Manchester Metropolis beat Everton 2-1 on the Joie Stadium to maneuver above Chelsea on the prime of the Girls’s Tremendous League desk.
Objectives from Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw – her fifteenth of the WSL season – and Lauren Hemp put Gareth Taylor’s aspect right into a 2-0 lead earlier than Hanna Bennison’s stunner halved the deficit for Everton.
The consequence strikes Metropolis three factors away from champions Chelsea, who can regain prime spot once they journey to Leicester on Sunday night, reside on Sky Sports activities. Everton keep ninth.
All of the objectives…
How Man Metropolis continued WSL title cost
Metropolis’s quest to make it 12 consecutive victories in all competitions began effectively and the opening aim could not have come any simpler as Shaw pounced on Justine Vanhaevermaet’s mistimed again move earlier than firing previous Courtney Brosnan within the fifteenth minute.
Metropolis, who registered 22 pictures to Everton’s 5 and completed the sport with 71 per cent possession, have been dominant all through however maybe barely lucky to enter the break forward as Rikke Madsen didn’t capitalise when gifted the ball by Metropolis goalkeeper Khiara Keating seconds earlier than half-time.
The Toffees improved firstly of the second half and virtually equalised by substitute Martina Piemonte, whose close-range effort produced an outstanding response save from Keating, however they quickly discovered themselves two objectives behind.
Hemp picked up the ball on the right-hand aspect and drove on the Everton defence earlier than curling an beautiful left-footed strike previous the outstretched hand of Brosnan from the sting of the realm (55).
Metropolis regarded set to kick on however Bennison diminished the hosts’ lead and gave Everton hope when her sensational effort from distance cannoned off the crossbar and into the web (60).
It arrange what might have been a nervy end, however Metropolis noticed out the remainder of the sport comfortably to place strain on Chelsea on the prime of the desk forward of the champions’ journey to Leicester on Sunday.
With simply seven video games remaining for Taylor’s staff, perception is rising that they will win their first WSL title since 2016.
Taylor: Three factors key at this stage of season
Manchester Metropolis boss Gareth Taylor talking to Sky Sports activities: “All we can do is what we do. We’ve always tried to concentrate on what we do.
“It was actually troublesome dropping 24 hours. This sport was initially Sunday and that is occurred the final two worldwide breaks now. We have needed to come again and play early Saturday.
“It was really important that we got the result, similar to the last one where we beat Villa 2-1. At this stage of the season, three points are really key.
“I believed we have been fairly snug. They needed to rating a particular aim. The margins are tight. I am not going to disclaim you need to see it over the road however we’ve got accomplished that actually effectively this season. Seeing the video games out, we have been actually good in that house.”
Sorensen: Everton stepped up
Everton boss Brian Sorensen speaking to Sky Sports: “I am happy with the ladies. I am proud that the ladies stepped up and made a sport of it.
“We could have grabbed something at the end if we had a bit of coolness, but overall they had the bigger chances and the ball the most so it’s fair enough that they win.
“However I am proud that we performed in opposition to such staff and not using a centre-back and we did pretty much as good as we might.”
What’s subsequent?
Manchester Metropolis host Chelsea within the League Cup semi-finals on Thursday at 7.15pm earlier than travelling to Tottenham within the quarter-finals of the FA Cup at 3pm subsequent Sunday.
Up subsequent for Everton is a house FA Cup quarter-final in opposition to Chelsea at 1pm on Sunday. They then return to Girls’s Tremendous League motion on March 16 once they host Aston Villa at 1pm.