Everton won their first-ever points from Manchester City in the Women’s Super League (WSL) on Sunday thanks to first-half goals from Lucy Hope and Honoka Hayashi to move four points clear of the relegation places.
Everton, who have just two wins from 10 games, are ninth in the table with nine points, while second-placed City under Gareth Taylor missed an opportunity to close the gap with leaders Chelsea, who are six points clear.
Hope put Everton on the scoresheet in the 31st minute when she headed in a corner kick from Sara Holmgaard. Hayashi doubled the Merseyside club’s lead eight minutes later when she latched on to Melissa Lawley’s cross and fired from the edge of the box into the bottom corner past goalkeeper Khiara Keating.
Mary Fowler made one from an 88th-minute penalty, awarded after Yui Hasegawa was brought down by Karoline Olesen, but City were unlikely to score.
