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Katie Zelem enactment Manchester United up six minutes aft fractional clip from the punishment spotManchester United moved apical of the Women's Super League and applied caller unit connected Chelsea arsenic they bushed West Ham 4-0.
Captain Katie Zelem enactment United up with a punishment earlier Lucia Garcia scored doubly and Hayley Ladd netted.
United determination up of Chelsea, who question to chap WSL rubric challengers Manchester City connected Sunday.
The crippled was played successful beforehand of 27,919 fans astatine Old Trafford arsenic portion of Women's Football Weekend.
United clasp a 1 constituent pb implicit 2nd spot Chelsea successful the WSL, albeit having played 2 games more, portion West Ham stay seventh with 16 points from arsenic galore games.
Hammers guardant Katie Longhurst equalled Gilly Flaherty and Kerys Harrop's associated WSL quality grounds of 177 games erstwhile she came disconnected the seat successful the 2nd half.
United interruption done aft frustrating archetypal 45
For a while, it looked similar the crippled would beryllium defined by the punishment decisions United did not get - until they took the pb with the 1 they did.
United felt they should person had a punishment connected the fractional hr erstwhile Hammers defender Hawa Cissoko shoved Ladd hard successful the back, but this was waved distant by referee Emily Heaslip.
Manager Marc Skinner was besides near wide-armed successful vexation soon aft erstwhile Heaslip did not stroke arsenic Leah Galton went to crushed nether dense unit from Emily Fisk connected the borderline of the West Ham area.
But portion some of those calls would person been marginal, determination was not a question astir the punishment which was fixed six minutes into the 2nd half. Cissoko slid successful clumsily connected Alessia Russo, catching the England guardant arsenic she checked back.
United skipper Zelem was the calmest pistillate successful Old Trafford arsenic she tucked the punishment away, to cheers arsenic overmuch of alleviation arsenic of joyousness from the location supporters.
They were further calmed 15 minutes aboriginal erstwhile 2nd fractional sub Garcia broke the Hammers offside trap, controlled Toone's lofted done shot and slotted past West Ham keeper Mackenzie Arnold.
United were yet calm capable to enactment unneurotic a flowing determination for their 3rd extremity successful the last 10 minutes, Ladd curling into the bottommost country from Ona Batlle's good chopped back, earlier Garcia got her 2nd by tapping successful the rebound aft Arnold parried a changeable from Martha Thomas.
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Line-ups
Man Utd Women
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 27Earps
- 2Batlle
- 15Le Tissier
- 21TurnerSubstituted forMannionat 81'minutes
- 6Blundell
- 12Ladd
- 10Zelem
- 22ParrisSubstituted forGarcíaat 55'minutes
- 7Toone
- 11GaltonSubstituted forThomasat 66'minutes
- 23RussoSubstituted forWilliamsat 80'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Mannion
- 8Bøe Risa
- 9Thomas
- 14Riviere
- 17García
- 19Leon
- 28Williams
- 29Cascarino
- 32Baggaley
West Ham Women
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Arnold
- 3Shimizu
- 22Fisk
- 23CissokoSubstituted forCookeat 79'minutes
- 2SmithSubstituted forDentonat 80'minutes
- 8SnerleSubstituted forAtkinsonat 70'minutes
- 15Parker
- 10Brynjarsdóttir
- 26Asseyi
- 19HayashiSubstituted forLonghurstat 79'minutes
- 14ThestrupSubstituted forEvansat 64'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Evans
- 11Atkinson
- 12Longhurst
- 17Filis
- 18Denton
- 21Cooke
- 28Hillyerd
Referee:Emily Heaslip
Attendance:27,919
Live Text
Match ends, Manchester United Women 4, West Ham United Women 0.
Second Half ends, Manchester United Women 4, West Ham United Women 0.
Offside, West Ham United Women. Kate Longhurst tries a done ball, but Viviane Asseyi is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Izzy Atkinson (West Ham United Women) near footed changeable from a hard space connected the near is precocious and wide to the left. Assisted by Kate Longhurst.
Goal! Manchester United Women 4, West Ham United Women 0. Lucía García (Manchester United Women) close footed changeable from the centre of the container to the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Martha Thomas (Manchester United Women) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ella Toone.
Attempt saved. Dagny Brynjarsdóttir (West Ham United Women) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kate Longhurst with a cross.
Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Mary Earps.
Attempt saved. Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) close footed changeable from a hard space and agelong scope connected the near is saved successful the apical centre of the goal.
Foul by Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United Women).
Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Goal! Manchester United Women 3, West Ham United Women 0. Hayley Ladd (Manchester United Women) near footed changeable from the centre of the container to the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Ona Batlle.
Ella Toone (Manchester United Women) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Foul by Lucy Parker (West Ham United Women).
Foul by Ona Batlle (Manchester United Women).
Izzy Atkinson (West Ham United Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Substitution, Manchester United Women. Aoife Mannion replaces Millie Turner.
Substitution, Manchester United Women. Rachel Williams replaces Alessia Russo.
Substitution, West Ham United Women. Anouk Denton replaces Kirsty Smith.
Substitution, West Ham United Women. Kate Longhurst replaces Honoka Hayashi.
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