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By Jess AndersonBBC Sport at Walton Hall Park
Last updated on 3 minutes ago.From the section Women's Football
Everton's equaliser from a corner was the fourth set-piece goal they have scored out of seven this seasonKhadija Shaw scored her eighth goal in seven Women's Super League games as Manchester City beat Everton in a tight encounter at Walton Hall Park.
Shaw picked up a looped ball from Leila Ouahabi as Everton goalkeeper Emily Ramsey came out of her goal to meet Shaw, leaving an empty net for the Jamaican to square the ball to Julie Blakstad who slotted home.
Everton's equaliser came from a corner and a scramble in the box saw Sandy MacIver try to punch the ball away, but it fell straight to Rikke Sevecke who powered a header into the back of the net.
But Shaw tapped in the rebound after Laura Coombes fired an ambitious shot in which smacked off the post to restore City's lead just half-time.
This is City's fifth consecutive victory in the Women's Super League, despite being without injured winger Lauren Hemp, and moves them fourth, level on points with Manchester United.
Meanwhile, the loss was Everton's third consecutive home defeat of the season and leaves them seventh in the WSL.
Arsenal host Manchester United at Emirates Stadium in Saturday's late kick-off.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Everton Women
Formation 5-3-2
- 12Ramsey
- 17Graham
- 20Finnigan
- 4Sevecke
- 6George
- 27StenevikSubstituted forMaierat 76'minutes
- 5BjörnBooked at 35mins
- 28HolmgaardSubstituted forBeever-Jonesat 45'minutes
- 22GalliSubstituted forQueiroz Costaat 66'minutes
- 10BennisonSubstituted forWheelerat 66'minutes
- 25Snoeijs
Substitutes
- 7Wheeler
- 15Beever-Jones
- 18Brosnan
- 19Queiroz Costa
- 21Maier
- 39Clarke
Man City Women
Formation 4-3-3
- 22MacIver
- 2Casparij
- 4Aleixandri
- 14Morgan
- 15Ouahabi
- 25Hasegawa
- 10CastellanosBooked at 38mins
- 7CoombsSubstituted forFowlerat 82'minutes
- 9KellyBooked at 87mins
- 21Shaw
- 41Blakstad
Substitutes
- 3Stokes
- 5Greenwood
- 6Houghton
- 8Fowler
- 12Angeldahl
- 30Mace
- 35Keating
- 36Hutchings
Live Text
Match ends, Everton Women 1, Manchester City Women 2.
Second Half ends, Everton Women 1, Manchester City Women 2.
Julie Blakstad (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Gio (Everton Women).
Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Rikke Sevecke.
Corner, Everton Women. Conceded by Kerstin Casparij.
Attempt blocked. Agnes Beever-Jones (Everton Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clare Wheeler.
Attempt missed. Deyna Castellanos (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Emily Ramsey.
Attempt saved. Laia Aleixandri (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Chloe Kelly.
Chloe Kelly (Manchester City Women) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Emily Ramsey.
Attempt saved. Chloe Kelly (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa.
Attempt missed. Lucy Graham (Everton Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabrielle George.
Corner, Everton Women. Conceded by Leila Ouahabi.
Substitution, Manchester City Women. Mary Fowler replaces Laura Coombs.
Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Agnes Beever-Jones (Everton Women).
Attempt missed. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Chloe Kelly with a cross.
Foul by Laura Coombs (Manchester City Women).
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