Highlights - Tottenham beat Aston Villapublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 22 October 2023
Here are the highlights from Tottenham's 4-2 win against Aston Villa yesterday as Martha Thomas scored a brilliant hat-trick.
Summary
Katie McCabe double gives Arsenal first away win of season
Result: Everton 0-5 Man Utd - Nikita Parris & Rachel Williams score two apiece after Melvine Malard opener
Result: Chelsea 4-2 Brighton - Sjoeke Nusken scores twice for Blues
Result: West Ham 1-1 Liverpool - Riko Ueki equalises for hosts in 95th minute
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Highlights - Tottenham beat Aston Villapublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 22 October 2023
Even tighter at the bottompublished at 12:49 British Summer Time 22 October 2023
There are just four points separating 7th and 12th in the second half of the WSL table.
Arsenal will be looking to build on their first win of the season against Aston Villa last weekend when they take on pointless Bristol City who have found promotion back to the top division tough so far.
Image source, Getty ImagesTight at the top...published at 12:47 British Summer Time 22 October 2023
Tottenham's 4-2 win over Aston Villa took them top of the league before Manchester City beat Leicester City 1-0 and leapfrogged them.
There could be more movement at the top this afternoon if Chelsea beat Brighton (14:00 BST).
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Everton v Man Utd (13:00 BST)
Players will wear black armbands and there will be a minute's silence this afternoon in tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton after he died yesterday, aged 86.
Image source, Getty ImagesPlayers arrivingpublished at 12:43 British Summer Time 22 October 2023
Everton v Man Utd (13:00 BST)
Less than half an hour to go until kick-off and players from both sides have arrived ahead of the action.
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Image source, Getty ImagesParris to haunt Everton?published at 12:40 British Summer Time 22 October 2023
Everton v Man Utd (13:00 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesMan Utd’s Nikita Parris has scored six goals in eight WSL appearances against Everton – she has only netted more goals against fellow Merseyside club Liverpool (eight in 17 games).
She's in the starting line-up today and will surely be looking to add to her goal tally against the Toffees.
Team news - Geyse and Galton out, two changes for Evertonpublished at 12:37 British Summer Time 22 October 2023
Everton v Man Utd (13:00 BST)
Brian Sorensen makes two changes from the Everton side who won the Merseyside derby last weekend.
Lucy Hope is absent from the squad, while Emma Bissell is benched.
Clare Wheeler and Katja Snoeijs take their places.
Everton XI: Brosnan, Veje, Bjorn, Wheeler, Vanhaevermaet, Bennison, Sorensen, Payne, Finnigan, Galli, Snoeijs.
Subs: Ramsey, Hart, Campbell, Duggan, Bissell, Piemonte, K Holmgaard, Olesen
Image source, BBC SportThere are changes up top this afternoon for Marc Skinner's side as Geyse and Leah Galton aren't in the Manchester United squad this afternoon amid a sickness bug.
Lisa Naalsund, who scored as United lost to Paris St-Germain in midweek, drops to the bench.
Lucia Garcia, Nikita Parris and Hinata Miyazawa replace them in the three changes from their Champions League defeat.
Man Utd XI: Earps, Le Tissier, Blundell, Toone, Malard, Zelem, Riviere, Garcia, Miyazawa, Turner, Parris.
Subs: Middleton-Patel, Tullis-Joyce, Evans, Rabjohn, Guerrero, Naalsund, Williams.
Image source, BBC SportPostpublished at 12:35 British Summer Time 22 October 2023
Time to bring you some team news ahead of the first match of the day.
Matches on todaypublished at 12:32 British Summer Time 22 October 2023
Here's what's coming up in the WSL today:
Everton v Manchester United (13:00 BST)
Chelsea v Brighton (14:00 BST)
West Ham v Liverpool (15:00 BST)
Bristol City v Arsenal (18:45 BST)
Good afternoon!published at 12:29 British Summer Time 22 October 2023
Image source, BBC SportHello and welcome to our Women's Super League coverage.
We've got four matches coming up and Everton v Manchester United gets things started at 13:00 BST.