Women's Super League: Yeovil stall relegation with 1-0 win at Everton

Yeovil Town Ladies have won just twice this season, both victories coming against Everton

Yeovil Town delayed confirmation of their Women's Super League relegation with victory at nearest rivals Everton.

A 10-point deduction imposed on Yeovil in midweek left them all but assured of the drop.

Megan Alexander, who earlier hit the post, scored the game's only goal with a cross that deceived the goalkeeper.

Megan Finnigan hit the post minutes earlier for Everton, whose safety will be assured with a point or if Yeovil fail to win all their remaining games.

The dramatic win came just three days after it announced that Yeovil had been deducted points, with the Football Association saying the club had "lodged a notice of intention to appoint an administrator".

Before the emotional triumph, Yeovil had won just once all season - beating Everton by the same score in the reverse fixture in November.

Yeovil in business, but points deducted

Yeovil have said an advance of next year's funding from the FA would allow them to complete the WSL season and mean there was "no necessity for any further formal insolvency process to continue".

A further statement on Saturday reiterated that they had not gone into administration, while also laying out their plans for the future.

The Glovers plan to revert to part-time status in the Championship next season and hope that, with the support of local businesses and sponsors, they can build a sustainable club that could one day return to the top flight.

On the field, Yeovil have struggled once more after a difficult 2017-18 campaign in which they failed to win any of their 18 league games last season and scored only two goals.

However, the Somerset club kept their spot in the WSL because of the league's restructure, successfully applying for a licence and going full-time last summer.