonas Eidevall. Victories against Reading and Leicester under the new manager, Marc Skinner, masked the cracks that Chelsea blew apart and with teams around United having upped their investments and recruited with intent, the club’s more frugal approach could lead to them being left behind. Stoney is gone, frustrated by United talking the talk more than they walked the walk when it came to facilities and support, Heath and Press have left without like-for-like quality or numbers replacing them, and, ultimately, United have stood still. United landed on the scene with big promises and big ambitions in 2018, they launched with a statement and no-nonsense manager in Casey Stoney and last year recruited the services of the US forwards Christen Press and Tobin Heath to aid the team’s bid to break the stranglehold of Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal. Manchester United’s 6-1 home defeat by Chelsea was a stark reminder that there is no scope to coast for clubs in the Women’s Super League.
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