SUNDAY 25TH APRIL 3PM KO
WOMENS SUPER LEAGUE
WEST HAM WOMEN 0 EVERTON WOMEN 0
On a day in which Everton would confirm 5th either by winning at West Ham or By Brighton losing at Arsenal, Everton were looking for their 3rd away WSL win in a row for the 1st time in 9 years or their 4th away win in 5 away games, They were up against a West Ham team in 9th place who have that slim chance of going down but were more than Likely already safe due to Bristol City been bottom and playing more games, West Ham had lost 6 of their 9 home games drawing the other 3 with their last home win comming 4-2 against Liverpool in February last year, Midweek West Ham struggled to draw against one of their rivals at the bottom, so this only looked like it may go one way, Everton beat West ham 3-1 in early October to get that 4th consecutive win in that excellent start to the season for Everton, while the last away game for Everton at West Ham came 25 months ago when Everton got a last minute winner via Hannah Cain, West Ham's last win v Everton came at Southport 2 and a half years ago when they came from behind to win 2-1 and even had a pen saved with the winner that day comming from our current on Loan star from west ham Alisha Lehmann who was giving permission to play today v her current parent club
There was 5 changes to todays starting line up from the Durham cup game, With Gabby George, Alisha Lehmann, Grace Clinton, Hayley Raso Moving to subs Bench, while Captain Lucy Graham was Injured. In came Wold, Sevecke, Stringer, Sorensen, and Gauvin, Simone Magill returned from been rested to subs bench
It was a good start by West Ham who went close twice in the 1st 3mins the 1st of them been Grace Fisk flicking on Kenza Dali's corner that was just wide of the far post, while seconds later a cross was well defended again, Everton finally got into the west ham half and Jill Scott fired over on 5mins from the edge of the 18 yard box after a quick free kick, just 2mins later after a lovely flowing Everton move involving Scott and Sorensen who's low ball across the box was just to overhit, the ball came to Stringer who fired wide from the angle, Sorensen on 15mins then had a shot blocked, after Everton had been in control since that 1st few mins it was west ham who should have gone 1-0 ahead on 20mins when Izzy christiansen's back pass went right to Martha Thomas who after getting pass Sevecke, should have scored or at least got her shot on target but she dragged it wide, a minute later Kenza Dali then had her shot blocked well inside the Everton box that went for a corner, Everton probably came the closest they had on 32mins when Nicoline sorensen after a 1st time pass on the volley from Poppy Pattinson saw her shot after she went a little wide saved by the west ham keeper Courtney Brosnan, somehow on 37mins Everton survived going 1 down when Hawa Cissoko and Gilly Flaherty had shots blocked in a goal line scramble, but Half Time came in an intriguing contest
The 2nd half began with no change's for either side and it was west ham who had the 1st chance of the 2nd half on 50mins when Kenza Dali fired over inside the box on the angle, again west ham had a good chance on 60mins when from a free kick West Ham top scorer Emily van Egmond headed wide with the Everton keeper slipping-she should have at least got it on target, West Ham again came close on 67mins when they hit the crossbar when from Kenza Dali's cross Martha Thomas hit the top of the crossbar with a header, on 75mins Everton finally had a shot when Nicoline sorensen after nutmegging a west ham defender saw her shot straight at the west ham keeper just inside the 18 yard area, Then on 76mins from a free kick central Izzy christiansen's free kick was deflected just wide of the far post, The game ended 0-0 with Everton not doing enough in the final 3rd while probably been a bit better the 1st half for their 1st 0-0 draw in 42 games since a 0-0 at Brighton 27months ago, Everton also confirmed 5th place with games left next week home to Arsenal Then away to Man Utd the week later in their final game
Majority Shareholder, Farhad Moshiri at today's Game
EVERTON TEAM
Maclver, Finnigan, Wold, Sevecke ,Pattinson, Stringer, Emslie, Sorensen, Scott, Christiansen, Gauvin
Subs Kirby, Clemaron, George , Clinton, Lehmann, Boye-Hlorkah, Magill Raso
EVERTON SUB ON 67 MINS
Magill on for Gauvin
EVERTON SUB ON 78 MINS
Raso on for Stringer
Referee: Helen Conley
Assistant Referee: Alexander Bradley
Assistant Referee: Russell Jones
Fourth Official: Jack Packman
