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Katie Zelem saw her punishment saved by Reading goalkeeper Jacqueline Burns successful the archetypal halfSubstitute Rachel Williams scored a superb solo extremity to bushed Reading and nonstop Manchester United apical of the Women's Super League.
After spurning a fig of chances, United took until the 87th infinitesimal to people arsenic Williams broke down the near and past jinked wrong earlier firing into the apical corner.
United had the accidental to spell successful beforehand towards the extremity of a relentless archetypal fractional but skipper Katie Zelem's 40th-minute punishment was saved by Reading goalkeeper Jacqueline Burns aft Alessia Russo was brought down by Diane Caldwell.
Burns made a drawstring of awesome saves, doubly denying Lucia Garcia successful one-on-one situations, portion United winger Nikita Parris deed the crossbar precocious successful the archetypal period.
But contempt having to withstand sustained unit from the visitors, Reading did person chances of their ain and looked acceptable to unafraid a invaluable point.
However, United's unit yet told precocious connected - and aft Chelsea's lucifer against Liverpool earlier successful the time was postponed due to the fact that of a frozen pitch, the triumph puts Marc Skinner's squad apical of the league connected extremity difference.
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Line-ups
Reading Women
Formation 4-1-3-2
- 25Burns
- 3Mukandi
- 17Caldwell
- 5Evans
- 28Woodham
- 27Vanhaevermaet
- 9Eikeland
- 51TroelsgaardSubstituted forPrimmerat 65'minutes
- 23RoweSubstituted forWadeat 87'minutes
- 7WellingsSubstituted forBrysonat 90+1'minutes
- 12HarriesSubstituted forDowieat 90'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Moloney
- 2Bryson
- 10Dowie
- 11Wade
- 18Jane
- 30Poulter
- 37Primmer
Man Utd Women
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 27Earps
- 2Batlle
- 15Le Tissier
- 21Turner
- 6Blundell
- 10Zelem
- 12Ladd
- 17GarcíaSubstituted forWilliamsat 84'minutes
- 7Toone
- 22ParrisSubstituted forThomasat 65'minutes
- 23Russo
Substitutes
- 3Thorisdóttir
- 5Mannion
- 8Bøe Risa
- 9Thomas
- 19Leon
- 20Tounkara
- 28Williams
- 32Baggaley
Referee:Richie Watkins
Attendance:5,108
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Match ends, Reading Women 0, Manchester United Women 1.
Second Half ends, Reading Women 0, Manchester United Women 1.
Offside, Reading Women. Faye Bryson tries a done ball, but Natasha Dowie is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Ella Toone (Manchester United Women) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Alessia Russo with a headed pass.
Alessia Russo (Manchester United Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Diane Caldwell (Reading Women).
Offside, Manchester United Women. Martha Thomas tries a done ball, but Ella Toone is caught offside.
Hannah Blundell (Manchester United Women) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Foul by Faye Bryson (Reading Women).
Substitution, Reading Women. Faye Bryson replaces Charlie Wellings.
Substitution, Reading Women. Natasha Dowie replaces Emma Harries.
Foul by Ella Toone (Manchester United Women).
Emma Mukandi (Reading Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Katie Zelem (Manchester United Women).
Amalie Eikeland (Reading Women) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Goal! Reading Women 0, Manchester United Women 1. Rachel Williams (Manchester United Women) close footed changeable from the centre of the container to the apical close corner.
Substitution, Reading Women. Lauren Wade replaces Rachel Rowe.
Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Rachel Rowe (Reading Women).
Substitution, Manchester United Women. Rachel Williams replaces Lucía García.
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